Fun Facts: Shocking Part 4

Evel Knievel, the pioneer of motorcycle long jumping exhibitions, suffered 433 fractured bones and holds the world record for the most bones broken in a lifetime.

According to the World Health Organization, the number of people with diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 830 million in 2023. It is expected to rise to 853 million by 2050.

In 2012, more than thirty percent of all deaths in Russia were attributed to alcohol.

The Indianapolis 500 has claimed more than sixty lives, at least one of them being an innocent bystander. In 1931, a wreck by Billy Arnold sent a stray tire flying out of the race track  and across a street where it struck and killed an eleven-year-old, Wilbur Brink, while he was playing in his front yard.

The Charbonnet Labatt funeral home became famous in 2014 for displaying the bodies of the deceased in upright poses.

Daily Wisecracks & Wisdom

Progress, not perfection…because even crooked pancakes still taste amazing.
Unknown

THE SPHINX—FIND THE TRUTH

The Truth Or Consequences Editor:   What’s going on, LL ?

The Moderator Cat:   It’s a take off of an old TV show.   I want to spice up the articles.

New Mexico even changed the name of a town.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences,_New_Mexico

Who is telling the truth about the emergency evacuation slide/chute ?    The winner gets to run Chicago until they run out of ammunition.

https://redstate.com/kyle-becker/2026/09/09/new-air-force-1-deploys-emergency-slide-before-trumps-dallas-visit-reporters-rush-to-check-on-him-n2206724

A repeat.

https://theonion.com/last-ever-global-warming-report-released-for-posterity/

Macon–the home of Little Richard.

https://www.macon.com/news/local/

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What ethics or justice the 11 believe ?

https://babylonbee.com/news/the-babylon-bee-interviews-the-lindsay-clancy-jury

https://www.breitbart.com/

Bible Verse


Elephants Are COOL

Good Ones

 

Flashbacks…Part One

Fun Facts: Shocking Part 3

In Hardangervidda National Park in Norway, 323 reindeer were killed by a single lightning strike. They were huddled together because of a heavy storm and were killed because of the ground current that stopped all of their hearts.

In 1986, Bangladesh was hit by hailstones weighing in at over 2.2 pounds each and killing ninety-two people.

A man with a Liverpool Football Club tattoo of the club motto “You’ll never walk alone” had his lower leg amputated after a combat injury in Afghanistan. Unbelievably, the surgeon unknowingly cut his tattoo so it now reads “You’ll never walk.” However, the man now has a prosthetic leg and competes in marathons.

According to the World Health Organization, up to five million people worldwide are bitten by snakes every year. The majority of these occur in Africa and Southeast Asia.

Daily Wisecracks & Wisdom

Don’t worry about wrinkles; they’re just a map of your life’s adventures.
Anonymous

THE SPHINX—FUNNY POLITICAL THINGS

The Humor Editor:    Did you find some humor, LL ?

The Looking For Humor In All The  Wrong Places Cat:   I sure did, AI selected the first ones.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=funny+political+situations

https://www.kqed.org/news/11739903/politicians-boats-bad-behavior-sailing-into-trouble-with-americas-scandal-navy

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=movie+star+who+wanted+2+fives+for+a+ten+in+the+bathroom

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=denator+stennis+commenting+on+ted+kennedy+and+sex+on+boat

Over 40 TRILLION in debt.

https://theonion.com/democracy-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy/

https://www.navytimes.com/

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Their justice.

https://babylonbee.com/news/juror-accused-of-getting-hung-up-on-fact-that-defendant-committed-crime

https://pjmedia.com/