MurphyTown Facts Haiku Irish Jokes Laws Legends News Photos Poems Proverbs Quotes Yin Facts Index Top Ten Newest Search Post Prev Fact Fact 8 of 4622 Next Fact The electric chair was invented by a dentist. Random Fact U.S. DECLARES INDEPENDENCE: July 4, 1776 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which procl... The saying "it's so cold out there it could freeze the balls off a brass monkey" came from when they had old cannons like ones used in the Civil War. ... American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class. What do you think of this Fact? Vote Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down. Reputation: 2 / Feedback: 0  Site Content compiled in Asheville, NC / Web Hosting by Gigfoot