Fun Facts Friday

You can tell from the statue of a mounted horseman how the rider died. If all four of the horse's feet are on the ground, he died of natural causes. One foot raised means he died from wounds suffered in battle. Two legs raised means he died in action. (Interesting...I need to go find some horsemen statues now)

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 (I hate math, but this is cool) :D

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. 

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."

Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better than men. (We can smell better than them too)

The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. (I want to know who got the ant drunk to find this out....)

(Fun Facts found at http://www.begent.org/funfact.htm)