Charlie Chaplin was absolutely hilarious, and is proof that the general sense of humour in his day is much more advanced than that of today's folk

In Star Wars, when Obi-wan tells Luke about "The Force" he is actually referring to the M6 motorway around Birmingham.

Hiccups are caused by swallowing a small amount of cosmic radiation. Simply present in the atmosphere this cosmic radiation results in small mutations within the bacteria in the gut, giving them super-powers (not unlike the Fantastic Four). Some use these powers for good, some for evil. The battles between the good and evil super-bacteria result in minor shock waves released as hiccups.

It is more sanitary to lick a dogs bottom directly than to let the dog lick you on the mouth.

The word haberdashery has its origins in no known language.

Most of the Armnenian nobility can trace their ancestry back to their fathers.