Actor Jake Gyllenhaal spends a total of two hours a day hanging upside down in an effort to increase his hat size.

According to the notes of James Madison, at the Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin lobbied hard for an Amendment that would allow bigamy.

Mel Gibson never flushes a public toilet after he uses it. Publically, he claims that it is to save water, but privately, he admits that he just doesn't care about what the next bathroom user might see.

As a result of many years in character, puppeteer Frank Oz can only speak using Miss Piggy's voice.

Due to an unfortunate incident in 1923, ever potential date for a male member of the British Royal family must be inspected by a female staff person.

Despite their small size, chihuahuas account for 20% of deadly dog attacks in Mexico. In the United States there has never been a documented case of fatal chihuahua attack.

A random sampling of water from the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States indicates that, on average, the water contains traces of sperm from over 340 different animals, including (but no limited to) fish, cats, dogs, raccoons and squirrels.

The state border between Oregon and Washington has been a mattter of legal dispute for over 75 years. All official maps still have the legend "Border in Dispute".

John McLaughlin has claimed for many years that he can pick up a full-grown cow. No one has ever seen him do it.

Under extreme duress, the Malaysian firefly can produce a flare that it 2X brighter than the sun. The flash lasts only .1 seconds and the firely dies within 12 hours of producing it. After the flash, the firefly's entire metabolism is shifted to mating. Under these conditions, it will attempt to mate with any insect it finds, regardless of species.

According to New York state law, it is legal to hit someone in the face with produce up to 3 pounds if you are in a concert hall that holds more than 100 people. Outside of these areas, it is a Class C felony punishable by 4 years in prison.

Roger Clemens has four kids whose names all begin with the letter "K". But instead of their given names, he calls them Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde after the ghosts in Pac-Man.

More divorces are initiated on February 15th in the United States than on any other day.

Sony Electronics spends 15% of its annual R&D budget on ways to introduce audiovisual content directly into the neural pathways of humans, thus bypassing the need for speakers and screens. They are very tight-lipped about their success.

The fate of Luxembourg has been decided by a single hand of poker on more than one occasion.

Whoopee cushions are "strictly forbidden" on the floor of the U.S. Senate, while they are only "strongly discouraged" on the floor of the House of Representatives.

Giraffes have to get a running start to have sex.

Fidel Castro eats over 10 lbs. of fudge every week. He has instructed his cook to include Ex-Lax in the fudge one week a year, as a way to remind him to be humble.

Princeton University automatically rejects applicants with tattoos if the tattoos are visible during the applicant's interview and the tattoos are not part of a coming-of-age ceremony.

Traditionally, the play Macbeth has always been considered an unlucky play to be in, but statistically, Hamlet has had a far higher rate of murder, suicide and accidental death associated with its performances.