15 Fascinating "Facts"

The first installment of what I hope will be the most incredible source for bite-sized morsels of information known to man, beast or object. Amaze friends, foes and passers-by as fact after fascinating fact roll off your tongue like a procession of very small, portly lemmings. Feel the zen-like contentment of filling the air with the sweet chorus of knowledge. Enjoy.

1. Before sneakers were invented you could hear people coming from a mile off.
2. Polo was invented by a guy called Marco and was originally played in the canals of Venice on seahorses.
3. The beam from He-Man’s magic sword that causes Cringer to turn into Battle cat was the basis for the invention of microwave popcorn.
4. The popular board game “Guess Who” is based on geriatric patients’ real life experiences.
5. Before pet beds were invented pets never slept.
6. Running was invented by Fred Flintstone after he had to drive Wilma to the hospital as their child, Pebbles, came on early.
7. People who sleep on beds of nails and keep severed body parts in jars are more likely to be single.
8. If you stick a pencil really far up your nose you can erase your memory.
9. Some cinemas are still playing the 1984 hit movie “The Never Ending Story” on loop for fear of being sued.
10. The act of jumping bail and skipping town was invented by new born lambs, then copied by the world’s most sinister criminals.
11. Catfish chase mousefish, are scared of dogfish and bring home birdfish to their owners.
12. Kettle chips actually contain no kettle.
13. The renowned George Orwell novel “Animal Farm” was originally based on the hilarious adventures of a family of talking border collies deciding to go on vacation to a remote, and very rural, Tuscan village.
14. Gnus don’t kill people anagrams do.
15. Ironically, Iron Man cannot complete in Ironman competitions as the swimming makes him go rusty and frail.