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Useless Fun Trivia
A duck’s quack will not echo. On July 16, 1969, a law was passed that made it illegal for US citizens to have any contact with spaceships or aliens. You can fracture a rib when you sneeze. Lipstick has some unusual ingredients one of which is fish scales. If your stomach doesn’t grow a new [...]
Election Fraud or Self Loathing
The small town of Waldenburg, Arkansas, set up for its mayoral elections. All seemed right with the world. Three men were in the running for the job to serve those in the town with a mere population of 80. The incumbent was William H. Wood. The two challengers were Ronnie Chatman and Randy Wooten. Randy [...]
Crazy Fun Facts!
Here are some crazy, fun facts to use on occasion … you’ll be shocked with some of these too! The largest diamond recorded was over 3100 carats. Merely one gallon of used motor oil can contaminate an estimated one million gallons of water. The famed, “Bank of America” was the “Bank of Italy” first. It’s [...]
It’s Not Welfare That Needs Reformed
It doesn’t surprise me to pick up the newspaper and once again find an article about welfare reform on the front page. Welfare reform has been in the news for years yet with all the efforts put forth to lessen the roll of welfare recipients, the amount of those in need of assistance continues to [...]
Instant Run-off Voting: Restoring Democracy in America
One of the biggest road blocks to third party organizing in the United States is our system of winner-takes-all elections. While many countries have forms of proportional representation, our government of single-member districts leads naturally to the dominance of only two major parties. For many local, officially non-partisan, offices (such as city councils) the winner [...]
Cra-Z-Crime Facts From Around The World!
Here you’ll find some of the craziest things…related to crimes committed and those who committed them—they are all true! In Sweden customs agents discovered a snake smuggler wearing 75 of the live crawlers, the smuggler was a woman who couldn’t stop scratching at her chest. In a Florida restaurant an argument between two owners who [...]
Environmentally Friendly Plastic Cups
The newest thing on the market is biodegradable cups offered through an environmental company named Green Shift. These cups are popping up all over the place instead of the regular petroleum-based cups we are used to drinking from. This is an important step in combating the serious problem of plastics in our landfills which never [...]
Interesting but Useless Little Known Facts
The combination “ough” can actually be pronounced in nine ways. Uncopywritable is the only fifteen letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter. Dogs have about ten vocal sounds while a cat has a whopping one hundred vocal sounds! On Al Capone’s business card, you would read that he is a used furniture [...]
Who Is Most Likely to be Targeted and How to Protect Yourself
Who Is Most Likely to be Targeted Do you have a social security number? If the answer is yes, which is the case with most Americans, you are at risk to become an identity theft victim. Identity theft is the fastest growing crime American citizens may find themselves subjected to. Often, a crime of [...]
Does Your Vote Really Count?
Every November, Americans go to the polls to elect new leadership both locally and nationally. Interestingly, here in the Land of the Free, we actually have less voter representation and less government “by the people” than do other nations which use similar election strategies for representation. For example, most other nations which allow direct vote [...]