THE MINISTRY OF MISINFORMATION

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Random Fact Explosion

  • For one week in 1872, due to a clerical error the British Empire was at war with a goat.
  • There are no chairs in Mexico.
  • Yaks see in Beige.
  • The 20th October every year is David Hasselhoff day in Germany. The shops are shut and people decorate a Hoff tree.
  • The Funniest word in the English language is "Flaps". This was decided by a committee of scientists in 1923.
  • If you eat one hundred and twenty six donuts you will become immortal. Too many or few can be fatal.
  • Monkeys love to wear hats.
  • Before 2000, there was no such place as New Zealand. It was built for the filming of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
  • Phobohoborobophobia is the fear of people who have a fear of robotic tramps. This is quite a rare condition.
  • Kangaroos can't fart.
  • A popular chain of themepubs opened last year called Bar Nun, staffed by Monks and Nuns. The bouncers are all ordained as priests, so you can be forgiven when they throw you out.
  • Saddam Hussein subscribed to Heat magazine, but considers Now magazine to be tacky and cheap.
  • Eskimos have twelve words for party.

One of these 'facts' isn't actually made up. Do you know which one it is?