Fun Facts That Make You Say “WTH?”

Oh boy! We've complied some pips this week. One topic stood out more than others. My apologies! Let's get to them.

1. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins all had to fill out customs and immigrations forms upon their return from the moon. I wonder if they declared the moon rocks?

2. Talk about a close call! Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who plays Big Bird, was invited to fly on the Challenger as Big Bird to get more kids interested in NASA . . . but the costume couldn't fit, so he didn't go.

3. The Saint Nicholas associated with Santa Claus is the patron saint of prostitutes

4. If you want to call someone an a******, try using the word pumblechook instead.

5. On a Sunday in 1967, Sweden switched from driving on the left side of the road to the right. Guess what happened?

6. Snatiation is when you sneeze after a big meal.

7. In the middle ages, it was believed that cutting the cheese in a jar and sniffing it would prevent death. We know better, don't we!

8. A travel agency in Tokyo arranges vacations for people's stuffed animals. Without their owners.  Umm...okay...

9. In Oregon, rainwater is considered "property of the state" and someone was actually was jailed and fined for collecting some.

10. In Denmark, "fartkontrol" means speed check.