cure for boredom : random strange facts.

- In the theme song from "The Flintstones" the line after "Let's ride with the family down the street" is "Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet."

-Chewing gum while cutting onions will prevent crying

-In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes when you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase, "Goodnight, sleep tight."

-WHO IS THE MOST MARRIED PERSON IN HISTORY?

Mongkut of Siam - the king in The King and I - had 9,000 wives and concubines. Solomon, by contrast, had only 700.

ANYWAYS... gonna go read Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya sisterhood :P