useless information
colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in spanish speaking countries. colgate translates into the command…go hang yourself.
most toilets flush in E Flat
the side of a hammer is called a cheek
the end of a hammer, opposite the striking end is called a peen
youre more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider.
13 people a year are killed by vending machines falling on them.
in hospitals…12 babies will be given to the wrong parents each day.
you share a birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.
the percentage of men who wash their hands after using the toilet is 55%
the percentage of women…80.
in the next 7 days 800 americans will be injured by their jewelry.
a group of officers is called a mess.
taken from the book of useless information. i would link it to my amazon page but i do not know how thank you so very much.
“in hospitals…12 babies will be given to the wrong parents each day.” eeeeeeek.
crazy, huh?!!!
Ok.. so the first thought that came to mind was a baby of one race being presented to parents of another race. How awkward would that be? Or the opposite sex?
Maybe the baby cries in a different accent…. is that possible?
in the mid-80s when the IRS change the 1040 tax form requiring an SSN for each dependent, the total number of children (a.k.a., dependents) in the USA plummeted 7 million.
oh, we are a shady people
wow..i am a stat on this.
my big gold chain flipped up and bruised my eye yesterday…stink.
was it a big gold dollar sign? or car emblem?
Like this:
I’m assuming inproof-20 is your amazon id if not, change that for your actual id.
ha! i cant even remember what my idea is. i have to go find my amazon email. too techy and confusing for me.
sorry, I guess it took out the markup.
http://creatiko.com/clients/test/
Looking & GoogleReader & seeing 4 posts, I was in shock! How did I miss 4?? You were a busy girl…. Especially since you had time to post this one! Ha! Scary stuff. Useless or not.
P.S. Think I’ll go grab the hand sanitizer before my husband gets home.
good idea!!!
I’ll have to pass this on. My husband loves/is king of useless information.
my daughter got the book on this for her birthday. i’ll probably put more stuff from it up every now and then. its so entertaining!
“most toilets flush in E Flat” – this is why I don’t enjoy singing in the bathroom. What.
is that not a desired key for you?
I was going to reply “not at all!” But, the sad realization is – we sing a few songs in Eb. 8-P
I will forever remember it as the flusher key. Resisting the urge to actually go and test it out.
I love worthless tidbits of information. Thanks.
then youd love dinner conversations around our table….with our son.
This one takes the cake, the kitchen, the cook, and the whole dang restaurant:
http://www.uselessinformation.org/headless_chicken/index.html
Great list. I love useless info! — Although, I looked it up and snopes.com and the “youre more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider” is not true.
cheers!