Fun/Useless Facts
Although horses can be inoculated against Lyme disease, there is a method to repel
the deer ticks that carry and spread it. This methods works by adding several
cloves of garlic to your horses' feed daily. The smell is emitted through the
horses' skin and apparently "tics and other insects find garlic as offensive as
vampires do."
The National Archives in Washington, D.C. has made four "regulations" with regard
to the positions of horses and riders depicted in equestrian statues.
1. A horse standing on all fours with rider mounted designates the rider to
be a "national hero."
2. A horse with three legs on the ground and rider mounted indicates that the
rider died as a result of wounds suffered in battle.
3. A horse with two legs on the ground with rider mounted means that the
rider died during battle.
4. A horse in any of the above positions, the rider standing beside the horse
indicates that the horse was also killed.
Fleas are known to jump over 8 inches high- that's like a human jumping over the
Statue of Liberty.
The traditional ring in a pig's nose is put there to keep the animal from
digging for roots. In colonial New York, semi-wild hogs rampaged through grain
fields, so every owned hog 14 inches high wore a nose ring.
Anise is the scent on the artificial rabbit that is used in greyhound races.
The roaring lion in the MGM logo was named Volney and lived at the Memphis Zoo.
Its hide is now on display in the McPherson Museum located in McPherson, Kansas.
The name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box is Bingo.
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
Reindeer milk has more fat than cow milk.
A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down.
The average garden variety caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head.
Most armadillos seen dead on the road did not get hit by the wheels.
When an armadillo is frightened it jumps straight into the air.
You figure out the rest.
