Random

Well, it's a snowy cruddy day out, so here are some random facts for you. Hopefully at least one will make you laugh.

Hewlett Packard's first product was an automatic urinal flusher.
All of David Letterman's suits are custom made; there are no creases in his suit trousers.
Cranberry Jell-O is the only flavor that contains real fruit flavoring.
Fewer than half of the 16,200 major league baseball players have ever hit a home run.
In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first.
In 1920, Babe Ruth out-homered every American League team.
The ant, when intoxicated, will always fall over to its right side.
Beethoven dipped his head in cold water before he composed.
Ten years ago, only 500 people in China could ski. This year, an estimated 5,000,000 Chinese will visit ski resorts.
In 1920, Babe Ruth broke the single season home run record, with 29. The same year, he became the first major leaguer to hit 30 home runs. The same year, he became the first major leaguer to hit 40 home runs. The same year, he became the first major leaguer to hit 50 home runs.
Sports Illustrated magazine allows subscribers to opt out of receiving the famous swimsuit issue each year. Fewer than 1% choose this option.
McDonald's restaurants will buy 54,000,000 pounds of fresh apples this year. Two years ago, McDonald's purchased 0 pounds of apples. This is attributed to the shift to more healthy menu options (the Apple Pie, which has been at McDonald's for years uses processed Apple Pie Filling).
The biggest dog on record was an Old English Mastiff that weighed 343 pounds. He was 8 feet, 3 inches from nose to tail.
G-rated family films earn far more money than any other rating. Yet only 3% of Hollywood's output is G-rated.
Fast food provider Hardee's has recently introduced the Monster Thickburger. It has 1,420 calories and 107 grams of fat.
There are 2,000,000 millionaires in the United States.
1.5 million Americans are charged with drunk driving each year.
The busiest shopping hour of the holiday season is between 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Christmas Eve.
Dolly Parton is planning on having breast reduction surgery soon to relieve the pain on her back.
-----Here is a serious question...are they real? I think that they are. I have heard both ways. Any guesses or input?
Have safe travels wherever you go, and be careful!