Daily useless facts.

[Big Astro Fan]

I will try and post a fact a day unless people tell me to stop. Here is one for today.

A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds of up to 60 mph.

[Astro Forever]

Wow! With so many people not putting their hands in front of their mouth, no wonder why I caught the flu! <_<

[Big Astro Fan]

Day 2:

Mexico City, the oldest capital city in the Americas, is sinking at a rate of six to eight inches a year because it's built on top of an underground reservoir. Wells are drawing out more and more water for the city's growing population of more the 15 million people.

[Big Astro Fan]

Day 3:

Britain's present royal family was originally named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The name was changed in 1917, during World War I, because of it's German connotations. The name Winsor was suggested by one of the staff. At the same time their cousins, the Battenberg family, changed their name to Mountbatten.

[Big Astro Fan]

Day 4:

From the 1500's to the 1700's, tobacco was prescribed by doctors to treat a variety of ailments including headaches, toothaches, arthritis and bad breath.

[ChibiGoku]

Originally posted by Big Astro Fan@Jan 22 2006, 02:54 AM
Day 4:

From the 1500's to the 1700's, tobacco was prescribed by doctors to treat a variety of ailments including headaches, toothaches, arthritis and [b]bad breath. [/b]

The Last one... :wahah:

[Big Astro Fan]

Day 5:

The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and the UK in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

[Big Astro Fan]

Day 6:

When Bugs Bunny first appeared in 1936, he was called Happy Bunny.

[dannavy85]

Day 7:

In Washington state as recorded by the state highway patrol, most rear end collisions on Interstate 5 from Seattle to Fife average a spacial distance of less than 3 feet between cars before the accident occurs.

[jeffbert]

Originally posted by Big Astro Fan@Jan 23 2006, 10:38 AM
Day 6:

When Bugs Bunny first appeared in 1936, he was called Happy Bunny.

Porky Pig was WB's first cartoon big-shot, but soon after BB came along, he was relegated to 2nd fiddle.

As far as I know, Bugs was never cast in a human role. Daffy and Porky were often cast in human roles, from Duck Dodgers for D to the duck hunter for Porky, as examples.