20 Preposterous Facts That Really Flushed Our Fuel Lines

We all know that the British have some quirks, but did you know just how many? For starters, did you know that their queen enjoyed a tipple or four daily? Elizabeth II was said to enjoy gin before lunch, wine during lunch, a dry martini with dinner, and champagne after dinner. And if you think that’s surprising, wait until you hear about the Statue of Liberty. See, what most people don’t realize is that the star-shaped base it stands on was actually originally built as a fort to defend against…the British! That’s right – Fort Wood was constructed in 1806 in anticipation of an attack from across the pond. But perhaps strangest of all is the fact that bakers’ dozens are 13 rather than 12 because medieval English law dictated that the price of bread was related to the cost of wheat. This meant that bakers were constantly in fear of being accused of cheating customers by shorting them, leading to the tradition we now know as “throwing in an extra just in case.”
Goats make more milk with “All I Want For Christmas Is You” playing.

A Colombian frog was named “no f*cking idea.”

A care facility in the Netherlands lets college kids stay in exchange for volunteer hours.

Antabuse is a pill that makes you sick if you drink alcohol.

Pat Robertson keeps predicting the world will end.

The T-1000 swam for three hours to rescue people after a boating accident.

The Church of Scientology says their founder left his physical body to study on other planets.

Masturbating is good for you.

The creator of the first liquid-fueled rocket was mocked for thinking man could reach the moon.

A dead guy on ice has his own festival in Colorado.

Merck & Co.

A New Zealand beverage company was exposed thanks to high school students.

A choice of font exposed the Pakistani Prime Minister of document forging.

The first artificial insemination was in 1884, and performed without consent.

Hippies were not allowed in Disneyland.

Europeans considered the “front crawl” swimming technique barbaric.

Nefertiti the Walking Spider was an astronaut.

A baker’s dozen being 13 goes all the way back to medieval times.

The base of the Statue of Liberty was originally a fort.

Queen Elizabeth liked her drinks.
