Nokia, on dicovering that in a lifetime, the average person will spend 2 weeks reprogramming swear words into their new mobile phones, has released a list of alternatives to commonly used swear words that are contined in their English dictionary. F* me : Heavens to Betsy C* : Cad Sh** : Poor show W*er: Nincompoop et al

The state of Idaho was America's first national litter box.

The phrase "ship-shape" is punishable by death in some far eastern countries.

Gone With the Wind was originally intended to be 13 hours long. Most film aficionados believe the extra footage was lost in a studio fire and mostly pornographic in nature.

due to equal opportuinties laws all goverment buildings and significat security centres must be fitted with wheelchair access ramps. this does however leave them susceptible to attacks by ed 209, darlicks and rouge short circuit robots

When Steven Tyler was 2 he was given a microphone stand for Christmas. He was so excited he immediatly wrote the vocals for all the Aerosmith songs ever released. When Joe Parry was 3 he was given an electric guitar for Christmas. He was so excited he immediately wrote all the lead guitar solos in every Aerosmith song ever released, and Harry Potter. When Steven and Joe met many years later in college, the merging of Steven's vocals and Joe's guitar licks made rock'n'roll history. The sludgy byproduct of the merging process resulted in U2.