Now that THAT's in your head...

I love trivia.  When “Trivial Pursuit” was popular, we would have friends over and play tournaments.  Now, it’s just fun to fill my brain with generally useless bits of information and dredge it up when an opportunity arises.  Like these:

·         Coca-Cola was originally green

·         In 1980 the yellow pages listed a funeral Home under “frozen foods”

·         In ancient China doctors would only receive fees if the patient stayed in good health.  Sometimes if the patient’s health became too bad, the doctor had to pay them. (Now THAT’s my kind of health care!)

·         A U.S. backed government study found that pigs can become alcoholics. (They spent MONEY on this!)

·         The average iceberg weighs 20,000,000 tons. Now what kind of scale…. Oh, I know – the guy who determined that must have got on, weighed himself, picked up the iceberg and then subtracted his own weight…..

·          It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world. Oh, COME ON! How do THEY know?!?

How ‘bout those dumb warning labels on everyday products that just defy common sense: 

·         On a Liquid Plummer bottle:  Warning: Do not reuse the bottle to store beverages

·         On a Scripto “Aim ‘n Flame” butane lighter: Do not use near fire, flame or sparks

·         On a lava lamp: do not ingest

·         On a Batman costume: Warning: Cape does not enable user to fly

·         On a box of tampons: Final step: pull up underwear (NOW you tell me.)

·         On a Frito’s bag: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary.  

            Details inside.

·         On American Airlines Peanuts: Instructions; open packet.  Eat nuts.

·         On Heinz Ketchup: Instructions: Put on food.

·         On a Wal-Mart fish tank: Additional purchase ideas: aquatic plant life, rocks, fish.

·         On a box of hair coloring: Do not use as an ice-cream topping.

·         On Dial soap: Directions: Use like regular soap

·         On Demazin Infant Drops: this formula may cause drowsiness.  If affected, do not operate heavy machinery or drive a vehicle.  INFANT drops.  INFANT.

·         Boot’s Childrens Cough Medicine: Do not drive a car or run machinery.  (No hot wheels.)

·         Nytol Sleep Aid: Warning: May cause drowsiness 

·         On a Korean kitchen knife: Keep out of children

·         On the package of a stadium football: Caution: Do not swallow contents

·         On a machete: Caution: this tool will cut.

·         In Clemson, South Carolina, there is a sign that reads, “Caution: water on road during rain”

·         On a 500-piece puzzle: Some assembly required