Blue jeans were invented by Levi Strauss, the person not the company, in the 1850’s.

Thomas Edison invented the talking doll in 1888

Camels chew in a figure 8 pattern

The first street lights in America were installed in Philadelphia around 1757

More people are killed each year by coconuts than sharks

The life boat was patented in 1845.

What is the difference between a wharf and a pier you ask? A pier runs perpendicular to the shoreline, while a wharf runs parallel to the shoreline

Australia is home to the koala bear, the platypus, and the kangaroo, but not one active volcano or glacier. It is the only continent that lacks either one.

The only two syllable word with no natural vowels is rhythm

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.

As of 1988, the U.S. census bureau determined that a stunning 13% of the population believe that some portion of the earth’s moon is actually comprised of cheese.

In his will, Shakespeare left his wife his second best bed.

Did you know that you lose 25-125 hairs a day?

One new McDonald’s opens somewhere in the world every six hours.

Dartboards are made out of horsehairs

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

Deborah Winger did the voice of E.T

Betsy Ross was born with a fully formed set of teeth.

The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

Virgina Woolf wrote all her books standing

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

Two peanuts were walking in a tough neighborhood and one of them was a-salted.

The raisin wined about how he couldn’t achieve grapeness.

My wife works over-thyme in her herb garden before she decides it is time to cummin.

Some moss took a lichen to a tree.

The apple crossed the street because he wanted to get to the other cider the road.

In some conifer forests, you can’t cedar wood for the trees

The young pine sapling was admonished by his father. Apparently he’d been knotty.

Making fun of a tree is a knock on wood.

Did you hear about the guy who planted bullets? He wanted to see a lot of little shoots.

When I bought some fruit trees the nursery owner gave me some insects to help with pollination. They were free bees.

When the plums dry on your tree, it’s time to prune.

The new weed whacker was cutting-hedge technology.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

Men can read smaller print then women can; women can hear better.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades – King David
Hearts – Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds – Julius Caesar

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? A. Their birthplace.

Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter “A”?     A. One thousand

Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?     A. All invented by women.
Q. What is the only food that doesn’t spoil?   A. Honey

A hungry African lion came across two men. One was sitting under a tree and reading a book; the other was typing away on his typewriter. The lion pounced on the man reading the book and devoured him. Even the king of the jungle knows that readers digest and writers cramp.

Q.  Why did the Golden Delicious go to jail?

A.  He was a rotten apple.

Q.  Why did the potatoes get a divorce?

A.  Because they couldn’t see eye to eye.

Q: How well is your garden going to grow?

A: Only thyme will tell

Q: Why did the gardener quit?

A: His celery wasn’t high enough

What kind of socks does a gardener wear?
Garden hose.

Why do potatoes make good detectives?
Because they keep their eyes peeled.

What do you call a stolen yam?
A hot potato

What do you get if you divide the circumference
of a pumpkin by its diameter?
Pumpkin pi.

What do you call a mushroom who buys everyone drinks and is the life of the party?
A fun-gi.

Do you want to hear a gruesome story?
A farmer planted a pumpkin seed.
He watered it and cared for it very well,
and soon it grew some, and grew some ….

People are like Potatoes!

Some people never seem motivated to participate, but are content to watch others …
They are called “Speck Tators.

Some are always looking to cause problems and really get under your skin …
They are called “Aggie Tators.”

There are those who are always saying they will, but somehow, they never get around to doing
We call them “Hezzie Tators.”
Some folks spent a lot of time sitting and peering into their garden …
They are called “Medi Tators.”