Fowarded Fun Facts

I usually loath the e-mail messages whose subject lines include those two deadly letters: "F" and "W" - with a colon added for flavor. Forwarding is a grossly misused e-mail convienence that fills my inbox with fake stories of children dying or inspirational crap that forcibly ejects the Pop-Tarts out of my stomach and onto the monitor (the office janitor hates me, by the way). Every hangup has an exception and one type of forward I actually do enjoy is the one filled with interesting little facts that amaze, astound, amuse and some other "A" word. I thought I've read them all but I got some brand spanking new ones I'm just dying to share. Since, as a rule, I don't usually forward messages, I'll just post it here. Enjoy!

DID YA KNOW?

• You can reduce the effects of aging by simply walking backwards wherever you go.
  
  
• In Tennessee, it is illegal to pleasure a horse with the same hand you use to flip people off with.
  
  
• Fast food franchise Jack-in-the-Box's original name was Upchuck-in-the-Bag.
  
  
• After studying their brain patterns for some time, scientists conclude that if they could, lizards would almost always vote Republican.
  
  
• To give it extra bounce, many golf balls are made from unborn baby fetuses.
  
  
• The common household fly is the only living thing capable of time travel. The flies you swat today actually came from the future and are only here to gather research on the human race for a Broadway play they're producing.
  
  
• Besides fixing those little mistakes, Liquid Paper (White-Out) makes an excellent shark repellent.
  
  
• The video game Q*Bert was based on a true story.
  
  
• Cell phone ring tones are used to punish criminals in Singapore.
  
  
• North Dakota's original slogan was "America's Linen Closet".
  
  
• The now defunct Blockbuster Awards were created to make Keanu Reeves feel better about himself.
  
  
• Those motivational posters you see in most offices were actually meant to be taken as sarcastic.
  
  
• Although it's impossible to chew or digest, molten lava is actually quite tasty.
  
  
• According to the small print of the world famous theme park's entry passes, any child walking through the gates becomes legal property of The Walt Disney Company.
  
  
• Theologians have uncovered evidence suggesting that Jesus was a fierce Canasta player.

Interesting stuff indeed. I almost can't wait to impress those snobby Ivy-League educated bed-wetters with my newfound knowledge. I think I'll go edit Wikipedia now.