Dec 30 2008
Hodgmanisms
- A recent joint venture of the National Film Board of Canada determined that 1747 was the best year ever. Further findings concluded that The Best Week Ever occurred in 1911.
- Originally due to a clerical error, but later maintained through malfeasance and graft, the Guinness book of world records listed the tallest man in the world at 5′3″ for the first ten years of its publication.
- The reason there are so few vegan bookstores is because most paperback books are bound with glue made from duck bills.
- Mint flavored condoms date back to the early 1800s, when menthol was used as an solvent in the preparation of the linen prophylactics.
- Ernest Goes To Camp was based on the true story of Jim Varney’s childhood experiences at summer camp.
- 62% of presidents have stated on record that their favorite color is blue. Scholarly research has shown that at least two presidents have lied about this. Martin Van Buren’s favorite color was pink.
- Grizzly bears are unaffected by marijuana. Polar bears are highly sensitive to it.
- A common misconception is that modern rail gauge is derived from the wheel spacing of ancient roman carts, but actually, the spacing comes from the wingspan of none other than Julius Caesar.
