YES OR B.S.

  • Honeybees navigate by using the sun as a compass. (Yes)
  • Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always the same sex. (Yes)
  • One year, Elvis Presley paid 91% of his annual income to the IRS? (Yes)
  • Donald Trump's bankers put him on a $1 million per month allowance in 1990. (B.S., they actually limited the Donald to $375,000 a month)
  • The average raindrop falls at 15mph. (B.S., it's about 7mph)
  • France is the only country with a national dog. (B.S., it's Holland)
  • Most elephant's weigh less than the tongue of the blue whale. (Yes)
  • 25% of the bones in your body are located in your chest. (B.S., they in your feet)
  • Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village." (Yes)
  • You are more likely to be a target for mosquitoes to bite after eating bananas. (Yes)
  • Four inches of snow equals one inch of rain. (B.S., ten inches of snow equals one inch of rain)
  • Coca Cola is the most popular beverage in the world. (B.S., it's coffee with over 400 billion cups being consumed each year)
  • In poker, a Dead Man's Hand is two pairs of aces and eights. (Yes, it's what Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was killed while playing poker)
  • Europe is the only continent without a desert. (Yes)
  • The ZIP code for Newton Falls, Ohio, is the only ZIP code using only one digit. (Yes, it's 44444)
  • The most watched film in history is "Gone With the Wind." (B.S., it's "The Wizard of Oz." So far, over a billion have seen it.)
  • When it started, U.S. Mail service was free! (Yes, they started charging in 1863.)

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