The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
Dang, no baseball bat?
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
Noooooo, not the elephant!
Label: Little Facts
The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the males head off.
....Oh jeez. So glad I'm not a praying mantis. =="
Label: Little Facts
The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
...This calls for an experiment!
Label: Crazy Thoughts, Little Facts
It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.