Um. Weird. 81:365

In 1977 when marvel comics issued the first KISS (you know, the band) comic book. The red ink used to print the comic was mixed with each of the band member's blood. Seriously. I'm not lying. Check it out on snopes....

http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/kissblood.asp

Bond. James Bond. 80:365

One of the hot women used in the Bond movie For Your Eyes Only, was transsexual. As soon as the movie came out and a UK tabloid (New of the World) "outed her" her modeling and acting career was disrupted.

Bachelor. 79:365

The only president to remain a bachelor throughout his term was James Buchanan (republican, elected 1856). He used his niece as a white house hostess.

can someone catch that giraffe?? 78:365

Momma giraffes give birth standing up, so the baby (calf) is dropped nearly six feet to the ground onto their head. Welcome to the world little one! On average, the calf is already 6 feet tall when born and weighs 110-120 pounds. Um, ouch!! I guess I'd drop my kid on its head too!

History of underarm hair removal. 77:365

In the West, underarm hair removal didn't become popular until after the safety razor was invented at the beginning of the 20th century. Around 1915, US magazines started sporting advertisements with women in summer dresses without underarm hair. Underarm shaving became quickly adopted in the United States and Canada...and did not become widespread in Europe until well after WWII.

Many cultures do not find it aesthetically necessary...and I should probably belong to one of those. ;-)

bold face liar or bald face liar? 76:365

So, my friends were having a conversation about which is correct...calling someone a bold face liar or a bald face liar. So...I decided to look into it.

Taken from Merriam-Webster Online

The truth is this: both are used, and so is barefaced. Bald-faced is the newest term; its first known print appearance dates back only 62 years, to 1943. Bold-faced is some four centuries older than that, dating to 1591. Although you might guess bald-faced developed out of a mishearing of bold-faced, the meanings of the two adjectives are not synonymous. Bold-faced means "bold in manner or conduct; impudent"; bald-faced has the same meaning as barefaced: "open; unconcealed"; and "having or showing a lack of scruples."

Barefaced is one year older than bold-faced; its first print appearance dates to 1590. But the original meaning of barefaced was literal: it meant "having the face uncovered," either "beardless" or "wearing no mask." Not surprisingly, folks using the word barefaced were open to shifting the adjective into the metaphoric realm: barefaced soon came to describe something "unconcealed or open"; and then something "showing or having a lack of scruples."

Interesting. So I guess what we learned here....is to say it however you want to. Mkay?

dimple. 75:365

The attachment of human muscles to skin is what causes dimples.

Happy Pi Day!! 74:365

Did you know that if you are in a mathematical pinch (yeah...like that is going to happen)...you can approximate pi with the fraction 22/7. Thus giving us another pi day on July 22.

Because, who doesn't need another excuse to eat pie to celebrate?

luthier 73:365

Originally uploaded by sungazing

A luthier is someone who makes or repairs stringed instruments.

Spam. 72:365

Weirdie Mana
Originally uploaded by KnowWonNose

SPAM Jam (formerly known as Cedar River days) is a yearly festival of the popular meat product Spam. It is held in Austin, Minnesota, where Hormel food company produces the meat.

The festival spans from July 1 to July 7 and includes fireworks, parades, games, a carnival, and of course, the mysterious meat itself. Each year, those who enter the city during the festivities are likely to see copious amounts of blue and yellow (the colors of the packaging), and myriad dancing men and women in large SPAM can costumes.

Spam Jam is also celebrated annually in Hawaii during the last week of April.

All this taken directly from the spam jam wiki page.

George Washington 71:365

George Washington
Originally uploaded by Skyco

George Washington had a dog named Drunkard.

Charity. 70:365

The average American gives about 3.1% of their income (before taxes) to charity. The people that give the most actually make the least. Households earning under $10,000 a year -- far below the poverty line -- gave 5.2% of their income to charity. That's a larger percentage of their money than any other income group.

statistics from http://www.justgive.org/

How to survive a volcano 69:365

bits and pieces. 68:365

The average car contains 15,000 parts.

hexapus? 67:365

English marine experts have found an octopus with six tentacles. Turns out, it was a birth defect....but has proven that an octopus can indeed have less than 8 tentacles and still be a real octopus.

Here is the link to the story if you are interested in reading up on it.