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Show MM I Things You Aluays Knew: (But which I didn't know 'til now.) That 30 to 50 gallons of gas are needed to warm up a bomber . . . People on the Island of Rhodes, In the Mediterranean, rarely have any kind of dental trouble . Scientists have discovered there is no such thing as silence. (The nearest thing to it is the hush that follows Ben Bernie's act.) The tapir is the only animal that has not been changed by evolution . . . The way to get a divorce in Zochin, China, is merely to break a pair of chop-sticks In the presence of witnesses. The sound made by twenty seven singers is only twice that of one singer . . . Joyce Kilmer received only $8 for his immortal poem, "Trees." (Poetry is the best poverty.) pov-erty.) . . . Unrestrained giggling is illegal on the streets of Helena, Mont. (It's okay, however, to laugh up your sleeve.) British railroads classify typewriters typewrit-ers as musical instruments . . . Napoleon Na-poleon originated the system of numbering num-bering houses . . A silent violin has been perfected. (How about a silent swing band?) . . . When milk turns sour, it still retains all of its nutritive value . . . Julius Caesar Invented one-way streets . . . H. G. Wells gives all his guests keys to his wine cellar. (He figures a drunk is better than a bore.) Washington Jewelers are selling platinum containers (with a padlock) pad-lock) which hold two lumps of sugar for those dining out . . . The word jeep was born this way: When they first came out, the mechanical jitterbugs jitter-bugs had the letters G. P. painted on them meaning for General Purposes. Pur-poses. (Oh, just take off my long pants and call me a Quiz Kid!) Katherlne Brush has this prescription prescrip-tion for insomnia: Imagine your mind is a blackboard and your thoughts are writings in chalk, which you erase as fast as you think of them. (An easier method is to hear soap-operas.) . . . More accidents occur in autumn than in any other season . . . Prosperous princes in India show how rich they are by wearing two neckties. (That certainly is carrying the double-feature idea to a ridiculous extreme.) Senators (but not Representatives) Representa-tives) can get haircuts gratis at the CapitoL (It shows you what influence influ-ence will do for a Senator.) . . . S. O. S. doesn't mean "Save Our Ships." It's merely a distress signal sig-nal that is used because it's a simple sim-ple combination of dots-and-dashes and can be sent over the air quickly by amateurs as well as experts. Chow mein has vitamins in it. (We always knew there was something in It!) . . . Years ago all dance routines rou-tines ended with a kiss . . . The Chinese are the best patrons of taxi-drivers taxi-drivers and give the biggest tips . . . The only public kissing legal in Italy is at railroad stations. (II Donald Duce was the only one who was able to throw himself kisses in public from a balcony.) Diet experts claim that careful eating, not exercise, is the best way to reduce . . . Gen. Billy Mitchell is also responsible for the paratroop idea . . . Paris thieves hold the record for oddities in larceny. They once stole a complete house, leaving only the foundation . . . One large American food concern employs eight cooks to originate and sample new recipes. Soldiers have discovered that Worcestershire Wor-cestershire sauce makes the best ingredient in-gredient for polishing brass buttons . . . When an aide brings MacAr-thur MacAr-thur a huge pile of mail, he says: "Leave the ones that are going to help win the war and throw the others oth-ers away" ... The custom of kissing kiss-ing the bride ofter the marriage ceremony was born in the 6th Century. Cen-tury. It was supposed to cure her of talking too much. The Arabs' Idra of a delicacy Is boiled camel. (On toast?) . . . Scientific Sci-entific experiments have proved that women are cooler than men . The funniest divorce case on record concerns the hubby who Renovated his bride because she took his false teeth and held them for two dollars ransom. , Don't ak me why, but men with beards can't ride in Moscow's subway sub-way . . . Benito got the Idea for the Fuscist salute from an old Roman painting. But the dope didn't know that old Roman citizens greeted each other by shaking hands-ond only slaves used the ralsed arm salute. It coot 13.000 to diM-over America. That's how much money Queen Isabella Isa-bella gave Columbus for the Journey . . Here's a Iwlst: During the past five population census-takings, more men than women refused to report their ages. If a bulldog's eye are two different dif-ferent colors, it means he's deaf in one ear. (If you strike up a con versation with a bulldog with as sorted orbs, remember to raise youi voire i The Bronx was onci sunt strd f.ir cimital of the U. S |