I thought it would be fun for everyone to post some odd or little known facts in this thread

The 1904 Olympic marathon was run on 26 miles of dusty hilly terrain with no points to get water on. The track was also open to traffic, so runners had to dodge cars throughout the race. The 1st place winner crossed the line, hallucinating after drinking raw eggs and rat poison (thought to be performance enhancing at the time), and being carried by his two trainers.

Four of the five designers of the original Macintosh computer were southpaw'd.

Crows in Japan learned how to use vending machines after observing humans.

Bullfrogs do not sleep.

In the state of Idaho its illegal to fish from the back of a giraffe or camel

In the state of Illinois, it is illegal to kiss a reptile

According to British law, any unclaimed swan swimming in the open waters of England and Wales belongs to the Queen. The law originated in medieval times when swans were a delicacy for the wealthy, but it still stands today.

This one is pretty easy to find although I didn't know about it until this year: The cookie/snack brand Nabisco actually stands for its full name, the National Biscuit Company :D

When the puritans first came to America, the first thing they built was a church. The second, a bar.

The original version of Hawkins' Entropy of a Black Hole formula did not include pi on the numerator, and 4 as the numerical constant on the denominator. It can be seen on page 63 of The Universe in a Nutshell.

Human skin is very similar to pig skin. As a result, humans taste very similar to pork (or so I've been told).

In the early days of automobiles, 1/3 of cars were in fact full electric.

Napoleon May have lost the battle of Waterloo because he could not give his troops direct command as his hemorrhoids were acting up that day.

The has a real life counterpart, touted as "realistic" is true. The size of the toy is true to real bats.

The feeling of getting lost inside a mall is known as the Gruen transfer.

There is garbage on the Moon, Mars, and Titan.

When a domesticated pig escapes into the wild, they will turn into a boar in mere months, growing tusks and long fur.

There is no such thing as a left handed sickle.

Fruit stickers are edible, though the same with any fruit, washing prior to eating is recommended. The glue used for them is regulated by the FDA.