The Random Fun Facts Thread

[unclematt]

I got to tell you that the Fact or crap day by day calendars have really come in handy for this thread.

 

[APRena]

I got to tell you that the Fact or crap day by day calendars have really come in handy for this thread.

Lol, I love mine. You guys usually beat me to them.

Curtains fade faster during daylight savings.

 

[unclematt]

Fish scales have been a key ingredient in lipstick

 

[Gelfling Girl]

It took The Beach Boys a year and a half to do the song "Good Vibrations."

 

[Gelfling Girl]

The most used word of the year according to the Global Language Monitor is "Twitter." The most used phrase was "King of Pop."

The word of the year according to the Oxford Dictionary is "unfriend."

The most searched word/phrase on Google this year was Michael Jackson.

 

[unclematt]

On How I Met Your Mother Marshall calls Lilly Lillilypad and Lilliy calls Marshal Marshmellow

 

[APRena]

When Stephen Foster died at the age of 37, he had 37 cents in his pocket. Creepy. Always keep at least a dollar in your pocket then, if that's any kind of omen...

 

[unclematt]

Uncle Sam didn't have a beard until after the American Civil War

 

[FozHebert]

California consumes more Jell-o than any other state.

 

[Kiki]

Rats can go without water longer than camels.