Fun facts and Trivial Tidbits

Welcome to the weekly update of Fun Facts and Trivial Tidbits. Granted, this update was SUPPOSED to occur yesterday (Monday) since Monday's are typically tough to deal with, but this week has started with a bang. Without further ado, let's have some fun:

Did you know what a deltiologist is? A deltiologist is someone who collects postcards.

People descended from the Scottish clan of Kerr are ore likely to be left handed than any other ancestral group.

In 1789, Dr. Guillontin invented the guillotine. The Guillotine was designed to be a more humane way to decapitate rather than hacking off the head by an executioner.

During the late 1700's it was fashionable for ladies to wear thin red cords around their necks to symbolize the beheadings.

In the 1920's a new type of music called Jazz came straight out of Harlem. This "jazz baby" sound created naughty dances like The Charleston, The Black Bottom and The Shimmy. It was fast, wild and damn perfect for those speakeasies.

Did you know that slugs have 4 noses?

Here are some more fun animal facts:

Camels have 3 eyelids

A bee has 5 eyes

Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backward whereas shrimp can only swim backward.

Did you know that Dalmatians are the only breed of dog that can get gout?

Dalmatian dogs are born pure white. They don't start getting spots until they are 3 or 4 days old.

Ancient Egyptians shaved off their eyebrows to mourn the deaths of their cats.

Contrary to popular belief, animals are not all color-blind. Many species, including dogs, horses and sheep can distinguish some colors. Primates, especially chimpanzees and rhesus monkeys, have color vision equal to that of humans.

It has been determined that bulls cannot see the color red. It appears that the swirling movement of the cape is what excites the bull and inspires it to attack.

An animal epidemic is called an epizootic.

For you couch potatoes - did you know that you can burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television?

If you have problems waking up in the morning, apples are more efficient at waking you up in the morning than caffeine.

If you were in the space shuttle looking down at the earth, the brightest man-made place is Las Vegas, Nevada.

The last Trivial Tidbit for the week - for you weekend mechanics, or general fix-it-people - do you know what the WD in WD-40 stands for? The WD is an abbreviation for Water Displacer.

Hopefully you enjoyed this week's installment of Fun Facts and Trivial Tidbits. We should be back on schedule the remainder of this week.

Until tomorrow...