"The man who cannot visualise a horse galloping on a tomato is an idiot." ~ André Breton
Sushi is traditionally eaten by hand and not with chopsticks.
"Smart people sometimes get stupid but stupid people never get smart." ~ Don Winslow
Because it was banned in the 1900s the majority of Americans do not know that blackcurrant flavoured anything is in actual fact a normality worldwide.
Baby hippos use the spines of crocodiles as chew toys. Because hippos clearly needed to be more terrifying.
There are fewer bacteria in urine than there are in tap water.
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