You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

[Lee Stewart]

More than half of the states--26--have names with native American origins.

[Lee Stewart]

The U.S., with its extensive coastline, has had more tropical cyclone hits, 268, than any other country, according to data from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.

[Lee Stewart]

Americans bought more than $3 billion worth of hot dogs in supermarkets last year. Los Angeles is top dog for franks, consuming about 31 million pounds a year.

[Lee Stewart]

While baseball may be America's favorite pastime, it borrows heavily from the British game of cricket. Similarly, football is based largely on the British sport of rugby. Invented in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891, basketball is the most popular uniquely American game.

[Lee Stewart]

[southernfriedcj]

Originally Posted by Billohio

I have been trading crew cab diesel Chevys every year. That may not happen. Why did they ruin the front end

Ruin it?

The Chevy/GM truck front end has been going down hill since 1980.

The last 10 years + have been atrocious.

I'll stick with my F350(410k on the clock and still going) or my Ram 3500.

Then there is that dog the Duramax. No thanks. I'll never forget having to start the delivery guy's new Duramax with ether(in July) when he delivered my Kirkham.

Make mine a Cummins with an Aisin.

[Lee Stewart]

Your Thumb Doesn’t Make a Sound When You Snap Your Fingers

The sound you hear is actually created by your middle finger hitting against your palm, not your thumb rubbing against your index finger.

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The Average Human Grows 550-600 Miles of Hair in a Lifetime

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Harrod’s Was the First Place to Ever Sell Toilet Paper

In 1857, toilet “wipes” were invented in London. The Bronco brand wipes were tough on one side and shiny on the other—hardly soft and not absorbent at all. It took until 1936 for toilet paper as we know it to hit shelves.

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Cheetahs, despite their size, stature, and status, actually can’t roar. They meow just like normal house cats.