Swine...

Speaking of swine, the reason that the Swine Flu epidemic was so huge and dangerous is because the virus goes deep into the lungs. Normally, it only affects a top portion of the lungs, but swine flu reaches down to the bottom, and infections and viruses there are hard to get out, which is why there have been so many deaths from it.

Pigs

I had a hard time finding one in my archive of knowledge, but I did find one. It's a bit inappropriate, but this is a blog, and you are the one reading it, so here you go:
Did you know....................................
That a pig's orgasm can last for 30 minutes?
It's true. I think any person would die if that happened.

Speaking of George Clooney...

I decided to try and relate things between the blogs... So here is something you probably didn't know about George Clooney, sexy hunk of ER and dashing daredevil of some of my favorite movies, Ocean's 11,12, and 13.
After his divorce, Clooney vowed never to remarry or have children, but Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman each bet $10,000 that he'd be a father by the age of 40. On his 40th, (May 6, 2001) the actresses admitted their defeat and each sent a check. Sweet Georgey boy returned the checks, betting double or nothing that he wouldn't have kids before turning 50. Of course, this is not including his pig, which, if I had a pig, it would be like a kid.

Charlie Chaplin

This man is the king of slapstick comedy in silent films, yet he wasn't even appreciated off screen.
Charlie Chaplin once lost a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest. He failed even to make the finals.
I wonder how George Clooney would feel if he went to a look-alike contest for himself and lost. I can't imagine anyone looking much like Clooney. For that matter, I can't imagine many people looking just like Chaplin either, but I was not around in his time, so I can't really be a fair judge of that now, can I?

The Beginning

In order to form a more perfect way for me to waste time, I have decided to keep a blog. Yes, me, the one who can't remember to write in her journal. But better me than my husband, because we have been married almost a year and he still hasn't written in his that we had our first kiss- a year and a half ago.
I am Lauren. I am a proud parent of Sam, a golden retriever who is eating us out of our apartment, and I couldn't love him more. I have always had a soft spot for animals, and another one for knowledge that I KNOW I will never be able to use in a class or career. So, I have decided that I want people to know these things in case they ever need a conversation starter, a way to avoid the inevitable - whether that be an argument or an announcement you don't want to make yet-, or something that really can help in a conversation. Some of these have actually helped me get involved in conversations, and some have created awkward silences because they are awkward facts.
Enjoy the useless journey of knowledge you are about to embark upon. The best of luck in all your factoid endeavors, and, most importantly, have fun with these.
Yours Truly,
The Fact Finder