Fun Facts for 27 April 2018

A group of lizards is called a lounge.

Today, in 1937, the first Social Security cheques were issued  to Americans. 

Save the date: 8 August is the UN’s International Day of the Cat.

Volvo builds automobiles in Sweden, Belgium, The Netherlands, China and Thailand.

A man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.

Omnists believe in all religions.

In Queensland, it is illegal to own a rabbit unless you are a magician.

The chainsaw first appeared in medical literature in 1785 as a child birthing aid. 

Once called the Cannibal Isles, European sailors refused to step foot on Fiji, for fear of being invited to lunch.

No one is overweight, some people are just easier to see. 

The world’s fair opened in Montréal on this date. Expo ’67 was the crown jewel of Canada’s 100th birthday celebrations.

Rich in Vitamin C, parsnips are biennials. 

Gelotology is the scientific study of laughter.

There are no horses in Rwanda. 

Noah kept the bees in the ark hives. 

Patented in France in 1860, barbed wire became a military weapon during the Boer War. 

At 193 metres above sea level, Lac Maggiore is the lowest point in Switzerland.

Deaf people often dream in sign language.   

100 grams of horse meat contains 23 grams of protein.

Some people are so classless they should be described as Marxist Utopias.