'Random facts about anything and nothing in particular'.
Occasionally whilst wandering through cyberspace I come across random and fairly obscure facts about anything and nothing in particular i.e. people, health, historical events, experiences, animals, celebrities, food, plants etc. which at times I find fairly interesting. A few are listed below:
1. It is estimated that by the time convict transportation to Australia ended in 1868, 40% of Australia's english speaking population were of convict descent.
2. Apparently Leonardo Da Vinci was the first to explain why the sky is blue.
3. John F. Kennedy was buried without his brain after it was lost during the autopsy.
4. Don't stick your tongue out if you want to hide your identity. Similar to fingerprints, everyone has a unique tongue print.
5. Judy Garland was 16 when she was cast as Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' and had to bind her breasts and wear a corset to hide her developing curves to make her appear younger. (More info: 'Dark Side of Oz: The Exploitation of Judy Garland)
6. in 1832, 300 female convicts at the Cascade Female Factory mooned the Governor of Tasmania during a chapel service. It was said that in a 'rare moment of collusion' with the convict women the ladies in the Governor's party could not control their laughter.
7. The first photos from the 1969 Moon Landing were beamed to the rest of the world from Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station, near Canberra.
8. Rats and horses can't vomit apparently.
9. Marlon Brando was born on the 3rd April, 1924.
(Reference: Google - cyberspace somewhere)
Anyway please feel free to add your own' random facts about anything and nothing in particular' or comment/discuss the abovementioned if that is your want....
Abby,
Yeah every alternate Sunday is more than enough. :-)
My FIL, long gone and well into his nineties, never brushed his teeth but flossed them instead. He had good teeth and had never visited a dentist in his lifetime.
Bit of a bushy and toothbrushes were not readily available way back. Used a bit of twine or cord back then he told me.
SD