....my name is Dave Branson and I live in a 110 year old house outside of Needmore Tennessee. I have a wierd interest in Strange and True Facts. These boys who started this great online newspaper asked me if I would share my collection of Strange Facts with all of you. So here you go.... 

 Here's Some real Strange Stuff.....

The very first bomb that was dropped by the allies in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald.

If you place just a tiny bit of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.

Charlie chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest.

Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

The glue on Israeli postage is certified Kosher.\

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter was Tom Sawyer.

111,111,111, x 111,111,111 =12,345,678,987,654,321 

The only food that doesn't spoil is honey.

....more later....