By the time a child finishes elementary school she will have witnessed 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence on television.

It doesn’t seem much when you see kids watching violent shows, but seeing the numbers is a surprise. Unless the people doing the survey included cartoon violence.

The ship, the Queen Elizabeth 2, should always be written as QE2. QEII is the actual queen.

Heaven forbid someone mistook one for the other. 

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The total combined weight of the world’s ant population is heavier than the weight of the human population.

Makes you wonder why they’re not said to be the creatures that will eventually take over the world.

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Napoleon made his battle plans in a sandbox.

Let me guess: he declared war against those who kicked sand in his face or stole his favorite toys.

The reason why Julius Caesar wore the laurel wreath? It wasn’t to show his wisdom or his position. Apparently, he was so self-conscious about his receding hairline that he started wearing the laurel wreath to try to hide it.

There goes the laurel leaf trophies.