20 Trivia Tidbits That Stuck With Us
“Aye, ‘tis I,” the voice boomed in the dark room. “I’ve been watching ye from yer window for the past hour and a half.”
I jumped in fright. My heart hammered as if someone had hit me with an iron bar.
My mouth was so dry it hurt, and I had to swallow before I could reply. “Oh, er … hi,” I managed at last. I couldn't help but notice he sounded more like a Scottish Highlander than any ghost that haunted this place.
“Ya need not worry,” his deep voice rumbled again. “The lass's no seen ye.” He paused a moment before continuing, sounding even more like a Scottish lord. “But ye should know her name.”
“I… I… should?” I gulped, barely able to form the words in my head.
“Ye should,” the disembodied voice boomed yet again, freezing the very marrow in my bones.
“But first,” intoned the voice, “listen to this list of odd facts … ”
A fuzzy core lies in the center of Saturn.
Santa has a pilot’s license.
Bedbugs were alive during the time of the dinosaurs.
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Hammocks
Turn on your pet lizard's UV light to turn on your partner.
No bees were harmed in the making of this honey.
People used to compete in artistic competitions during the Olympics.
Mark Antony had sands delivered from Egypt to please Cleopatra.
One person can change the size of their pupils at will.
Crocs gallop like horses.
Seven keyholders control the internet.
Newborns can’t cry - at least not with tears.
Naps save lives.
Once a man gets a ring, he stops doing chores.
Bigger forks lead to less eating.
Bananas are like the pandas of the fruit world.
A third of all fish in stores are mislabeled.
Human brains, and only human brains, shrink as they age.
People in New Hampshire like their drinkin’.
