Daily Urban Legend |
Every day, I make up a new fake fact you can tell to your gullible friends. Feel free to share a legend, or just say hi. http://twitter.com/maggieserota |
A congenital defect has given tom Cruise the ability to unhinge his jaw, kind of like what snakes do when they need to swallow a large piece of prey whole. If Tom Cruise laughs too hard, he runs the risk of knocking his jaw off of its hinges.
Presidential hopeful Rick Perry suffers from a rare neurological condition that can make him appear out of control and even drunk at times.
A single thread of shredded wheat, if inhaled, can kill a person in minutes. There have been on average 27 such fatalities annually since the cereal was introduced in 1893. Among them are such luminaries as Pope Pius XI, Princess Isabella of Bavaria, and Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers.
Excessive laughter for a prolonged period of time can bring about a very rare form of autism. Scientists have nicknamed this disorder “Gilbert Gottfried Syndrome.”
Actor and lawman Steven Seagal has a heart that is 3 times larger than the average human heart and houses 6 chambers, instead of the standard 4. This is kind of ironic considering what a raging prick he is.
Diphalla is an extremely rare medical condition where a man is born with two penises. The most famous known sufferer of this condition was Charles Nelson Reilly.