Random Facts

[soocool]

Hillary was accepted to both Yale and Harvard Law schools. A friend introduced her to one of the legendary Harvard law professors saying, “Professor so-and-so, this is Hillary Rodham. She’s trying to decide between us and our nearest competitor.” The professor replied, “First of all, we have no nearest competitor, and secondly, we don’t need any more women.” Hillary decided to go to Yale.


from: http://facts.randomhistory.com/

 

[soocool]

In ancient Greece, Solon (638-538 B.C.) once contemplated making marriage compulsory, and in Athens under Pericles (495-429 B.C.), bachelors were excluded from certain public positions. In Sparta, single and childless men were treated with scorn. In ancient Rome, Augustus (63 B.C.-A.D. 14) passed drastic laws compelling people to marry and penalized those who remained single.

 

[soocool]

During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, Pope Innocent VIII condemned cats as evil and thousands of cats were burned. Unfortunately, the widespread killing of cats led to an explosion of the rat population, which exacerbated the effects of the Black Death.

 

[soocool]

Plastic bags are easier to recycle and require less energy to produce than paper bags.

 

[soocool]

Cats spend nearly 1/3 of their waking hours cleaning themselves.


(OMG, Think of the size of those furballs! gag)

 

[redfaerythinker]

The Cornish Hens you see in American grocery stores are actually just your standard chicken, just slaughtered two weeks earlier. Also, the average meat- chicken is slaughtered at only 6 weeks.

 

[Selkie]

Cats spend nearly 1/3 of their waking hours cleaning themselves.


(OMG, Think of the size of those furballs! gag)

Is that all? I could have sworn it was more like 90%.