101 Funny Facts is a humours parody book — a lot of the facts are 100% genuine but some other “facts” are for comedic effect.
But either way they will make you smile and laugh in equal measure.
Facts like:
FACT: Will Smith, Nicolas Cage, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, and Leonardo DiCaprio were all offered the part of Neo in The Matrix before Keanu Reeves took the role.
COMMENT: The next option after Keanu was a lump of 2 by 4!
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FACT: Dogs experience a chemical explosion in their brain when they see a human holding a treat for them.
COMMENT: Men have a similar thing with beer.
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FACT: On Xmas Day 1937, during a football match between Charlton Athletic and Chelsea, the Charlton goalkeeper, having seen no action for some time, was approached by a policeman and told that due to thick fog, the game had been called off 15 mins earlier. He hadn't heard the whistle.
COMMENT: Would be no good at a Spot The Ball competition!
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FACT: It said that Louis the 11th of France once challenged an Abbott to construct a piano instrument where pressing a key would cause a pig to be poked which would then squeal at the right pitch!
COMMENT: I think he might be telling 'porkies' though!!
