Wednesday, March 28, 2012

It Gives You Wings

Red Bull got its name because its original recipe included bull bile. 

While I'm not a big Red Bull drinker, I'm still o.k. with them taking out that particular ingredient.

Monday, March 26, 2012

The Red Car And The Blue Car Had A Race

Only 9% of cars on the road today are stick shift.  That's down from 100% in the early 1930s.

Friday, March 23, 2012

They Always Land on Their Feet

A cat is more likely to survive a fall if they are falling from higher than 9 stories.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Name a Poem Any Poem and I'll Recite a Line

But if it's a rhyming verse, the line won't end with the word "orange".  That's because no words in the dictionary rhyme with orange.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Oh Barf

Biologists have discovered a new defense mechanism in birds... the Eurasian Roller Vomit bird throws up on itself to scare away predators that might find it tasty.  And, not surprisingly,  it works.

 
By the way, this is the bird - sans vomit.