The useless bits of info to see if we can make a million posts thread

[Missy_Moo]

Playing cards were issued to British pilots in WWII. If captured, they could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal a map for escape.

[Missy_Moo]

Polar Bears trying to blend in with the ice will sometimes cover up their black nose with their paws.

[Missy_Moo]

Pollsters say that 40 percent of dog and cat owners carry pictures of the pets in their wallets.

[Missy_Moo]

Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States.

[Mutha]

Most Americans' car horns beep in the key of F.

Key of F for f*** Off

[Missy_Moo]

Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns.

[Missy_Moo]

Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games.

[Missy_Moo]

Slugs have 4 noses.

[Missy_Moo]

Some toothpaste's contain antifreeze.

[Missy_Moo]

Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realize what is occurring, relax and correct itself.

[Missy_Moo]

Sylvia Miles had the shortest performance ever nominated for an Oscar with "Midnight Cowboy." Her entire role lasted only six minutes.

[Missy_Moo]

Texas is also the only state that is allowed to fly its state flag at the same height as the U.S. flag.

[Missy_Moo]

The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the name of the Don McLean song.)

[Missy_Moo]

The average American drinks about 600 sodas a year.

[Missy_Moo]

The average American will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year.