Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Alfred Hitchcock never drove a car because he feared getting traffic tickets.

Benjamin Franklin became a vegetarian, but ate fish. He concluded fish were okay to eat, as they eat each other.

Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson had an accordion band, a ukelele band, and a tambourine band.

What did Neil Armstrong say during his lunar mission? Legend says his childhood neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Gorsky were once arguing, and Mrs. Gorsky said, "You'll get oral sex when the kid next door walks on the moon." Supposedly, Armstrong said "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky."

Ever find beer or wine sour? Blame it on a member of the genus of bacteria known as Acetobater.

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