Fascinating Facts and Trivia

There is enough iron in the human body to make a metal nail three inches long.

Movie popcorn costs more per ounce than filet mignon.

At the wife carrying World Championships in Finland, first prize is the wife’s weight in beer.

German chocolate cake is named after a guy named Sam German, not the country.

Chainsaws, the horror-movie murder weapon of choice, were invented for aid in childbirth

We all know the Felix Mendelsohn tune at Christmas 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' BUT Felix didn't write it for Christmas-it was written to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the Gutenberg Press. It was only later(against his wishes) that religious lyrics were added to what we now sing at Christmas time-the culprit was George Wesley.

In the 19th century, experts warned women about a disease called bicycle face, which meant getting stuck with the awkward faces they made while biking.

In Queensland, Australia, it's illegal to own a pet rabbit unless you're a magician.

Cornflakes were invented to prevent masturbation.

Today is the 175th anniversary of A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens. An original of the book(first edition) would cost you today the princely sum of £30,000. There have been 73 film and tv adaptations of the book.

Yes very true William K Kellogg and John Kellogg ran a sanitarium. I can't remember which one it was but one brother stole the idea from the other and marketed the product as Kellogg's CornFlakes,