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Here is an eclectic selection of useless but interesting facts, focusing on nothing in particular and everything in general. Amaze your friends and family with your newfound knowledge of subjects which are unlikely to be of much use to anyone.

ANIMALS

For reasons unknown a duck's quack does not echo.

The skin on tigers is striped as well as the fur.

The first bomb dropped on Berlin in the Second World War killed an elephant in the

city's zoo.

America tied to train bats to carry and drop bombs during the Second World War.

MISCELLANEOUS

Bugs Bunny was originally known as Happy Rabbit.

The largest wooden church in the world is in Kermiski, Finland.

Gondolas in Venice are required to be painted black.

Scissors were invented by Leonardo Da Vinci.

The only country without a rectangular flag is Nepal.

The Bronx in New York is named after an explorer called Henry Bronk.

MUSIC

The Aerosmith song, Dude (Look Like A Lady)', was written about Motley Crue singer
Vince Neil.

Les Harvey, the guitarist with Scottish band Stone The crows was electrocuted and
killed by a microphone live on stage in 1972.

Led Zeppelin changed their name from Lead Zeppelin because they thought fans would
pronounce it wrongly.

PEOPLE

Theodore Roosevelt's passion for boxing led to him having a boxing ring built in the
White House.

Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but declined.

Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon was made with his left foot.

Former British wrestler Big Daddy's real name was Shirley Crabtree.

Al Capone carried business cards which claimed he was a furniture dealer.

Oliver Cromwell was not hanged and decapitated until two years after his death.

Sir Sean Connery was a contestant in the 1952 Mr Universe competition.

Walt Disney's teeth were wooden.

Bill Clinton was the first left-handed president to serve two terms in office.

President Andrew Jackson believed the world to be flat.

Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime.

PUBS

The Hatchet Inn, Bristol, England, has an ancient front door covered in layers of
human skin.

The Little Dry Dock, Windmill End, England, has a full-size narrow boat inside it
which has been turned into a bar.

The Signal Box on the Coast Light Railway in England is the smallest pub in the
world, measuring 8 feet x 8 feet.

The White Hart, Ashby De La Zouch, England, was notorious highwayman Dick Turpin's
favorite pub.

The Caveman Bar-Bq and Steak House, Richland, Missouri, USA, is a real cave. Access
can be gained either by

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