The (Other) End of the Internet

Welcome back!* If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for US citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?
Having looked up that reference on Snopes, I should remove this post. Instead, […]

* Rats and horses can’t vomit.
How is it that these people can say that so assuredly? Maybe that should read, “Nobody has ever SEEN a rat or a horse vomit” or better yet, “Nobody has ever bothered to REPORT seeing a rat or a horse vomit”. I know I could think of more noteworthy things […]

* Between 1937 and 1945 Heinz produced a version of Alphabetti Spaghetti especially for the German market that consisted solely of little pasta swastikas.
I can’t help but wonder how many American’s knew that at the time. Of course, it does dawn on me that the name Heinz is very German in origin, so maybe this […]

* It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
I don’t remember where this tidbit come to us from, but after thinking it over, I believe they should specify “four-legged” pigs. I’ve seen plenty of the two-legged ones who were perfectly capable of looking anywhere they chose. Granted, the sky wasn’t their […]

* A shrimp’s heart is in their head.
Yeah, I know. I’ve skipped a daily trivia post her and there lately. It has to do with the whole, “I’ve got to drive this kid to college and then get this one to and from high school” thing combined with the whole, “the wife needs me to […]