1.The two highest IQ's ever recorded (on a standard test) both belong to women.
2.Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never phoned his wife or his mother, they were both deaf.ce
3.In parts of Malaya, the women keep harems of men.
4.The childrens' nursery rhyme 'Ring-a-Ring-a-Roses' actually refers to the Black Death which killed about 30 million people in the fourteenth-century.
5.The word 'denim' comes from 'de Nimes', Nimes being the town the fabric was originally produ d.
6.The Matami Tribe of West Africa play a version of football, the only difference being that they use a human skull instead of a more normal ball.
7.It was the custom in Ancient Rome for the men to place their right hand on their testicles when taking an oath. The modern term 'testimony' is derived from this tradition.
8.The study of stupidity is called 'monology'.
9.Chop-suey is not a native Chinese dish, it was created in California by Chinese immigrants.
10.Urine was once used to wash clothes.
11.The magic word "Abracadabra" was originally intended for the specific purpose of curing hay fever.
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