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Early in his career, how did Roger Miller make a living?
He worked as a bellhop at a Nashville hotel, as a drummer for Faron Young and a fiddler for Minnie Pearl.

Do certain people really smell like fish?
They certainly do – In “The Tempest”, Shakespeare describes a character with “a very ancient and fish-like smell.” This is an example of a genetic disorder which causes a person’s breath and perspiration to smell like rotting fish. It is caused by a lack of the body’s ability to produce an enzyme which processes an odorous protein produced by digestive bacteria. People with this relatively rare disorder must avoid eating seafood, liver, eggs and various other foods that lead to the production of the offending enzyme.

What is evaporated milk?
Evaporated milk is fresh homogenized milk with 60% of its water removed by evaporation. It contains 7.9% milk fat.

Why would saying you’re okay get you in trouble?
The “fingers circle” gesture is widely accepted as the American “okay” or “I’m in agreement” sign, but it means something quite different in other countries.In Brazil and Germany, the gesture is considered vulgar or obscene. The gesture is also considered impolite in Greece and Russia, while in Japan it means “money”. In southern France, the fingers-circle sign signifies “worthless” or “zero”.

What makes the giant squid unique?
The giant squid is the largest creature without a backbone. It weighs up to 2.5 tons and grows up to 55 feet long. Each eye is a foot or more in diameter.

How good were France’s garbagemen?
Public sanitation was at an all-time low during the Middle Ages. Garbage was piled up so high outside the city of Paris during the 1400’s that it interfered with the city’s defenses.

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How did the boullion cube come about?
Bouillon cubes are compressed, concentrated cubes of dehydrated meat or vegetable stock. Bouillon cubes were first made commercially in 1882 by Swiss flour manufacturer Julius Maggi. He produced them so the poor living in city slums (who could not afford meat) would have an inexpensive method for making nutritious soup.

Why are some people SAD during the winter?
Approximately five million Americans suffer from a recurring ailment known as SAD. This is an acronym for “seasonal affective disorder.” This wintertime syndrome can be treated with light.

Where did the term “toady” come from?
The word “toady” originally referred to a magician’s assistant who literally ate toads as part of the show. Toads were once thought to be poisonous; when the “toady” recovered from eating one of them it was considered an indication of the magician’s power.

Is food presentation important to a stingray?
No, since a stingray never actually sees the food as it eats, since its eyes are on top of its head and its mouth and nostrils are on the bottom.

Private automobiles were forbidden on the island of Bermuda until 1948. This is one reason that there are still so many bicycles there.

Police were looking for a legless man who stole $2,600 worth of clothing from a mall store then fled in his wheelchair to a getaway car. Sgt. Bob Fontaine said Thursday that a wheelchair-bound man was seen going into the Gap in Park Royal Mall, then taking 10 pairs of pants worth $800 and six Gap leather jackets worth $1,800. The man then wheeled away to a mid-sized grey vehicle that had a licence plate earlier reported stolen from a different vehicle in Vancouver, he said. The man in the wheelchair was accompanied by another man, Fontaine said.

How come wrong numbers are never busy?

Do people in Australia call the rest of the world “up over”?

Does that screwdriver belong to Philip?

Can a stupid person be a smart-ass?

Does killing time damage eternity?

Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?

Why is it that night falls but day breaks?

Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?

Why is it that when you’re driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?

Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

Are part-time band leaders semi-conductors?

Can you buy an entire chess set in a pawn shop?

Daylight savings time – why are they saving it and where do they keep it?

Did Noah keep his bees in archives?

Do jellyfish get gas from eating jellybeans?

Do pilots take crash-courses?

Do stars clean themselves with meteor showers?

Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that he just whipped out a quarter?

Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?

Have you ever seen a toad on a toadstool?

How can there be self-help “groups?”

How do you get off a non-stop flight?

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How many weeks are there in a light year?

If a jogger runs at the speed of sound, can he still hear his Walkman?

If Barbie’s so popular, why do you have to buy all her friends?

If blind people wear dark glasses, why don’t deaf people wear earmuffs?

If cats and dogs didn’t have fur would we still pet them?

If peanut butter cookies are made from peanut butter, then what are Girl Scout cookies made out of?

If space is a vacuum, who changes the bags?

If swimming is good for your shape, then why do the whales look the way they do?

If tin whistles are made out of tin, what do they make fog horns out of?

If you can’t drink and drive, why do bars have parking lots?

If you jog backwards, will you gain weight?

If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented?

Why do the signs that say “Slow Children” have a picture of a running child?

Isn’t making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?

I found the best way to get rid of a telemarketer. Ask them what they are wearing.

Why is it when snooty department stores put their Christmas decorations out just after the 4th of July, it’s “elegant foresight,” but when I leave my Christmas lights up until April, my neighbors just think I’m tacky?

OK…so if the Jacksonville Jaguars are known as the “Jags” and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are known as the “Bucs” does that make the Tennessee Titans “The Tits?”

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 a piece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards.

A couple with three children waited in line at San Francisco’s Pier 41 to purchase tickets for a boat trip to Alcatraz. Others watched with varying degrees of sympathy and irritation as the young children fidgeted, whined, and punched one another. The frazzled parents reprimanded them to no avail. Finally, they reached the ticket window. “Five tickets, please,” the father said. “Two round trip, three one way.”

Then there is a dyslexic guy who walks into a bra…

If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea … does that mean that one enjoys it?