In York, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow (except on Sundays)

In France, a five year old child can buy an alcholic drink in a bar

Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.

On average,100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament buildings is an American flag.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
Male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality of any mammal.