Did You Know?

I haven’t done one of these entries in a long time and I’m bringing them back. *Did you know…

No motor vehicle has been conceived, designed or manufactured in Detroit in 27 years.

Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

62 percent of Americans said they would "never" eat a snail. 47 percent of those same Americans said they would consider trying escargot if they were in a fancy French restaurant.

Although Canada is known as "America's neighbor to the North," there is a total of 72.4 miles along the 8,900 mile border where one could cross from the US into Canada by traveling south.

The Giant Squid recently caught in the South Pacific had a still-ticking alarm clock in its stomach.

Scientists hypothesize that if the population of anteaters were to be suddenly wiped out the Earth would be inundated by ants in 6.13 years.

The pitch of the sound of most alarm clocks is A-flat above middle C.

The average paper coffee cup can be refilled 5.2 times before it starts to leak.

Most breeds of dogs prefer rock 'n' roll to every other type of music. Two notable exceptions are Chihuahuas, which prefer opera and mastiffs, which prefer polkas. All breeds of cats are indifferent to music.

According to a Canadian superstition, dropping a found penny in a pint of beer will bring the drinker good luck.

*Courtesy of Gullible.info