This week the Jesters provide you with some fun facts: try them out on your children, or even better, on your grandchildren.
- Rocky Road ice cream was originally marketed during the Great Depression as a metaphor for coping with the economic crash.
The Titanic's chief baker nonchalantly stepped off the stern of the sinking liner and calmly paddled around until he was rescued at dawn. Experts note that he survived the disaster by getting completely drunk
- "Moonglade" is the bright reflection of the moon's light on an expanse of water.
- Snakes do not have eyelids. Although they cannot close their eyes while they are sleeping, they can close their retinas.
- The Incredible Hulk was initially supposed to be gray, but according to Stan Lee, an issue with the printer turned the Hulk green.
- If you type the word "askew" into the Google search box, the entire page will tilt slightly.
- The term "astronaut" comes from Greek words that mean "star" and "sailor."
- The longest common word with all the letters in alphabetical order is "almost."
- According to Plato, wine may be tasted in moderation until age 31, but when a man reaches 40, he may drink as much as he wants to cure the "crabbedness of old age."
- No matter how badly fingerprints are damaged, they will always grow back in their original pattern.
- Elephants sing to each other, but their songs are in a frequency too low for humans to hear. (We don't deserve elephants)
Americans spend more time watching other people on television cook than they do cooking themselves.
- Charles Darwin invented the modern office chair when he added wheels to his own chair, so he could move around his office easier.
- The term "coccyx" (also known as your tailbone) is derived from the Greek word "cuckoo" ("kokkux") because the curved shape of the tailbone resembles the bird's beak.
- The most popular item at Walmart is bananas. They sell more bananas than any other single item they have in stock.
- Canadians eat more macaroni and cheese than any other nation in the world.
- A dolphin’s blowhole is an evolved nose that has moved upward to the top of its head.
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