False Facts 20

Ted Williams' last words: "I was kidding about being frozen".

Gary Busey has won more Academy Awards than any other actor.

Other than man, the elk is the only animal that celebrates birthdays.

A cucumber is 96% water and 4% cucumber.

32% of airline pilots have a child named "Roger".

Liberace was a notorious womanizer.

If you take the sugar and flavoring out of Cool Whip, the result is molecularly very close to the plastic used in ping pong balls.

Contrary to popular belief, if you drive backwards, the odometer does not go backwards. It actually makes the odometer less accurate - up to 10% for each six miles driven backwards.

The brand name "Jelly Belly" was created in 1982 after Nancy Reagan made a much-publicized quip about her husband's 20-pound weight gain, mostly due to his penchant for jelly beans.

BMW is developing a side-view mirror in which objects may be farther away than they appear.

Double-yolk eggs, while larger than normal hen's eggs, actually have less nutritional value per ounce, but take about half as long to cook.

Pond's cold cream has an ingredient which is comprised of material which is found in pond scum.

The first item ever patented at the United States Patent Office was the patent application form.

Yellow Hi-liter is an excellent source of Vitamin C.

According to a recently found artifact, it appears that Mary and Joseph's second choice for a name was Larry. (thanks to Eric Snyder)

The average vending machine candy bar is four-and-a-half years old.

Oscar Mayer's wife divorced him because he always came home smelling like bologna.

"Wheel of Fortune" has been rerunning the same 12 episodes since 2008.

Three out of ten doctors admit to licking the tongue depressors before using them.