The Cadre

January 13, 1998

FLUSH FACTS

Bizarre written works and facts from the annals of a unique Planet

Peter the Great had the head of his wife’s lover cut off and put into a jar of preserving alcohol, which he then ordered to be placed by her bed

Ancient drinkers warded off the devil by clinking their cups (cheers). Michael Tolotas, who died at the age of 80, never ever saw a woman. It is illegal to become a prostitute in Siena, Italy if your name is Mary.

Hindu men believe(d) it to be unlucky to marry a third time, but they could avoid misfortune by marrying atree. The tree (his third wife) was then burnt, freeing him to marry again

The greatest number of drug seizures by dogs is 969 in 1988 (in one year!). The team of “Rocky and Borca” patrolled the Texas and Mexico border, alias “Cocaine alley.” They were so good that Mexican drug lords put a bounty of $30,000 on their heads.

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down -- hence the expression “to get fired”

Going Rate: Various companies offer to freeze your body after your death for potential revival later. Current prices: Whole body-$1500/yr Head only-$250/yr Brain only-$200/yr Perpetual storage-$ 120,000

The ratio of The Lost World to Jurassic Park in the amount of screen time devoted to dinosaurs eating people: 7:1

Flush Trivia Sponsored by Moose head Rules: 1-Form team | to 5 people 2-Answer questions in blanks 3-Create a team name and use it throughout semester 4-Points will be cumulative throughout semester and Moose head prizes will be given to the winning teams 5-Drop off answer sheets at the Student Union office or the Cadre office 6-Must have a receipt of a Moosehead product stapled to the answer sheet in order to be eligible for the prizes

1-In the movie Young Guns, what was he name of their posse?

2-What does a Spermologist collect?

3-What occupation's motto is “In God we trust, everything else we check?”

4-What is Dorothy’s last name in the Wizard of Oz?

5-What city hosted a summit to mark the 50th anniversary of the first LSD “trip”?

6-True or False! Can low quality lip stick cause penis cancer?

7-What was Paul Revere’s occupation?

8-What is John Chretien’s favourite burger joint?

9-What Billy Joel album sold over nine million copies, stayed in the Top 40 charts for 70 weeks, but never hit number one?

10-What did NHL goaltender Patrick Roy say was “the scariest thing in the world” to lose?

1 1-Who’s been pictured on more People magazine covers than any other male?

12-The average number of dimples on a golf ball? (Tie breaker)

Please send in any information, facts, stories or folklore you feel is fit to be in flush facts to dconroy@upei.ca or mssmith@upei.ca

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