Sunday, October 15, 2006

Random Facts #2

Andy Garcia has a Siamese twin.
Well yes this is actually quite shocking, in fact im beside myself.

A crocodiles tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth
Well I didnt know that before, i guess they hide their medication above the tongue then. Wouldnt like to be the doctor who says 'open wide'.

The longest Monopoly game in a bath was 99 hours

Now I know its a long game but thats just ridiculous. How can you spend that long in the bath. Must have come out looking like a prune. Wouldnt have wanted to be the one waiting for the bathroom either.

A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesnt bring her coffee

Correct me if im wrong but i read this as a fact. Seems like a frivolous reason to grant a divorce. I suppose its a common courtesy you might expect in a marriage but grounds for a divorce, im not sure. Heather Mills does like her Star Bucks though, AKA Paul McCartney.

People in Iceland read more books per capita than any other people in the world

Wouldnt be the first country youd think of when asked which country. The well read Icelandic people must like there literature, the Iceman readeth.

A Sultans wife is called a Sultana

I need not comment ;)

4000 people are injured by teapots every year

Ok now thats just bizaare. Ok you spill some hot water. Im guessing most of these injuries were water related. Otherwise what else could you do, poke yourself in the eye with the spout?

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling Casinos

Doesnt surprise me. Time is money.