Hot facts

Today, as I sit here in the July heat with my brain quietly melting, I want to bring you more fascinating facts.

1. When Winston Churchill visited the U.S. during the prohibition, his doctor gave him a prescription for alcohol. The quantity is indefinite, it said.
2. Prehistory officially became history in 2600 BC with the invention of the library.
3. The wingspan of a Boeing 747 is longer than the Wright brothers' first flight.
4. Biting your nails is essentially good for your immune system.
5. The Romans would occasionally use condemned criminals in stage plays, this way the character could die for real.
6. The most credentialed person in history, Michael Nicholson, has 22 masters degrees, 3 specialist degrees and one doctoral degree.
7. A finger with nerve damage doesn't wrinkle in water.
8. Unless you can prove that you are an illusionist, it is illegal to own a rabbit in Queensland, Australia.
9. Police in ancient Egypt had not only trained police dogs, but also trained police baboons.
10. A group of giraffes is called a tower.

That's all I can muster up for this time. Until we meet again, have a warm and wonderful week!