Who was REALLY the first President of the United States?
John Hanson not George Washington was legally the first president of the U.S. When Congress met in 1781, the country was governed by the Articles of Confederation. At that meeting, Congress elected John Hanson its "President of the U.S. in Congress assembled." In 1789 (eight years and six more Presidents later), George Washington became the first President of the country under the U.S. constitution.

Who invented and trademarked heroin?
The Bayer company, developer of aspirin, also invented Heroin in the early 1900s and trademarked the name. They were hired to do it by the U.S. government, and it was initially prescribed as a cough suppressant and a cure for addiction to morphine and codeine.

Why is the word "Golf" insulting to women?
The name of the game comes from its origins in Scotland, where it was strictly Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden sport -- hence GOLF. Some golf courses, obviously, still have this policy.
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What animal has fingerprints just like humans?
Koalas and humans are the only animals with unique fingerprints. Koala prints cannot be distinguished from human fingerprints, even by FBI investigators. Luckily, few Koalas pursue a life of crime.

Where do "Hookers" get their names?
During the Civil War, General Joseph Hooker, of the union army, gave his troops easy access to prostitutes, hence "Hooker's" girls.

What piece of clothing can keep you from starving to death?
Persons lost in the woods and starving can obtain nourishment by chewing on their shoes, providing they are leather. Leather has enough nutritional value to sustain life for a short time.

What's the only other liquid that tropical fish could survive in besides sea water?
Human blood.

Who were the first TV sitcom couple to ever share the same bed?
Herman and Lillian Munster.

Why should candles be refrigerated before having sex?
To prolong the romantic mood: candles burn more slowly and evenly with minimum wax drippings if they are placed in the freezer for an hour before using. That should light your fire!

Which is louder: A jet plane taking off or a hippo having sex?
A hippopotamus' scream during orgasm has been recorded at 115 decibels--louder than a jet airliner at takeoff.

How many people has Dr. Ruth killed with a submachine gun?
As a young girl, she was a trained sniper in Israel and was wounded in the country's war for independence. However, she claims that she never killed anyone.

Why does the world's most expensive coffee taste like crap?
The world's rarest coffee comes from Indonesia. At approximately U.S. dollars per pound, Kopi Luwak is the end product (get the picture) of a cat-like marsupial, called the Paradoxurus, that loves eating coffee beans. The enzymes in the animal's stomach add a unique flavor and the beans are only collected after they are excreted.

Why is "The Muppet Show" banned in Saudi Arabia?
Because one of its stars is a pig, and pigs just aren't kosher in Saudi Arabia. Get the picture?

What dessert has the same frequency as brain waves?
A bowl of Jell-O, when hooked up to an EEG machine, exhibits patterns virtually identical to the brain waves of a human being.

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them use to burn their houses down hence the expression "to get fired."

Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

Until 1965, driving was done on the left-hand side on roads in Sweden. The conversion to right-hand was done on a weekday at 5pm. All traffic stopped as people switched sides. This time and day were chosen to prevent accidents where drivers would have gotten up in the morning and been too sleepy to realize that *this* was the day of the changeover.

In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam."

Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."

More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.

A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.

Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.

Richard Milhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second is William Jefferson Clinton.

If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.