Local wisdom, will vary by region.

* Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.
* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
* Don't worry about bitin' off more'n you can chew; your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.
* Always drink upstream from the herd.
* Generally, you ain't learnin' nothing when your mouth's a-jawin'.
* Tellin' a man to git lost and makin' him do it are two entirely different propositions.
* If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there with ya.
* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
* When you give a personal lesson in meanness to a critter or to a person, don't be surprised if they learn their lesson.
* When you're throwin' your weight around, be ready to have it thrown around by somebody else.
* Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back.
* Always take a good look at what you're about to eat. It's not so important to know what it is, but it's sure crucial to know what it was.
* The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back into your pocket.
* You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is 'til they get thumped.(Character shows up best when tested.)
* Never miss a good chance to shut up.

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261. "Lassie" was played by a group of male dogs; the main one was named Pal.

262. In 1863, Paul Hubert of Bordeaux, France, was sentenced to life in jail for murder. After 21 years, it was discovered that he was convicted of murdering himself.

263. Nepal is the only country that doesn't have a rectangular flag. Switzerland is the only country with a square flag.

264. Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer are the only angels named in the Bible.

265. Tiger Woods' real first name is Eldrick. His father gave him the nickname "Tiger" in honor of a South Vietnamese soldier his father had fought alongside with during the Vietnam War.

266. Johnny Appleseed planted apples so that people could use apple cider to make alcohol.

267. Abraham Lincoln's ghost is said to haunt the White House.

268. God is not mentioned once in the book of Esther.

269. The odds of being born male are about 51.2%, according to census.

270. Scotland has more redheads than any other part of the world.

271. There is an average of 61,000 people airborne over the US at any given moment.

272. Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane in case there is a crash.

273. The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad. The most common name (of any type) in the world is Mohammed.

274. The surface of the Earth is about 60% water and 10% ice.

275. For every 230 cars that are made, 1 will be stolen.

276. Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. President to be born in a hospital.

277. Lightning strikes the earth about 8 million times a day.

278. Around 2,000 left-handed people die annually due to improper use of equipment designed only for right handed people.

279. The "if" and "then" parts of conditional ("if P then Q") statement are called the protasis (P) and apodosis (Q).

280. Humans use a total of 72 different muscles in speech.

I seem to have misplaced my sphygmomanometer!

241. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

242. "The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English.

243. There are 336 dimples on a regulation US golf ball. In the UK its 330.

244. The Toltecs (a 7th century tribe) used wooden swords so they wouldn't kill their enemies.

245. "Duff" is the decaying organic matter found on a forest floor.

246. The US has more personal computers than the next 7 countries combined.

247. There have been over 600 lawsuits against Alexander Grahm Bell over rights to the patent of the telephone, the most valuable patent in U.S. history.

248. Kuwait is about 60% male (highest in the world). Latvia is about 54% female (highest in the world).

249. The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.

250. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.

 
251. At the height of its power in 400 BC, the Greek city of Sparta had 25,000 citizens and 500,000 slaves.

252. Julius Caesar's autograph is worth about $2,000,000.

253. The tool doctors wrap around a patient's arm to measure blood pressure is called a sphygmomanometer.

254. People say "bless you" when you sneeze because your heart stops for a millisecond.

255. US gold coins used to say "In Gold We Trust".

256. In "Silence of the Lambs", Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins) never blinks.

257. A shrimp's heart is in its head.

258. In the 17th century, the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places. Today, to 1.2411 trillion.

259. The bestselling books of all time are The Bible (6billion+), Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung (900million+), and The Lord of the Rings (100million+)

260. Pearls melt in vinegar.

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