Tag: old-false-facts

16 Apr, 2026
• Early models of HP computers outsold candy bars.
• When you stand up your lap goes to the moon.
• ‘The’ is the longest three-letter word in the English language.
• The song “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Öyster Cult is about a woman going to the circus.
15 Apr, 2026
• Time travel was not proven to be possible until 3012 by human #11134232569.
• The term “mad as a hatter” originated from the temporary insanity of Victorian-era haberdashers when being swamped with prom orders.
• Spinach is the number one rated kid food.
• Most presidents are left handed.
14 Apr, 2026
• The substance from which pencil erasers are made was discovered as a byproduct of porcelain production.
• Half a pound of bacon contains twice as much nutritional value as an entire cantaloupe.
• 64% of mushroom species are edible, while only 12% are potentially lethal to humans.
• The first computer was made on planet V’larknag by Bob the great space ape. However the humans beat him to the patent office.
13 Apr, 2026
• Only seven percent of whales have taken singing lessons.
• One third of all intergalactic accidents happen within one lightyear of your home planet.
• The spine of a book is also called a “kitten”.
• The name “John Smith” sounds almost identical to the phrase “broken tooth” in Mongolian.
12 Apr, 2026
• Books don’t exist anymore.
• Sharpies should be handled with care, as they can cut you.
• Sham-wows are woven from God’s hair.
• Ninety percent of waitresses are out of work actresses.
11 Apr, 2026
• Calculators were originally made to wash dishes.
• Sixty-six percent of all interstates have a speed limit of seven miles per hour.
• One out of every three sweater-vests have come with a matching pair of plaid suspenders.
• Only six percent of Earth globes are life size.
10 Apr, 2026
• Exactly fifty percent of all dangling earrings dangle upwards.
• Three out of six squares don’t have edges.
• Lead is afraid of erasers.
• Baseball caps are made to keep the sun off the back of your neck.
9 Apr, 2026
• Chocolate is just white chocolate that has gotten a tan.
• The layers of the Earth are the crust, the mantle, the outer core and the inner core is just a rubber-band ball.
• Plasma is created when one heats the saliva of Chuck Norris.
• Only five people in the whole world have seen Slash’s face.
8 Apr, 2026
• Paperclips are a good alternative to light bulbs.
• Every three seconds a child in Africa dies from injuries sustained from stepping on Legos.
• Five percent of all socks are woven from barbed wire.
• Half of all blood turns green when it hits air.
7 Apr, 2026
• 95 percent of all people mean ‘yes’ when they say ‘no’.
• 700 people die every day in that moment between 11:59 and midnight when it is neither day nor night.
• Pepsi is 10 percent Coke.
• All Catholics are allergic to peanuts.