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1Indonesia consists only of islands - 13,667 total
2During World War II, the very first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo
3People who ride on roller coasters have a higher chance of having a blood clot in the brain
4The tallest freestanding sculpture in the world is Chief Crazy Horse in South Dakota, USA
5Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning
6898 tornadoes were recorded to have occurred in the United States in the year 2000.
7The word Popcorn is derived from the middle English word "poppe," which means "explosive sound"
8The food that is digested in your stomach is called "chyme."
9Alcohol beverages have all 13 minerals necessary for human life
10The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses everyletter in the alphabet. (Developed by Western Union to Test telex/twxcommunications)
11The word housekeeping was invented by Shakespeare
12The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sportsgames (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after theMajorLeague All-Star Game.
13In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured
14Lack of sleep can affect your immune system and reduce your ability to fight infections
15All dogs are the descendant of the wolf. These wolves lived in eastern Asia about 15,000 years ago
16It is not possible to tickle yourself. The cerebellum, a part of the brain, warns the rest of the brain that you are about to tickle yourself. Since your brain knows this, it ignores the resulting sensation
17Parma ham is only Parma ham if it is made in the Parma region of Italy. The British chain supermarket Asda, made and packaged its own "Parma ham" and was successfully sued by the real Parma ham people (Parma Ham Trade Association)
18With winds of 50 miles per hour, The Statue of Liberty sways three inches and the torch sways five inches
19A famous bullfighter, Lagarijo, killed 4,867 bulls in the 19th century.
20Police detectives have used snapping turtles to help them locate dead bodies
21In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10
22The national sport of Japan is sumo wrestling
23The early occurrence of a fetus yawning is at eleven weeks after conception
24In a month, a fingernail grows an eighth of an inch
25Edward VIII did not officially become the King of England as he abdicated the throne to marry an American divorcee
26The book "Little Red Riding Hood" was banned in 1990 by two school districts in California. They did this because in the book there was a picture of a basket that had a bottle of wine in it
27The reason why golf balls have dimples on them is because it helps in the ball to move a farther distance by reducing drag
28Americans consume the most peanut butter in the world
29Celtic warriors sometimes fought their battles naked, their bodies dyed blue from head to toe
30To make butter more attractive in colour, carrot juice was used by people in the Middle Ages
31Early hockey games allowed as many as 30 players a side on the ice
32Most fleas do not live past a year old
33It takes seven to ten days to make a jelly belly jellybean
34Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them
35Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable
36The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the males head off
37There is enough concrete in the Hoover Dam to pave a two lane highway from San Francisco to New York
38Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza every day
39Every 238 years, the orbits of Neptune and Pluto change making Neptune at times the farthest planet from the sun
40There is a certain species of kangaroo that is only 2.5 centimetres long when it is born
41In a lifetime, the average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hours purring
42The real name of Toto the dog in "The Wizard Of Oz" was Terry
43Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin
44It takes 12 honeybees to make one teaspoon of honey
45Thomas Watson, who was the chairman of IBM in 1943 predicted that their would probably only be a world market for five computers.
46The largest hamburger cooked in the world weighed in at 6,040 pounds
47The first lighthouse was in Alexandria in 290 B.C
48Heinz first started making ketchup in 1876 and the recipe has remained the same ever since
49The largest wedding chapel in Las Vegas is the Viva Las Vegas Chapel, which can seat 100 people
50The most popular name for a pet in the United States is Max
51Spiral staircases in medieval castles are running clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the intruding army would climb the stairs they would not be able to use their right hand which was holding the sword because of the difficulties of climbing the stairs. Left-handed knights would have had no troubles, except left-handed people could never become knights because it was assumed that they were descendants of the devil
52The largest shopping mall in the world is the West Edmonton Mall located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
53The CN Tower located in Toronto, Ontario Canada took a total construction time of 40 months to complete at an original cost of $63 million
54The 20th president of the United States, James Garfield, was able to write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other at the same time
55The country of Andorra has a zero percent unemployment rate
56In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are automobiles
57A woman has approximately 4.5 litres of blood in her body, while men have 5.6 litres
58In India, pickled ginger, minced mutton and a cottage cheese like substance are popular pizza toppings
59Oral-B were the first toothbrushes to go to the moon when they were aboard the Apollo 11 mission
60A maple tree is usually tapped when the tree is at least 45 years old and has a diameter of 12 inches
61In 1998, a law passed in the U.S. state of Virginia allows drivers to keep their road kill, as long as they report it within 12 hours.  updated
62A language becomes extinct in this world every two weeks
63An acre of trees can remove about 13 tons of dust and gases every year from the surrounding environment
64The decomposition point of Olive Oil is 220 degrees Celsius
65Ten radishes only contain eight calories
66Annually a thousand people are killed by scorpions in Mexico
67Every year, 100 million sharks are killed by people
68Tug of war was an Olympic event from 1900-1920
69Of all the countries, Brazil has the most plant species, with over 56,000
70One female mouse can produce up to 100 babies a year
71Impotence is grounds for divorce in 26 U.S. states
72Women who are romance novel readers are reported to make love 74% more often with their partners than women who do not read romance novels.
73The average lifespan of a human taste bud is ten days
74The monogram "RR" for Rolls-Royce has never been altered, except for when Sir Henry Royce passed away in 1933. Then it was changed from red to black.
75People with darker skin will not wrinkle as fast as people with lighter skin
76Fido means faithful in Latin
77Pebbles cereal was actually named after the shape of the cereal and not the Pebbles Flintstone character
78A group of kangaroos is called a mob
79Cat's urine glows under a blacklight.
80Every three seconds, a new baby is born
81More than 260,000 people have been killed by volcanic activity since 1700 AD.
82The only predator that polar bears have are humans
83Many insects can carry 50 times their own body weight
84The last land battle of the U.S. Civil War was fought in Texas
85Annually 7 million tons of textiles and clothing is thrown out. Out of this, only 12% is used again or recycled
86A scorpion can have up to 12 eyes
87A snake charmer in Bangladesh once found 3,500 poisonous cobras and their eggs hidden underneath the floors of two suburban homes
88The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war
89There are approximately fifty Bibles sold each minute across the world
90The pectin that is found in apples aids in lowering cholesterol levels
91Post-It Notes, which are adhesive notes, were invented while looking for a way to improve the acrylate adhesive found in tapes
92Crayola Crayons currently has over 120 different crayon colours
93Odontophobia is the fear of teeth
94The width of a tornado can range from less than ten yards to more than a mile.
95In Johannesburg, the average car will be involved in an accident once every four years.
96The youngest actress to be nominated as best actress is Keisha Castle-Hughes who was nominated at just 13 years old
97The Taj Mahal was actually built for use as a tomb
98According to studies, an average roll of toilet paper lasts about five days in the bathroom
99Almonds are members of the peach family
100The oldest known disease in the world is leprosy
101A fall of 30 feet can be survived my most cats
102The largest member of the dolphin family are orcas
103In 1477, the first diamond engagement ring was given to Mary of Burgundy by Archduke Maximillian of Austria
104The hormone replacement drug "Premarin" is made from the urine of pregnant horses
105TWIX Caramel Cookie Bars were first introduced in 1979
106Nintendo was first establish in 1889 and they started out making special playing cards
107People over the age of fifty will start to lose their dislike for foods that taste bitter
108In Kentucky, 50 percent of the people who get married for the first time are teenagers
109Elephants have been known to learn up to 60 commands
110On average 1,668 gallons of water are used by each person in the United States daily
111Copper is the second most used metal in the world.
112Milton Bradley originally wanted to name the game Twister, Pretzel; but he could not since the name was copyrighted
113According to studies, men prefer to have white bedrooms and women prefer to have blue bedrooms
114If someone was to fly once around the surface of the moon, it would be equal to a round trip from New York to London
115St. Patrick never really drove out any snakes from Ireland. This story was an analogy of how he drove paganism out of Ireland
116Fat is important for the development of children and normal growth
117The most common seasonings found in American homes are chili powder, cinnamon, and seasoned salts
118People who have eaten beetles say that it tastes like apples
119Montreal was named after a local mountain "Mont Royal."
120Millie the White House dog earned more than 4 times as much as President Bush in 1991. And, rightfully so
121In an average lifetime, a person will spend 4 years travelling in an automobile and six months waiting at a red light.
122A small drip from a faucet can waste up to 50 gallons of water daily, which is enough water to run a dishwasher twice on a full cycle
123Kotex was first manufactured as bandages, during W.W.I
124The longest Monopoly game ever played was 1,680 hours long, which is seventy straight days
125The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C
126Over 1,600 people in North America have been victims of trunk entrapment (being locked inside of a car trunk)
127A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair
128In 1992, when EuroDisney first opened in France, the public beat some of the park characters because at the time most people had been against the park being built
129A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
130There is a muppet named Kami that appears on the South African version of the T.V. show "Sesame Street" that is HIV-positive
131There are approximately one hundred million people in the United States that have a chronic illness
132The oldest working Post Office in the world is located in the village of Sanquer, located in the Scottish Lowlands. It has been operating since 1712
133Columbia University is the second largest landowner in New York City, after the Catholic Church
134Approximately three jars of peanut butter are sold every second
135In Australia, the average person uses 876 gallons of water daily. In Switzerland they use only 77 gallons of water per person daily
136Every person has a unique tongue print
137Hair will fall out faster on a person that is on a crash diet
138In 1890, there was no sunshine for the whole month of December in Westminster in London.
139Charles Darwin spent 39 years studying earthworms
140The Boeing 737 is nicknamed the Fat Albert
141Florida has twice as many lightning injuries and deaths than any other state
142Chocolate can be fatal to dogs. Chocolate contains a chemical theobromine, which is poisonous to dogs
143In China, there is a species of yam that is used to make a dye
144Annually, approximately 46 millions Cokes, five million pounds of french fries, and seven million hamburgers are consumed at Walt Disney World Resort
145The Chihuahua Desert is the largest desert in North America, and is over 200,000 square miles
146Every continent begins and ends in the same letter. eg AfricA, EuropE
147Baseball games between college teams have been played since the Civil War
148The real name of actress Whoopi Goldberg is Caryn Elaine Johnson
149Researches have discovered that eating five or more apples a week is linked to better functioning of the lungs
150Boeing completed more than 15,000 hours of wind-tunnel testing on the first 747
151The most popular ethnic food in the United States is Italian food
152Parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls appeared for sale in the June 1, 1954 issue of the Wall Street Journal
153If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction
154The YKK that you see on zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha which is the name of the founder of the zipper manufacturing company in Japan
155The theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters is "Sweet Georgia Brown."
15627% of female lottery winners hid their winning ticket in their bras
157To lose one pound of fat, a person has to burn approximately 3,500 calories
158In 1969, the American side of Niagara Falls was stopped completely for several months
159The name for insect poop is frass
160A can of Pepsi has 41 grams of sugar. This amount to about seven teaspoons of sugar
161Montreal is actually located on an island
162There are over 2,000 species of butterflies in the rainforests of South America
163The world record for the number of body piercings on one individual is 702, which is held by Canadian Brent Moffat
164Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen
165The earliest known example of an organized market for equities dates from Rome, second century B.C
166There are over 2,000 different species of cactuses
167Each day 400 gallons of recycled blood are pumped through the kidneys
168Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale ofvodka.
169Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning
170Bananas were discovered by Alexander the Great in 327 B.C. when he conquered India
171Levan, which is located in Utah, got its name from "navel" which is levan spelt backwards. It was named this because it is in the center of Utah
172Approximately one out of four injuries by athletes involve the wrist and hand
173Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suffered a nervous breakdown in 1836
174Musk is extracted from the bottom of a civet, and is used as an ingredient to make perfumes.
175The first human heart transplant happened on December 3, 1967. Unfortunately the patient only lived for eighteen days, succumbing in the end to pneumonia
176In New York City there are 6,374.6 miles of streets
177The sound made by the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe is so loud that it can be heard 40 miles away
178Ancient Egyptians used to think having facial hair was an indication of personal neglect
179In Czechhoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made of human bones
180The largest hotel in the world is the MGM Grand, which has 5,034 rooms and is located in Las Vegas, Nevada
181The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets
182The fleshy bulbs on each side of your nose are called the Alea (AY-lee) singular Ala (AY-luh)
183Male koalas mark their territory by rubbing their chests on a tree. Male koalas have a dark scent gland in the middle of their chest
184An octopus has three hearts
185Roses generally need around 6 hours of sunlight to grow properly.
186Buttermilk does not contain any butter, but is a cultured milk product which is usually made from fat free milk
187Pineapples were first called "anana", which is Caribbean for "excellent fruit."
188Human birth control pills work on gorillas
189The tallest woman that ever lived was Zeng Jinlian who was 8 feet 2 inches tall of China. Shed died at the age of 17
190An adult "Gold Frog" measures to be 9.8 millimeters in body length
191Each day, anywhere from 35-150 species of life go extinct
192Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never telephoned his wife or mother because they were both deaf
193Alexander the Great made his troops eat onions as he believed it would prove their vitality
194Bill Russell was the first black head coach of a major league pro sports team
195In 1945, a seven ounce bathroom cup was the first item Tupperware marketed
196Central air conditioners use 98% more energy than ceiling fans.
197The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache
198Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better
199Everyday, U.S. business use enough paper to circle the Earth over 20 times
200The Welwitschia plant can live up to 1,000 years
201The dromedary camel can drink as much as 100 litres of water in just 10 minutes
202According to the American Institute of Stress, job stress approximately costs the U.S. industry over $300 billion dollars per year
203It takes 72 minutes for the restaurant at the top of the CN Tower to make one revolution
204Coffee beans were chewed for more than 400 years before the first cup of coffee was brewed
205All of the Peking ducks in the United States are descendents from three ducks and one drake imported to Long Island, New York in 1873
206The first British ship to use the SOS distress signal was the Titanic
207The Spring peeper (a frog) can survive the winter season with 65% of its body water as ice
208Studies have shown that the scent of Rosemary can help in better mental performance and make individuals feel more alert
209The search engine Google got its name from the word "googol," which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it
210The Goliath beetle is about the size of your fist and can weigh as much as 3-4 ounces
211If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create explosion that is equal to an atomic bomb
212Humans have about the same number of hair follicles as a chimpanzee has
213Studies indicate that listening to music is good for digestion
214The Chihuahua was named after the Mexican state where they were discovered
215There are no snakes in New Zealand
216The most popular grown bulbs are tulips
217Every day the human stomach produces about 2 liters of hydrochloric acid
218The country of Bolivia is named after a fighter Simon Bolivar
219Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite
220The first state to give the right to women to vote was Wyoming
221In 1949 UNICEF produced the first charity Christmas card. The picture shown on the card was painted by a seven year old girl
222Archeologists report that cannabis was most likely the first plant cultivated by humans. Cannabis was used for linen, paper, and garments
223The garfish has green bones
224Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a higher chance of developing osteoporosis
225The banana was officially introduced in 1876 in the U.S. at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. The bananas were wrapped in tinfoil and were sold for 10 cents each
226A yawn usually lasts for approximately six seconds
227Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married
228The food that people crave the most is cheese
229Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury
230The only animal, besides humans that can get leprosy is the Armadillo
231In 1894, the carnival made its debut in North America
232The artist Vincent Van Gogh sliced part of his ear off in madness
233According to Scientists, vampire bat saliva is the best known medicine for keeping blood from clotting.
234People from North America prefer pickles with warts, where as Europeans prefer pickles with no warts
235People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack
236Close to 50% of the water used in a home originates from the bathroom
237After the Krakatoa volcano eruption in 1883 in Indonesia, many people reported that, because of the dust, the sunset appeared green and the moon blue. The moon was said to appear blue for almost two years.
238The country with the highest consumption of chocolate per capita is Switzerland, with 22 pounds per person, per year
239In China, September 20 is "Love Your Teeth Day."
240Actor Richard Gere was considered to play the role of John McClane in the movie Die Hard. Bruce Willis played the part instead
241The record for the world?s worst drivers is a toss-up between two candidates: First, a 75-year-old man who received 10 traffic tickets, drove on the wrong side of the road four times, committed four hit-and-run offenses, and caused six accidents, all within 20 minutes on October 15, 1966. Second, a 62-year-old woman who failed her driving test 40 times before passing it in August, 1970 (by that time, she had spent over $700 in lessons, and could no longer afford to buy a car)
242Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur
243Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals
244Half of a cup of figs will give you just as much calcium as half a cup of milk
245A "hairbreadth away" is 1/48 of an inch
246In 1281, the Mongol army of Kublai Khan tried to invade Japan but were ravaged by a hurricane that destroyed their fleet
247Walt Disney was afraid of mice
248Studies show that couples that smoke during the time of conception have a higher chance of having a girl compared to couples that do not smoke
249The reason why some people get a cowlick is because the growth of their hair is in a spiral pattern, which causes the hair to either stand straight up, or goes to a certain angle
250Approximately 50% of Americans admit they have ran a red light
251In 1755, the first Canadian post office opened in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The fist Deputy Postmaster General was American inventor Benjamin Franklin who was later dismissed for sympathizing with the American revolutionary cause
252Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.
253On average, 90% of the people that have the disease Lupus are female
254Unlike other four legged mammals, kangaroos cannot walk backwards
255The itch from a mosquito bite can be soothed by cutting open a clove of garlic and rubbing it on the bite
256If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar
257Most American car horns honk in the key of F
258A superstition in baseball is to never lend your bat to anyone or you will be jinxed
259Bats always turn left when exiting a cave
260Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air
261In 1998, approximately 1.6 billion tree seedlings were planted in the United States. This amounts to about five trees per American
262There are species of fish that can walk on land in search of water when its water source dries up. Some can survive as long as three days on land such as the snakehead fish
263Racecar driver Lee Petty once left a pitstop and did a full lap at Nascar with a pit crew member still on the hood
264The first fashion house to be set up was in 1858 by Charles Worth. He opened his store in Paris with the idea of having pre-made gowns presented on models to his customers
265St. Patrick explained the Holy Trinity to King Laoghaire, using the shamrock to illustrate the trinity
266More twins are born in the Western world than in the Eastern world
267Nine egg yolks have been found in one chicken egg
268The record for the longest Monopoly game played in a bathtub is ninety-nine hours
269The flea can jump 350 times its body length, that is like a 6 foot-tall human jumping the length of 7 football fields
270The 1988 move "Big" which was directed by Penny Marshall was the first movie by a female director to gross over $100 million domestically
271When the Galileo Probe entered Jupiter's atmosphere, it was traveling at a speed of 106,000 miles per hour. This is the fastest impact speed ever achieved by a man-made object.
272In 1972, a gorilla by the name of "Koko" was taught ASL (American Sign Language) for the deaf. By the year 2000, the gorilla could understand approximately 2,000 English words
2733000 children die every day in Africa because of malaria
274The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for producing "melanin" which gives the hair colour
275Approximately 125 people die in the United States from an anaphylaxis to foods each year
276The word "vamp" is used to describe the upper front top of a shoe
277Construction on the White House began in October of 1792
278A galactic year is 250 million Earth-years. This is the time it takes for our solar system to make one revolution around the Milky Way Galaxy.
279Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards
280The male platypus has poisonous spurs on its legs
281Polar bears can smell seal from 20 miles away
282Canadians Scott Abbott and Chris Haney invented Trivial Pursuit. They were planning on playing Scrabble and realized that some of the pieces were missing so they came up with the idea of making their own game; Trivial Pursuit
283On average, there is about three molecules of ozone for every 10 million air molecules.
284A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day
285The Barbie doll has more than 80 careers
286James Buchanan was the only unmarried president of the United States
287The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high
288In 1991, during an attempted political coup on Russian President Boris Yelstin, food supplies had dwindled down at the parliament buildings so they ordered Pizza Hut to deliver pizzas
289Some people drink the urine of pregnant women to build up their immune system
290The five Olympic rings represent the five continents linked together in friendship
291Ray Kroc bought McDonalds for $2.7 million in 1961 from the McDonald brothers
292It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs
293Shark cartilage has been used to make artificial skin for human burn victims
294The first person to die in the electric chair was William Kemmler, an ax murderer from New York on August 6, 1890
295Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands
296The average adult has approximately six pounds of skin
297A crocodile can open and close its jaw but cannot move it side to side
298There are over 1,000,000 swimming pools in Florida, eventhough the ocean is no farther than 80 miles away
29999% of the blueberries that are produced in the United States are produced in the state of Maine
300On May 9, 1999 approximately 600,000 gallons of whiskey flowed into the Kentucky River during a fire at Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg
301Thomas Jefferson had three achievements placed on his headstone at his request, "Here Was Buried Thomas Jefferson/Author Of The Declaration Of American Independence/Of The Statute Of Virginia For Religious Freedom/And Father Of The University of Virginia.? He never mentioned being President of the United States
302Humans and cows have the same gestation period, which is about nine months
303In the Victoria era, red tulips were a declaration of love
304The sport Lacrosse was initially played by Native American Indians. They played the sport to prepare for war
305It takes a sloth up to six days to digest the food it eats
306According to Scandinavian traditions, if a boy and girl eat from the same loaf of bread, they are bound to fall in love
307In 1796, Napoleon was only 26 years old when he took command of the French Army of Italy
308A bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed every animal in the Berlin Zoo except the elephant, which escaped and roamed the city. When a Russian commander saw hungry Germans chasing the elephant and trying to kill it, he ordered his troops to protect it and shoot anyone who tried to kill it
309The expression "Tying the Knot" comes from an old Roman custom where the brides clothes were tied up all in knots and the groom was supposed to untie the knots
310Snake is a delicacy in China
311In 1999, All Nippon Airlines, had one of its jets fully decorated with Pokemon characters from nose to tail on its exterior
312The Dead Sea has been sinking for last several years
313Uranus has 27 moons
314Actress Sally Field was paid $4,000 a week for her role in the TV show The Flying Nun
315More pollution is emitted from the average home compared to the average car.
316The snow leopard protects itself from extreme cold when it sleeps by wrapping its 3-foot-long tail around its nose
317Only 4% of babies are born on their actual due date
318In the 1940s, the FCC assigned television's Channel 1 to mobile Services(two-way radios in taxicabs, for instance) but did not re-number theotherchannel assignments. That is why your TV set has channels 2 and up, butnochannel 1.
319A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years
320There are more Subway restaurants in Canada than there are McDonald restaurants
321The CN Tower, in Toronto, is the tallest freestanding structure in the world with a height of about 553 metres
322The term "the whole 9 yards" came from W.W.II fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."
323Construction on the Leaning Tower of Pisa began on August 9th, 1173
324President Lyndon Johnson used to smoke three packs of cigarettes a day
325The Tibetan name for Mount Everest is Chomolungma
326The word "laser" stands for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission by radiation."
327In a lifetime, on average a honey bee produces 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey
328There are 315 species of parrot in the world
329The TV show Doctor Who, when it was popular, had an audience of 110 million people
330The cost to build the Empire State Building was $40,948,900
331A person who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day will on average lose two teeth every ten years
332Wasps that feed on ferment occasionally get drunk and pass out
333The largest cereal company in the world is Quaker Oats, located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
334The first Olympic games only had one event - a foot race
335Colonel Sanders traveled over 250,000 miles a year visiting various parts of his Kentucky Fried Chicken Empire
336Some desert snails have been known to sleep for three to four years
337Over 80% of the brain is water
338From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size
339Jackrabbits can reach a speed of fifty miles per hour and can leap as far as twenty feet
340There are 40 official jelly belly flavours
341Early sewing machines were destroyed by mobs or workers who felt their jobs were threatened by automation
342In 1992, the Antarctic Ozone hole was larger than the continent of North America.
343Someone gets divorced every ten to thirteen seconds
344There is a certain type of Hawk Moth caterpillar from Brazil that inflates its thorax, which makes its head look like a head of a snake when it feels it is in danger or alarmed
345The CIA has made a disk camera that is as big as a quarter. This gadget can take many pictures at a time when the disk is opened.
346The Sanskrit word for "war" means "desire for more cows."
347In Hong Kong, delivery times are primarily influenced by traffic conditions on elevators. It often takes drivers longer to travel vertically than horizontally, as access to elevators is so congested during "high peak" hours. This is due to the volume of people residing in high rises
348The ancient Greeks had a fascination with the planet Mars. They attributed the planet to Ares, their god of war, because of its red colour
349The only lizard that has a voice is the Gecko
350In Israel, religious law forbids picking your nose on Sabbath
351In twins, there is a great chance that one will be left handed
352In the 1920's, Q-Tips were invented by Leo Gerstenzang who got the idea after watching his wife clean their baby's ears with cotton stuck onto a toothpick.
353In the Pacific Islands when people get burns they often use a banana leaf as treatment
354Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War
355An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs. Barbie was invented by Ruth Handler after watching her daughter play with baby dolls imagining then in grown up roles
356When the female grasshopper lays eggs, she covers her eggs with a pasty liquid that protects the eggs throughout the winter
357The longest recorded duration of a total solar eclipse was 7.5 minutes.
358On average, an American makes three pounds of garbage in a day
359Even if you eat food standing on your head, the food will still end up in your stomach
360Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
361The most common name in the world is Mohammed
362Apple seeds are poisonous as they contain a cyanide compound
363The word breakfast was coined due to the fact that after sleeping for hours, we are "breaking our fast."
364The cardigan was originally made to be a military jacket made of knitted wool
365The month of December is the most popular month for weddings in the Philippines
366The deepest cave in the world is the "Lamprechtsofen-Vogelshacht" cave which can be found in Salzburg, Austria. The cave is 5,354 feet deep
367The capital of Vermont, Montpelier is the only state capital in the United States that does not have a McDonalds
368The longest engagement lasted 67 years, and the couple ended up marrying when they were 82 years old
369Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears. never stop growing
370Milk and cheese can aid in the reduction of tooth decay
371On average, a strawberry has 200 seeds on it
372Coconuts kill more people in the world than sharks do
373The average person spends two weeks of their life kissing
374Research has indicated that indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution
375Eating a banana at night can help in falling asleep
376The stapler was invented in Spring Valley, Minnesota.
377The first television newscaster was Kolin Hager, who used to broadcast farm and weather reports in 1928
378Pixie, a Siberian Husky, gave birth to 7 puppies, one of which was bright green
379Back in 1953, it took 27 hours to make one Marshmallow Peep. Now it takes only six minutes
380On average, an ear of a corn has 16 rows and approximately 800 kernels
381The green ring that is formed around the yolk of eggs that have been cooked too long is formed by the chemical reaction from the iron in the yolk and the sulphur in the white part of the egg
382The silk that is produced by spiders is stronger than steel
383The first president to have a picture taken was John Quincy Adams
384Some brands of toothpaste contain glycerin or glycerol, which is also an ingredient in antifreeze
3851 in 2000 babies are born with a tooth that is already visible
386It was during World War II that clothes with elastic waists were introduced. This is because the metal used in zippers was badly needed for the war
387In 1902, the game table tennis was brought to the U.S. from Europe by Parker Brothers
388Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes themlooks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
389The fat from sheep, which is called tallow can be used to make soap and candles
390Next to bone marrow, hair is the fastest growing tissue in the human body
391Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns
392When playing competitive darts the player must be 7 feet 9 1/4 inches back from the dartboard. Also the board must be 5 feet 8 inches above the floor
393In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak
394Earthworms have 5 hearts
395If all the gold sitting in the oceans and seas were mined, every person on this plant would get about 20 kilograms of gold each.
396To make an espresso 42 coffee beans are needed
397The oil that is found in poison ivy is called "urushiol."
398Of all the days of the week, the most popular day for people to eat ice cream is Sunday
399The first museum in Moscow that was set up in 1791 was the Natural History Laboratory at Moscow University. This later was changed to the Zoological Museum
400A surfer once sued another surfer for "stealing his wave." The case was thrown out because the court was unable to put a price on "pain and suffering" endured by the surfer watching someone else ride "his" wave
401Many people in parts of China eat insects. Some common insects are bean worms, scoprions, and locusts
402The largest dog in the world is the Irish Wolfhound
403Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a fifty thousand-word novel, "Gadsby," without any word containing the letter "e."
404The projection light used for IMAX theaters can be seen from space.
405The human liver performs over 500 functions
406Ballroom dancing is a course at Brigham Young University in Utah
407The word "maverick" came into use after Samuel Maverick, a Texan, refused to brand his cattle. Eventually any unbranded calf became known as a Maverick
408Finnish folklore states that when Santa comes to Finland to deliver gifts, he leaves his sleigh behind and rides on a goat named Ukko instead
409More than $1 billion is spent each year on neck ties in the United States
410In the 18th century, potatoes were given out as a dessert. They were served in a napkin, salted and hot
411The only poisonous birds in the world are the three species of Pitohui. The Hooded Pitohui from Papua New Guinea is the most deadliest out of the three
412Pretzels were originally invented for Christian Lent. The twists of the pretzels are to resemble arms crossed in prayer
413The American Airlines Center in Dallas has more toilets per capita than any other sports and entertainment venue in the country
414After 8 months, babies are more likely to get a diaper rash
415The first modern toothbrush was invented in China. Its bristles came from hogs hair or the mane of a horse that were then put into ivory handles
416The New Zealand Kiwi bird cannot fly
41766% of wedding cards are hand delivered by people
418Heavier lemons produce more, and tastier, juice
419The leading cause of poisoning for children under the age of six in the home is liquid dish soap
420The same amount of calories are burned by doing 6 sessions that are 5 minutes each of an activity and doing 1 session of that activity for 30 minutes
421General William Booth is the founder of the Salvation Army
422Iguanas can stay under water for up to thirty minutes
423The fastest flying butterfly is the Monarch, which has been clocked with a speed as high as 17 miles per hour
424Egyptian pyramid builders used to eat a lot of garlic because they thought it would increase their strength
425The average office document gets copied 19 times
426In just the first 56 days of life, the larva of the polyphemus moth eats about 86,000 times its birthweight
427Every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced
428American actor Jack Nicholson, and American singer Bobby Darrin were raised believing their grandmothers were their mothers and their mothers were their older sisters
429The first Ford cars had Dodge engines
430The average height of an NBA basketball player is 6 feet 7 inches
431One in five Americans move homes every year
432The chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1933
433The capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou
434A catfish has about 100,000 taste buds
435The Liberty Bell was the first mechanical slot machine, which was invented by Charles Fey, a car mechanic in 1895.
436A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax
437The silkworm moth has lost the ability to fly ever since it has been domesticated
438The first cheerleaders in the U.S. were men
439The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.
440The odds of having quadruplets are 1 in 729,000
441In 1965, the price for an issue of TV Guide was 15 cents
442In 1565 In St. Augustine, Florida the first orange trees were planted
443Nose prints are used to identify dogs, much like humans use fingerprints
444In the United States, six tubs of Cool Whip, a brand of whipping cream, are sold every second
445The most popular chocolate bar in the United Kingdom for the last 15 years has been Kit Kat
446White-Out was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham, who is the mother of Michael Nesmith from the "The Monkees."
447There are over 2,000 different types of cheese in the world
448The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world
449Owls swallow their prey whole because they have no teeth. After approximately 12 hours they cough up the feathers, bones, and fur in a shape of a football pellet
450Historically, a blue ribbon has been awarded for first prize
451Seventy-one percent of households report they have at least one snorer. Forty-five percent of those surveyed admit they snore, 35% said their partner snores, 12% said their child snores and 9% reported their pet snores
452The original meaning of the word grocer was referring to a person who traded food in wholesale. These people would usually sell in large quantities, or by the "gross."
453Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas
454Actress Michelle Pfeiffer was the first choice to play Clarice Starling in the movie "Silence of the Lambs." She turned down the role because she found it too scary
455The White House has 35 bathrooms, 3 elevators, 132 rooms, and 412 doors in it
456Due to the deforestation of the forests in North China, over one million tons of sands blows into Beijing from the Gobi desert. It sometimes causes the sky to turn yellow.
457Cows are able to hear lower and higher frequencies better than human beings
458Approximately 60% of the water used by households during the summer is used for watering flowers, and lawns
459The largest diamond that was ever found was 3106 carats.
460In 1970, Chip maker Intel purchased a pear orchard to build their corporate headquarters on
461The mating call of a male toadfish, who are underwater, is so loud that it can be heard by humans above water
462The most popular jelly belly jellybean flavour is buttered popcorn
463The Nike swoosh was invented by Caroline Davidson back in 1971. She received $35 for making the swoosh. The first shoe with the swoosh was introduced in 1972
464Slaves under the last emperors of China wore pigtails so they could be picked out quickly
465A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out
466Kiwis are the only known bird to have nostrils located at the tip of their beak
467An adult esophagus can range from 10 to 14 inches in length and is one inch in diameter
468A squash ball moving at 150 kilometers per hour has the same impact of a .22 bullet
469Telephonophobia is the fear of telephones
470The word alligator comes from the Spanish word El Lagarto, which means "The Lizard."
471While still in college, Bill Gates and Paul Allen once built a special purpose machine called "Traff-O-Data." It was a machine that would analyze information gathered by traffic monitors. They never found any buyers.
472The citric acid found in lemon juice is said to be able to dissolve a pearl
473Robert Southey wrote the story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" in 1834
474The tallest woman in the world is American Sandy Allen who is 7 feet 7 inches
475American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class
476Astronauts get taller when they are in space
477Only 5 to 10 percent of cheetah cubs make it to adulthood
478Dentyne gum was invented in 1899 by a druggist from New York named Franklin V. Canning
479It takes about three hours for food to be broken down in the human stomach
480When former Texas Governor James Hogg was on his deathbed he made a special request that a pecan tree be planted at the head of his grave instead of a tombstone. The governor passed away on March 2, 1906, which is Texas Independence Day. The pecan tree is now the state tree of Texas
481In a year, there are 60,000 trampoline injuries that occur in the U.S
482There is an organization called SCROOGE in Charlottesville, Virginia that stands for Society to Curtail Ridiculous, Outrageous, and Ostentatious Gift Exchanges. This was formed to keep gift giving affordable and simple
483The first World Series baseball playoffs occurred in 1903
484Archipelago is the word to describe a large group of islands that are located close together
485The life expectancy of a garbage disposal is about 5 to 10 years
486In the original movie "101 Dalmatians," there are exactly 6,469,952 spots on all 101 Dalmatians as they are shown in 113,760 frames of the film combined
487The average North American car contains 300 pounds of plastics
488A person who is a specialist in wine making is called an oenologist
489You can only smell 1/20th as well as a dog
490The number one cause of rabies in the United States are bats
491The music for "The Star Spangled Banner" comes from a British drinking song named "Anacreon."
49227 percent of U.S. male college students believe life is "a meaningless existential hell." (big surprise, eh?)
493Close to fifty percent of the bacteria in the mouth lives on the surface of our tongue
494Less than 1% of the women in the world will ever be able to wear a diamond that is the size of a carat or more
495Ketchup originated in China as a pickled fish sauce called ke-tsiap
496An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.
497In Britain, The Red Lion is the most common name for a pub
498In 1997, the record for the highest skydive by a dog at 4,572 feet was established by a dog named Brutus
499The majority of burglaries occur during the daytime when people are not home
500Traditionally, wild cabbage was used as an aphrodisiac
501Tiger Woods was introduced to golf at nine months of age by his father
502A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement
503It would take 29 million years for a car travelling 100 miles per hour to reach the nearest star
504Blue Jays can imitate the calls of hawks
505There are over three trillion craters on the moon, with some being having a diameter over three feet
506In India, a 9-year-old girl was "married" to a stray dog, which tribal custom requires in order to protect a child whose first tooth appears on the upper gum
507There is now an ATM at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, which has a winter population of two hundred people
508In Canada, men are three times more likely than women to have seen a doctor in the last year
509The most expensive spice in the world is saffron
510In one night, an adult hippopotamus eats approximately 150 pounds of grass
511The U.S. paid Russia $7.2 million for Alaska in 1867
512Cows can detect odors up to five miles away
513There are about 125 million multiples (twins, triplets, etc.) worldwide
514Arthur Giblin was the inventor of the first "flushable" toilet
515Consuming chocolate was once considered a sin during the 16th and 17th century. During that time it was provided in the form of a drink and since drinking wine during lent was a sin, so was drinking chocolate
516Approximately 40% of the states in the U.S. have severe, or extreme pollution problems
517Wendel Clark holds the record for the longest span between NHL All-Star appearances, with 13 years (1986-1999)
518Ancient Egyptians believed that onions would keep evil spirits away
519Dill seeds are so small that approximately 10,000 dill seeds would be required to make an ounce
520To make one pound of whole milk cheese, 10 pounds of whole milk is needed
521If all the insects in the world were put on a scale, they would out weigh all creatures
522Women smile more than men do
523A ripe cranberry will bounce. Another name for a cranberry is bounceberry
524Termites work 24 hours per day -- they do not sleep
525The Romans used to clean themselves with olive oil since they did not have any soap. They would pour the oil on their bodies, and then use a strigil, which is type of blade, to scrape off any dirt along with the oil
526The act of stretching and yawning is referred to as pandiculation
527In the 1960 movie "Psycho" by Alfred Hitchcock, chocolate syrup was used to show the blood in the shower scene
528Carolyn Shoemaker, famous astronomer, has discovered 32 comets and approximately 300 asteroids
529The longest fangs of a snake are found on the Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica), and can reach over 2 inches in length
530Once a human reaches the age of 35, he/she will start losing approximately 7,000 brain cells a day. The cells will never be replaced
531The only king without a moustache in a deck of cards is the king of hearts
532Approximately 100,000 people get married in Las Vegas each year
533Amish people do not believe in the use of aerosal air fresheners
534Coca-cola used to use the slogan "Good to the last drop," in 1908. This slogan was later used by Maxwell House
535The blind cavefish is born with eyes, but they fall off as the fish grows
536In ancient Egypt, Priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies including their eyebrows and eyelashes
537The Indian election in 1984 was the largest election of any country. Over 379,000,000 voters were eligible to vote at over 480,000 polling stations
538A single chocolate chip gives enough energy to a human being to walk 150 feet
539There are 54 bones in your hands including the wrists
540The name for Oz in "The Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
541The town of Churchill, Manitoba, located in Canada, is known as the "Polar Bear Capital of the World"
542Amtrak is the combination of the words "American" and "Track"
543On average, an American relocates 11 times in their life
544Fires onland generally move faster uphill than downhill
545The cartoon character Popeye was actually based on a real person named Frank "Rocky" Fiegel who was a tough guy who was quite similar to Popeye physically
546Frisbee got its name from William Russel Frisbee, who was a pie baker. He used to sell his pies in a thin tin pan, which had Frisbee written on it. When Walter Frederick Morrison thought of the idea of making saucer like disks to play catch, he visited the campus of Yale and noticed people there were using the pie pan to play catch so he therefore renamed his invention to Frisbee
547Some arthritis medications contain gold salts, which is used as an anti-inflammatory
548Lemon juice can aid in reducing the swelling caused by insect bites
549LSD is made from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a type of fungus
550DC-10, the name of an airplane stands for "Douglas Commercial."
551In approximately 18 months, the papaya tree can grow to be 20 feet tall
552Parrots cannot eat chocolate because it is poisonous to their body
553Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world
554Termites are roasted and eaten like popcorn in South Africa
555The official state tree of Illinois is The White Oak
556It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year'ssupply of footballs.
557In 1971, the postal code was introduced in Ottawa, Ontario
558The tridacna clam can grow up to four feet long and weigh up to 500 pounds
559The state that has the most diners in the world is New Jersey, which is referred to as the "Diner Capital of the World."
560Approximately 1-2 calorie are burned a minute while watching T.V
561The first recipe for a lasagna type dish was found to be from a British cookbook in the 14th century. Therefore, Italians were not the first ones to come up with the popular dish as believed
562Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older
563If an identical twin grows up without having a certain tooth, the other twin will most likely also grow up with that tooth missing
564Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined
565According to legend, tea originated in China when tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water
566When you sneeze, all your bodily functions momentarily stop, including your heart
567Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand
568Urine from men?s public urinals was sold as a commodity in Ancient Rome. It was used as a dye and for making clothes hard
569All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5.00 bill
5701 out of 350,000 Americans get electrocuted in their life
571New Mexico is known as the "Land of Enchantment."
572In 1890, Scott Paper produced the first toilet paper to be available on a roll
573An elephant in the wild can eat anywhere from 100 - 1000 pounds of vegetation in a 16 hour period
574Some of the other names that were thought of for the dwarfs in the Disney movie "Snow White" were Awful, Dirty, Shifty, Hotsy, and Jumpy
575In the U.S., over 35 million people have used some sort of illegal drug in the last year
57696% of candles that are purchased are by women
577The oldest bird on record was Cocky, a cockatoo, who died in the London Zoo at the age of 82
578A cow averages 40,000 jaw movements a day
579The reason the soft drink Dr Pepper is called that is because the inventor Wade Morrison named it after Dr. Charles Pepper who had given him his first job
580Annually 17 tons of gold is used to make wedding rings in the United States
581Sex acts like a natural antihistamine, in can clear up a stuffy nose
582Women on average live seven years longer than men do
583A British term for slot machine is "fruit machine" or "one-armed bandit."
584Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin
585Even though the rose does not bear any fruit, the rose hips have more Vitamin C than most vegetables and fruits
586In 1946 Danon Yogurt were the first to add fruit to commercially produced yogurt in U.S
587The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com on March 15, 1985.
588American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class
589The first flavour of a cheese ball was called "Cheddy Blue."
590Over 500 million gallons of Kool-Aid drink are consumed each year
591The waste produced by one chicken in its lifetime can supply enough electricity to run a 100-watt bulb for five hours
592Hydrogen solid is the most dense substance in the world, at 70.6g/cc
593Missouri has been to most NCAA tournaments than any other college without reaching the final four
594The hump of a camel can weigh up to 35 kilograms
595Lake Malawi has the largest number of fish species in the world
596The country of Fiji is made up of 332 islands
597The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City
598The word "sophomore" means "sophisticated moron."
599Jim Bristoe, an American, invented a 30-foot-long, 2-ton pumpkin cannon that can fire pumpkins up to five miles.
600There are about 61,300 pizza restaurants in the United States of America
601To tell if a egg is fully cooked or raw, just spin it. If the egg wobbles then it is still raw, and if it easily spins it is fully cooked
602Used in art the word "sfumato" refers to the subtle blending of an outline by gradually blending one tone into another
603There is a species of bird, Antpitta avis canis Ridgley, that barks like a dog
604The flu pandemic of 1918 killed over 20 million people
605Approximately 20% of Americans have a passport
606The Nobel prize was first awarded in 1901
607The reason why milk is white is because it contains a protein called Casein, which is white. Milk also contains fat, which is also white
608After twenty-seven years, Betty Rubble made her debut as a Flintstones Vitamin in 1996
609When telephone companies first began hiring telephone operators, they chose teenage boys for the job. They switched to women because the teenage boys were wrestling instead of working and pulling pranks on callers
610In a lifetime, the heart pumps about one million barrels of blood
611The Sears Tower in Chicago contains enough steel to build 50,000 automobiles
612The first words that Thomas A. Edison spoke into the phonograph were, "Mary had a little lamb."
613There are 400 species of bacteria in the human colon
614On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
615In the 20th century, over three million people have died from earthquakes
616It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
617People still cut the cheese shortly after death
618In ancient Egypt, the only person who was allowed to wear cotton was the High Priest
619Blueberries have more antioxidents than any other fruit or vegetables
620The Mount Horeb Mustard Museum which is located in Wisconsin has the biggest collection of prepared mustards. They have approximately 4,000 different jars and tubes from all over the world
621Bananas trees are not really trees. They are considered to be giant herb plants
622Sponge Candy was invented in Buffalo, NY
623When the volcano Krakatoa off the Java islands exploded in 1883, it was so loud that it woke some people up in South Australia
624Pearls are rarely found in North American oysters
625The average cocoon contains about 300-400 metres of silk
626Lake Nicaragua boasts the only fresh-water sharks in the entire world
627Boxing champion Gene Tunney taught Shakespeare at Yale University
628The most popular pickle is the Dill pickle
629Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for about 180,000 deaths per year
630Every year approximately 3,000 people choke to death
631Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam
632The fastest running bird is the Ostrich, which has been clocked at 97.5 kilometres per hour
633When the divorce rate goes up in the United States, toy makers report that the sale of toys also rise
634Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays
635The Pacific island of Tonga once issued a stamp that was banana shaped
636A mole can dig a tunnel three hundred feet long in a single night
637The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher
638The only commercial aircraft that is able to break the sound barrier is the Concorde.
639U.S. Postal Service processes 38 million address changes each year
640In 1984, Ronald Reagan declared the month of July to be "National Ice Cream Month."
641The small intestine in the human body is about 2 inches around, and 22 feet long
642In 1905, the first pizzeria in the U.S. opened in New York City
643In the early nineteenth century some advertisements claimed that riding the carousel was good for the circulation of blood
644For the blockbuster movie "The Terminator," O.J. Simpson was considered to play the role of the Terminator, but producers did not choose him as they thought he would not be taken seriously
645The actor who played the T-1000 in Terminator 2 (Robert Patrick) and the lead singer of Filter are brothers
646The sole purpose of a drone bee is to mate with the queen bee
647There are more plastic flamingos in America than real ones
648Walt Disney had a fear of mice
649Cleopatra married two of her brothers
650In an average lifetime, people spend four years traveling in cars and six months waiting for red light to turn green
651At one time, pumpkins were recommended for removing freckles
652In just one drop of liquid, 50 million bacteria can be present
653The Montreal Canadians hockey team has won the most Stanley Cups with 24
654Nylon is a man-made fibre that is made from coal and petroleum
655When the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, received an alarming number of threatening letters, soon after her husband became President at the height of the Depression, the Secret Service insisted that she carry a pistol in her purse
656Swiss engineer George de Mestral, who got the idea after noticing burrs were sticking to his pants after his regular walks through the woods, invented Velcro.
657Bees can communicate with other bees by dancing. Their dance can alert other bees as to which direction and the distance nectar and pollen is located
658The steepest street in the world is Baldwin Street located in Dunedin, New Zealand. It has an incline of 38%
659One billion pounds of pasta would need approximately 2,021,452,000 gallons of water to cook it. This is equivalent to 75,000 Olympic-size swimming pools
660Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously
661The average Super Bowl party has 18 people
662An ant can detect a movement through 5 centimeters of earth
663One out of 200 women is colorblind
664On average, the rainfall across the Amazon is 7 feet annually.
665Passion fruits have a tranquilizing effect on the body
666It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky
667A snail can sleep for 3 years
668"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"
669There is a large brass statue of Winnie-the-Pooh in Lima, Peru
670In 1982, Larry Walters tied 24 weather balloons to his lawn chair in Los Angeles and climbed to an altitude of 16,000 feet
671Centuries ago in India, a person could get their nose chopped off for breaking the law
672The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello
673The total number of steps in the Eiffel Tower are 1665
674The amount of blood a female mosquito drinks per serving is five millionths of a liter
675An adult porcupine has approximately 30,000 quills on its body, which are replaced every year
676The name for Ivory Soap was inspired by a verse from the Bible. Harley Proctor got though of the name when the minister read from Psalms 45:8, "All thy garments smell of myrrh and aloes and cassia, out of the ivory palaces whereby they have made thee glad."
677A survey done by Clairol 10 years ago came up with 46% of men stating that it was okay to color their hair. Now 66% of men admit to coloring their hair
678The name of the squiggly line "~" is called a tilde
679In 1747, the first American mention of the Christmas tree occurred. However, it was a not a tree but instead a pyramid made out of wood and decorated with apples and evergreen boughs
680There are more Barbie dolls in Italy than there are Canadians in Canada
681The study of ants is called Myrmecology
682In the United States, you are more likely to be killed by a bee sting than a shark attack
683Coca-Cola was the first soft drink to be consumed in outer space
684Frozen food can be just as nutritious as fresh food
685Fourteen people die each day from asthma in the United States
686The average amount of time spent kissing for a person in a lifetime is 20,160 minutes
687The human body has approximately 37,000 miles of capillaries
688The most expensive shoes in the world are ruby slippers located in Harrods in London, which cost $1.6 million, has a full time security guard. The shoes are made from platinum thread and has 642 rubies in them. It took over 700 hours to produce the shoe
689Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star
690The city of Denver was originally chosen to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, but had to withdraw because Colorado voters rejected to finance it
691The longest bout of sneezing recorded was by Donna Griffith. It began in January 13 1981 and continued until September 16 1983 and lasted for 978 days
692The Taj Mahal, located in Agra, India, was actually built for use as a tomb by Mogul ruler Shah Jehan for his wife, Arjuman Banu Begum
693In 1943, the July issue of "Transportation Magazine" had an article entitled "1943 Guide to Hiring Women."
694Spotted skunks do handstands before they spray
695A dime has 118 ridges around the edge
696Scientists with high-speed cameras have discovered that rain drops are not tear shaped but rather look like hamburger buns.
697Ancient Egyptian women used to wear perfume cones made of wax that would melt in the heat letting out a nice fragrance
698Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday." This is the festival that New Orleans, Louisiana is famous for having every year
699There was once a fish caught in Delaware Bay with a watch still ticking inside
700In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum
701During the female orgasm, endorphines are released, which are powerful painkillers. So headaches are in fact a bad excuse not to have sex
702Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes
703The nut "filbert" got its name from St. Philbert which is celebrated on August 22nd, which is also when the nut matures
704Every time Beethoven sat down to write music, he poured ice water over his head
705Some species of dolphin sleep with one eye open
706The chewing gum Juicy Fruit has 10 calories. This is approximately the same as a bite of whole wheat bread
707In ancient Egypt, doctors used jolts from the electric catfish to reduce the pain of arthritis
708In order to scare away predators, Giant petrels, a type of seabird, throw up all over the intruder
709Elvis Presley used to be a truck driver before he started singing
710The average cow produces about 2,305 gallons of milk each year
711Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan worked as a lifeguard in his youth at a beach near Dixon, Illinois and saved over 77 lives
712In 2000, there were 1,579,566 drug arrests in the United States. Of those, close to half were for marijuana
713Just like fingerprints, every cats nose pad is different
714Popeye is 34 years old, weighs 158 lbs, and is 5 feet 6 inches tall
715Researchers have shot footage of Orcas (killer whales) attacking and killing great white sharks
716The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order
717One bushel of wheat can make enough sandwiches that you could eat three sandwiches a day for over six months
718In 1992, approximately 750 deaths occurred in the United States due to workplace violence
719In the movie "Babe", the piglet was played by over 30 different piglets they outgrew the part so quickly during the production of the film
720Research indicates that people prefer the colour blue for their casual clothing
721The leading cause of deaths for children between the ages of 1 and 4 are motor vehicle crashes
722The first toilet being flushed in a motion picture was in the movie "Psycho."
723The human brain has about 100,000,000,000 (100 billion) neurons
724One acre of wheat can produce enough bread to feed a family of four people for about ten years
725Queen Victoria used marijuana, to help relieve menstrual cramp pain
726On a ship a toilet is called a head
727About 1 in 5,000 North Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue
728Approximately 10.5 gallons of water is used in a dishwasher. Washing the dishes by hand can use up to 20 gallons of water
729The thing that hangs from the top of the beak of a turkey is called the snood
730Ticks can be as small as a grain of rice and grow to be as big as a marble
731An American chews an average of 300 sticks of gum in a year
732Most cows give more milk when they listen to music
733Giant flying foxes, which are a type of bat, that live in Indonesia have wingspans of nearly six feet
734Heavier lemons contain more and tastier juice
735Since 1950, over 230 million eggs of Silly Putty have been sold
736Oral-B is a combination of oral hygiene and the letter B, which stands for the word better
737Frank Wathernam was the last prisoner to leave Alcatraz prison on March 21, 1963
738A blink lasts approximately 0.3 seconds
739In 1903 Mary Anderson invented the windshield wipers
740Both Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter, U.S. presidents, were peanut farmers at one time
741A cow releases about 125 gallons of gas per day
742The Apollo 17 crew were the last men on the moon
743Spartacus led the revolt of the Roman slaves and gladiators in 73 B.C
744The Mexican version of the Tooth Fairy is known as the Tooth Mouse, which takes the tooth and leaves treasures in its place
745In a day the blue whale calf drinks approximately 130 gallons of milk
746Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do
747All racehorses in the U.S. celebrate their birthday on January 1st
748A person would have to drink more than 12 cups of hot cocoa to equal the amount of caffeine found in one cup of coffee
749The oldest documented footwear found was a 8,000 year-old sandal found in a cave located in Missouri, USA
750Broccoli was first introduced into France during the royal marriage of Catherine de Medici to Henry II of France
751By federal law, for a noodle to actually be a noodle it must have 5.5 percent egg solids in it, otherwise it cannot be called a noodle
752The first female guest host of Saturday Night Live was actress Candace Bergen
753The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a year
754People that use mobile phones are 2.5 time more likely to develop cancer in areas of the brain that are adjacent to the ear they use to talk on the mobile phone
755Turkeys can have heart attacks. When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys dropped dead because of heart attacks
756The act of sneezing is referred to as sternutation
757The average medium size piano has about 230 strings
758A study revealed that men that were born with a low birth weight were less likely to get married
759It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times
760On average, you would need 12.5 gallons of milk to make one gallon of ice cream
761A leech can gorge itself up to a maximum of five times its body weight
762There are places in Saskatchewan called Elbow, Eyebrow, and Drinkwater
763A butterfly has to have a body temperature greater than 86 degrees to be able to fly
764The beeswax that is produced by Honey bees comes from eight paired glands that are located on the underside of their stomach
765People in low-income homes spend 50% more time playing video games than people in high-income homes
766Lighthouse keepers were nicknamed "wickies" because they tended the lamps wick
767Taco Bell serves over 35 million consumers each week in the USA
768During the Roman times, people used urine, called lotium in Latin, as a hair product
769There are approximately 90 people that have been frozen after their death.
770The smallest will ever written was 3.8 cm in diameter. It had 40 words written on it and was signed by two witnesses
771The length of a human esophagus is 25 centimeters
772In 1942 the Jello company introduced Cola flavored jello, which only lasted a year
773Males account for 60% of toy injuries that occur in the U.S
774The company "Sony" was originally called "Totsuken." They felt the name "Sony" would be easier to pronounce. The name was invented by a cross between the name "sonus" and "sonny." The name sound and sonic are derived. Sonny was used to represent a young man or boy, which would show a energetic young company
775The Red Cross is called the Red Crescent in Arab countries
776The Olympics were originally held for the Greek god Zeus
777The oldest inhabited house in Scotland is the Traquair Castle. The castle has had 27 kings as visitors
778Four billion pounds of watermelon were grown in the United States in 1999
779Wham-O manufactured twenty-thousand hula-hoops a day at the peak of hula-hoop popularity in 1958
780JELL-O was declared The "Official State Snack" of Utah in January 2001
781Elvis Presley was obsessed with brushing his teeth
782When the Statue of Liberty was moved from France to the United States, 214 crates were used to transport it. The Statue was also reduced to 350 pieces
783There are approximately 2000 thunderstorms that are active at the same time which results in 100 lightning flashes a second.
784In-vitro babies are born in Australia more than any other country in the world
785Uranus? winter and summer seasons last the equivalent of 21 Earth years
786More people die from eating sharks then from being eaten by them. This is due to a poison in shark meat
787The murder rate in the United States is about four times greater than in Japan. In Japan, no private citizen can buy a handgun legally
788The rarest chocolate bar in the world is the Porcelana bar. There are only 20,000 of these bars produced a year, and they sell for $90 per pound
789The reason why locusts swarm are because when they are in groups, a "hot-spot" behind their hind legs is stimulated, which in turn causes their destructive nature. A large swarm of locusts can eat eighty thousand tons of corn in a day
790There are an equivalent number of cows and people in Friesland, Netherlands
791Centipedes always have an uneven pairs of walking legs
792A chicken once had its head cut off and survived for over eighteen months, headless
793The largest diamond found in the United States was a 40.23 carat white diamond. It was found in 1924 and nicknamed the "Uncle Sam."
794Following directions off the Internet and chemicals obtained from a mail order company, a team of U.S. scientists created an identical copy of the polio virus.
795Every day, the Hubble telescope transmits enough data to fit 10,000 standard computer disks
796The average number of people that go to a party for the Super Bowl is 17
797The amount of Kit Kat chocolate bars that are made at the York factory every 15 minutes are enough to outstack the Eiffel Tower
798The skin of a shark is made up of "tiny teeth" which are called dermal denticles
799The strongest gust of wind was recorded at the Mount Washington Observatory on April 12th, 1934, and measured 231 miles per hour.
800The company Chanel claims that every 30 seconds, somewhere in the world, a bottle of Chanel No 5 is sold
801In their lifetime, house cats spend approximately 10,950 hours purring
802The reason why bubbles are round is because this is the most efficient shape that the soap film can take for the amount of air trapped inside
803It is very common for babies in New Zealand to sleep on sheepskins. This is to help them gain weight faster, and retain their body heat
804From 1526 to 1707, the first six Mogul emperors of India ruled in unbroken succession from father to son
805A one kilogram packet of sugar will have about 5 million grains of sugar
806Bats emit ultrasonic sounds to communicate with each other
807Rats can survive up to 14 days without any food
808Canola oil is actually rapeseed oil but the name was changed in Canada for marketing reasons
809Three consecutive strikes in bowling is called a turkey
810In a year, about 90 million jars of Skippy Peanut Butter are sold. This works out to three jars sold every second
811In a lifetime, an average man will shave 20,000 times
812The Pentagon has 284 restrooms
813From 1967-1976, the town of Tororo located in Uganda had thunder 251 out of the 365 days in a year for those years.
814Children grow faster in the springtime than any other season during the year
815Another name for licorice is "Sweet Wood" or "Spanish Juice."
816The reason the Animal Crackers box is designed with a string handle is because when the popular circus theme was introduced in 1902 they thought it would also be a good idea to package them with a string as a Christmas novelty so they could be hung from Christmas trees
817Sheep can detect other sheep faces like humans do. They can remember up to 50 sheep faces
818The loudest insect in the world is the male cicadas, which are like crickets. When they rub their abdomens, the sound made can be heard from 1300 feet
819Each year 96 billion pounds of food is wasted in the U.S
820In the past 60 years, the groundhog has only predicted the weather correctly 28% of the time. The rushing back and forth from burrows is believed to indicate sexual activity, not shadow seeking
821Pretzel snacks have been around for over 1300 years. A European monk invented the snack using used leftover bread dough
822Sharks are capable of surviving on average six weeks without eating. The record observed in an aquarium is fifteen months by a species of shark known as the "swell shark."
823The destruction of the Berlin Wall began when private citizens began to demolish entire sections of the Wall without interference from government officials on November 9, 1989
824Most American women have their first baby when they are 24.3 years old
825Frogs do not need to drink water as they absorb the water through their skin
826A group of larks is called an exaltation
827The Kool Aid Man used to be known as "Pitcher Man" when he was first introduced in 1975
828Wheel of Fortune star Vanna White holds the record for putting her hands together approximately 140,000 times to clap
829Men sweat more than women. This is because women can better regulate the amount of water they lose
830Research has indicated that approximately eleven minutes are cut off the life of an average male smoker from each cigarette smoked
831The triangular shape that Toblerone chocolates are packaged in, is protected by law
832In 1945, the first "floating ice cream parlor" was built for sailors in the western Pacific. This "floating ice cream parlour" could produce ten gallons of ice cream every seven seconds
833The formula for Coca-cola has never been patented
834The average day is actually 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds. We have a leap year every four years to make up for this shortfall
835Before its name was changed, the African Penguin used be called the Jackass Penguin because of its donkey-like braying call
836During the high feeding season, it has been estimated that an adult blue whale can eat up to 40 million krill in one day. (Krill are shrimp like creatures)
837Pound for pound, leopards are said to be seven times stronger than humans
838One average, men spend 60 hours a year shaving
839Botanically a rhubarb is a vegetable. It was changed to a fruit in 1947 by a U.S. Custom Court
840Sawney Beane, his wife, 8 sons, 6 daughters, and 32 grandchildren were a family of cannibals that lived in the caves near Galloway, Scotland in the early 17th Century. Although the total number is not known, it is believed they claimed over 50 victims per year. The entire family was taken by an army detachment to Edinburgh and executed, apparently without trial
841The movie that grossed the most money that was adapted from a T.V. cartoon is Scooby-Doo
842There are five million scent receptors located in a human beings nose
843When Coca-Cola was invented, American tourists that visited Spain were surprised to see that Coke was three times as expensive as a glass of brandy
844Some silkworms can spin cocoons that contain more than two miles of silk
845The mother of famous astronomer Johannes Kepler was accused of being a witch
846At one time, Pumpkins were recommended for the removal of freckles and curing snake bites
847The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies
848Approximately 200 pets are buried in a pet cemetery out of the thousands of pets that die each day
849The average Hostess Twinkie is 68 percent air as measured by volume according to university researchers
850In Haiti, only 1 out of every 200 people own a car. This is ironic considering approximately 33% of the country's budget on import is spent on equipment for fuel and transportation.
851Every U.S. bill regardless of denomination costs just 4 cents to make
852About 30% of American admit to talking to their dogs or leaving messages on their answering machines for their dogs while they are away
853A duck s quack doesn t echo, and no one knows why
854Caterpillar means "hairy cat" in Old French
855The ostrich has two toes on each feet which gives it greater speed
856On September 3, 1970, a hailstone was found in Coffeyville, Kansas that was eight inches in diameter and weighed 1.67 pounds.
857Honorificabilitudinitatibus is the longest English word that consists strictly of alternating consonants and vowels
858It can take up to a month for a rattlesnake to re-supply its venom
859Close to 3 billion movie tickets are sold in India every year
860The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left
861There were approximately 2,228 people on board the Titanic when it sank. Of this, only 706 people survived
862An elephant can live up to the age of seventy, or in some cases even more
863The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world
864Elephants can't jump.  Every other mammal can.
865The name "cranberry" comes from German and Dutch settlers. The berry was intially called "crane berry." The reason it was called this was because when the flowers bloom, the petals of the flowers twist backwards and look very much like the head of a crane. Eventually the name was shortened down to be "cranberry."
866In New Mexico, over eleven thousand people have visited a tortilla chip that appeared to have the face of Jesus Christ burned into it
867On average, he ratio of yellow kernels to white kernals in a bag of popcorn is 9:1
868The first toilet stall in a public washroom is the least likely to be used. It is also the cleanest
869In 1955, only 330 Volkswagen Beetle's were sold at a price of $1800 each in the United States.
870Printed on the tablet being held by the Statue of Liberty is July IV, MDCCLXXVI
871The country of Fiji is made up of 332 islands
872Orville Wright, a pilot, was involved in the first aircraft accident. His passenger, a Frenchman, was killed.
873The first company to mass produce teddy bears was the Ideal Toy Company
874Princess Anne from the British royal family competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
875Brazil produces the most oranges in the world
876Average life span of a major league baseball:  7 pitches.
877The eyeball of a human weighs approximately 28 grams
878A human head remains conscious for about 15 to 20 seconds after it is been decapitated
879Witchcraft means "Craft of the Wise Ones."
880500,000 kids in the US live in same sex households
881In July 1874, a swarm of Rocky Mountain locusts flew over Nebraska covering an area estimated at 198,600 square miles. It is estimated that the swarm contained about 12.5 trillion insects. These insects became extinct thirty years later
882Tropical rainforests cover about 7% of the Earth and receive over 80 inches of rain every year
883The feet have approximately 250,000 sweat glands
884Approximately 7.5% of all office documents get lost
885The desert tortoise can live without having to drink any water. It extracts the water it needs from the vegetation it eats
886There were 13 couples celebrating their honeymoon on the Titanic
887A cat has 32 muscles in each ear
888There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball
889Elvis Presley had a twin brother named Jesse Garon Presley who died at birth
890Robert Wadlow is the tallest man recorded in history. He grew to be eight feet and eleven inches and weighed 490 pounds when he died
891Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball
892Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
893France is known as the perfume capital of the world
894According to psychologists, the shoe and the foot are the most common sources of sexual fetishism in Western society
895Constipation is caused when too much water is absorbed in the large intestine and the feces become dry
896One ton of grapes can produce 720 bottles of wine
897Eating about twenty tart cherries a day could reduce inflammatory pain and headache pain
898In 2001, the five most valuable brand names in order were Coca-Cola, Microsoft, IBM, GE, and Nokia
899Milk chocolate was invented in Switzerland by David Peter in 1876
900In November 1999, two women were killed by a lightning bolt. The underwire located in their bras acted as a electrical conductors, and when the lightning bolt hit the bra they left burn marks on their chest
901Basketball was invented by Canadian James Naismith in 1891
902Over 100,000 birds and sea animals are killed every year due to plastic garbage
903The big toe is the foot reflexology pressure point for the head
90485% of weddings are held in a synagogue or church
905The sport of surfing originated in Hawaii
906It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs
907Before soccer referees started using whistles in 1878, they used to rely on waving a handkerchief
908Tobacco kills more Americans each year than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fire and AIDS combined
909The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time
910Dead cells in the body ultimately go to the kidneys for excretion
911Americans, on average, spend 18% of his or her income on transportation as compared to only 13% spent on food
912There are some species of snails that are venomous. Their venom can be fatal to humans
913The first box of Crayola that was ever sold had the same eight colours that are sold in the box today consisting of red, blue, yellow, green, violet, orange, black and brown. The box was sold for a nickel in 1903
914A turtle can breathe through its butt.
915The rarest coffee in the world is Kopi Luwak, which is found in Indonesia. It cost about $300 a pound
916The average America online user spends 70 minutes day online
917The song with the longest title is "I?m a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doin? Those Beat-o, Beat-o Flat-On-My-Seat-o, Hirohito Blues" written by Hoagy Carmichael in 1945. He later claimed the song title ended with ?Yank? and the rest was a joke
918People of Ancient China believed that swinging your arms could cure a headache
919In 1938, Cliquot Club ginger ale was the first soft drink to be canned
920The largest apple pie ever baked was forty by twenty three feet
921Roughly 44% of junk mail is thrown away unopened
922Catfish have tastebuds located on their whiskers
923The laundry detergent Tide, has a market share of about forty percent market
924A Canadian, Troy Hurtubise, spent $100,000 and almost went bankrupt building a RoboCop style suit so that he could withstand a bear attack
925The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, andBudweiser, in that order.
926The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League all-stars Game
927In the United States, 8.5 million cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures were done in the year 2001
928The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
929Ian Fleming named his character "James Bond" after real-life ornithologist and author
930Most dinosaurs walked on their toes.
931On December 17 1991, the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 148-80, the largest margin of victory in an NBA game
932There are mirrors on the moon. Astronauts left them so that laser beams could be bounced off of them from Earth. These beams help give us the distance to the moon give or take a few metres.
933The U.S. army packs Tabasco pepper sauce in every ration kit that they give to soldiers
934The trunk of an elephant can hold up to two gallons of water
935Every year, an igloo hotel is built in Sweden that has the capacity to sleep 100 people
936During the holiday season, approximately $220 million worth of Poinsettias are sold
937A newborn kangaroo weighs approximately 0.03 ounces and is small enough to fit in a teaspoon
938When Scott Paper Co. first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment
939The most senior crayon maker Emerson Moser retired after making 1.4 billion crayons for Crayola. It was then that he revealed that he was actually colorblind
940The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point inColorado.
941Scientists have determined that having guilty feelings may actually damage your immune system
942"Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language
943There are more than 250,000 rivers in the United States, which amounts to 3.5 million miles of rivers
944Forty-one percent of women apply body and hand moisturizer at least three times a day
945Pretzel that have no salt on them are called "baldies."
946The 1912 Olympics was the last Olympics that gave out gold medals that were made entirely out of gold
947Monopoly is the best-selling board game in the world
948There was a book written fourteen years before the sinking of the Titanic happened titled "Futility" by Morgan Robertson. This book was remarkably similar to the tragedy that happened to the Titanic in 1912
949One ounce of chocolate has about 20 mg of caffeine in it
950A giraffe can go longer without water than a camel
951Vikings, after killing their enemies, used their skulls as drinking vessels
952Studies have shown that classical music helps cows produce more milk
953Two out of five people end up marrying their first love
954The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters
955The name "Muppet" was coined by Jim Henson. The word was made from a combination of the word "marionette" and "puppet."
956In the Sahara Desert, there is a town named Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years
957The Christmas season begins after sunset on December 24th and lasts until January 5th. This is also known as the Twelve Days of Christmas
958Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue more than any other color
959In Italy, Santa Claus is known by the name Babbo Natale
960Two objects have struck the earth with enough force to destroy a whole city. Each object, one in 1908 and again in 1947, struck regions of Siberia. Not one human being was hurt either time
961When blue whales are first born, they gain as much as 200 pounds a day while they are calves
962Families who do turn off the television during meals tend to eat healthier. This was regardless of family income, or education
963About 25 percent of all the energy consumed in the US is from natural gas
964American novelist Mark Twain was the first known author to submit a typed manuscript
965If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb
966Canada is the only country not to win a gold medal in the Summer Olympic games while hosting the event
967The sound made by the toadfish when mating underwater is so loud that it can be heard by humans on the shore
968In America, approximately 20% of children between the ages of 2 - 7 have televisions in their rooms
969Traveling by air is the safest means of transportation.
970In 1996, toy company Mattel released a "Harley Davidson" Barbie. This dolls distinctive feature is a birth mark on her face that changes position with every new release of the doll
971The most common injury caused by cosmetics is to the eye by a mascara wand
972There have been close to 200 coups and counter-coups in the country of Bolivia
973On average, pigs live for about 15 years
974Roughly 42% of people in the United Kingdom snore
975No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl
976Beluga whales which are also called "white whales" are not born white. They are born grey in color, and by the age of six become completely white
977Tiger Woods is the first athlete to has been named "Sportsman of the Year" by magazine Sports Illustrated two times
978The eight most popular foods to cause food allergies are: milk, eggs, wheat, peanuts, soy, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish
979Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts
980There are some bananas that are red instead of yellow
981Only one out of every three people wash their hands when leaving a public bathroom
982570 gallons of paint would be needed to paint the outside of the White House
983Baby robins eat 14 feet of earthworms every day
984Every three seconds a baby is born somewhere in the world
985The total mileage driven by all U-Haul trucks in a year is enough to move a person from the Earth to the moon five times a day for an entire year
986The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every fivemust be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips intimes ofwar or other emergencies.
987Pluto was discovered on February 10, 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh
988Termites have been around for over 250 million years
989The average person changes their career every 13 years
990The New York Yankees have appeared in the World Series a league leading 38 times and won 26 titles
991Approximately 18 billion disposable diapers end up in landfills each year. These diapers can takes as long as 500 years to finally decompose
992Over 4.5 billion sticks have Trident gum have been chewed. If the stick of gum were laid out end to end they could circle the globe approximately 1.8 times
993Oak trees can live 200 or more years
994The brain of an ant has about 250,000 brain cells
995About 26 per cent of all indoor water used by households in Sydney, Australia are for laundry
996A rainbow can occur only when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon
997If you spray an antiseptic spray on a polar bear, its fur will turn purple
998Over $7 billion a year is spent on chocolates by consumers
999During World War II, Russians used dogs strapped with explosives to blow up German tanks. They trained the dogs to associate the tanks with food and ended up destroying about 25 German tanks using this method
1000Butterflies taste with their feet
1001St. Louis, Missouri was the first U.S. city to host the summer Olympics in 1904
1002The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law whichstated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than yourthumb.
1003Every year Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes, 1,000 of which measure above 3.5 on the Richter scale
1004A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks
1005It takes about a half a gallon of water to cook macaroni, and about a gallon to clean the pot
1006The cornea is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels
1007In the U.S. peanuts account for 66% of all snack nuts
1008There are approximately 7,000 feathers on an eagle
1009Sharks can sense a drop of blood from a mile away
1010As a defense mechanism, the North American Opossum closes its eyes and becomes totally limp. Basically it plays dead
1011The longest town name in the world has 167 letters
1012A sneeze zooms out of your mouth at over 600 m.p.h
1013A cesium atom in an atomic clock that beats over nine billion times a second.
1014The mythical Scottish town of Brigadoon appears for one day every one hundred years
1015Kermit the frog delivered the commencement address at Southampton College located in the state of New York in 1996
1016In World War II, the German submarine U-120 was sunk by a malfunctioning toilet
1017The phrase "Often a bridesmaid, but never a bride," actually originates from an advertisement for Listerine mouthwash from 1924
1018Over 50% of lottery players go back to work after winning the jackpot
1019The largest cultivated crop in the United States is corn
1020Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscar nominations with sixty-four
1021On average, Americans eat one hundred acres of pizza a day. This amounts to about three hundred fifty slices per second
1022As an iceberg melts, it makes a fizzing sound because of the compressed air bubbles popping in the ice
1023The Arctic Ocean covers an area of about 14,056,000 sq miles
1024The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C
1025Most toilets flush in E flat
1026Bile produced by the liver is responsible for making your feces a brownish, green colour
1027At one time the group "Grateful Dead" were called "The Warlocks."
1028Bats can detect food up to 18 feet away and what type of insect the food may be using their sense of echolocation
1029At the equator the Earth spins at about 1,038 miles per hour
1030People whose mouth has a narrow roof are more likely to snore. This is because they have less oxygen going through their nose
1031In one day, a human sheds 10 billion skin flakes. This amounts to approximately two kilograms in a year
1032On average, an American home has 3-10 gallons of hazardous materials
1033On average, 35 meters of hair fibre is produced on the adult scalp
1034Dalmatian puppies do not have any spots on them when they are born. They actually develop them as they get older
1035Male goats will pee on each other in order to attract mates
1036A dog by the name of Laika was launched into space aboard the Russian spacecraft Sputnik 2 in 1957
1037In 2002, dogs have killed more people in the U.S. than the Great White shark has killed in the past 100 years
1038The study of twins is known as gemellology
1039On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper right-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner
1040During one seven year period, Thomas Edison obtained approximately three hundred patents. In is whole life he obtained over one thousand patents.
1041When Black Jack Ketchum was hung back in 1901 in Clayton New Mexico, the noose actually ended up taking his head off. The head had to be sewn back on so Black Jack could be buried properly
1042Every 40,000 children are killed by fires
1043The highest recorded speed of a sneeze is 165 km per hour
1044In 1985, a pregnant women was falsely accused of shoplifting a basketball
1045In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere
1046The adult electric eel can produce a five hundred volt shock, which is enough to stun a horse
1047When the are in danger, kangaroos will beat the ground loudly with their hind feet
1048To manufacture a new car approximately 148,000 liters of water is needed.
1049In 410 A.D. Alaric the Visigoth demanded that Rome give him three thousand pounds of pepper as ransom
1050Actress Jamie Lee Curtis invented a special diaper for babies that has a pocket
1051Honeybees use the sun as a compass which helps them navigate
1052An average driver spends approximately 2 hours and 14 minutes kissing in their car in a lifetime
1053In gangster slang, a boxing match that is fixed is called a "barney."
1054In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills
1055In a year, an average person uses the toilet 2500 times a year
1056A honey bee has four wings
1057The Bank of America was originally called the Bank of Italy until the founder, Amedeo Giannini, changed the name in 1930
1058Other than London, Liverpool is the most filmed British city, and was used to film more than 140 films in 2002
1059The body of the average baby is 75% water
1060A Chinese Scientist discovered that the Earth is round during the Han Dynasty by measuring the sun and moon's path in the sky. He recorded this fact down in the imperial records but went unnoticed until it was unearthed recently but Chinese archaeologists.
1061Each year, Americans throw away 25 trillion Styrofoam cups
1062There are more than 2,000 different varieties of cheese in the world
1063On average, Guinness sells 7 million glasses of beer a day
1064An artist from Chicago named Dwight Kalb created a statue of Madonna made out of 180 pounds of ham
1065Reports from owners of cats and dogs indicate that 21% of dogs and 7% of cats snore
1066The scarlet tanager, a songbird native to Illinois, can eat as many as 2,100 gypsy-moth caterpillars in one hour
1067To make one raindrop of water, it takes approximately a million cloud droplets
1068At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel
1069The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone which is located in the ear
1070India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century
1071The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer
1072Some African tribes refer to themselves as "motherhoods" instead of families
1073Between 1902 and 1907, the same tiger killed 434 people in India
1074The word vaccine comes from the Latin word "vacca," which means cow. This name was chosen beacause the first vaccination was derived from cowpox which was given to a boy
1075James Bond is also known as Mr. Kiss-Kiss-Bang-Bang
1076A snail can crawl across a razor blade without getting injured. This is possible because they excrete a slime that protects them
1077Behram, an Indian thug, holds the record for most murders by a single individual. He strangled 931 people between 1790-1840 with a piece of yellow and white cloth, called a ruhmal. The most murders by a woman are 612, by Countess Erzsebet Bathory of Hungary
1078Approximately 97.35618329% of all statistics are made up
1079The largest spider ever was the Megarachne which had a diameter of 50 cm. The fossil was found in Argentina
1080In Russia, when flowers are given for a romantic occasions, flowers are given in odds numbers as even number of flowers is given at funerals only
1081Next to man, the porpoise is the most intelligent creature on earth
1082The hippopotamus has the capability to remain underwater for as long as twenty-five minutes
1083The Australian box-jellyfish has eight eyes
1084In 1916, an elephant was tried and hung for murder in Erwin, Tennessee
1085A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon
1086The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma
1087In the UK, one third of accidental deaths that happen occur in the home
1088After the U.S Civil War, about 33%-50% of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit
1089Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined
1090The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters
1091Tycho Brahe, a 16th century astronomer, lost his nose in a duel with one of his students over a mathematical computation. He wore a silver replacement nose for the rest of his life
1092Termites do more damage in the U.S. ever year than all the fires, storms and earthquakes combined. They do an average of $750 million in damage annually
1093Burger King restaurants serve over 400 million ounces of orange juice annually
1094Each year the Pentagon estimates their computer network is hacked about 250,000 times annually
1095The first president to ride in an airplane was Franklin Roosevelt
1096The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the name of the Don McLean song.)
1097A tree in metropolitan area will survive for approximately eight years
1098The only flying saucer launch pad in the world is located in St. Paul, Alberta, Canada
1099The sex of a baby crocodile is determined by the temperature in the nest and how deeply the eggs are buried
1100Polar bears are left handed
1101Food can only be tasted if it is mixed with saliva
1102Walter Hunt patented the safety pin in 1849. He later sold the patent rights for only $400.
1103The coliseum in Rome was used regularly for about 400 years
1104Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day
1105The first formal rules for playing the sport of baseball required the winning team to score 21 runs
1106The University of Plymouth was the first university to offer a degree in surfing
1107Retail sales for soft drinks in the United States in 2001 were more than sixty billion dollars
1108Hens will produce larger eggs as they grow older
1109In Quebec, Canada, an old law states that margarine must be a different colour than butter
1110In the United States, about 33% of land is covered by forests
1111Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
1112Shridhar Chillal from India is known to have the record for the longest fingernails in the world, which were each at least three feet long
1113In 1905, Chapman and Skinner in San Francisco invented the first portable electric vacuum.
1114Minimum wage was 0.25 per hour when it was first enacted in 1938
1115The conjunctiva is a membrane that covers the human eye
1116In 1785, the city of Paris removed bones from cemeteries to ease the overflow of dead people. They took these bones and stacked them in tunnels now known as the Catacombs. You can visit these tunnel attractions and work your way along long corridors, which are stacked with skulls and bones
1117It is estimated that over fifty-four million people died in World War II, which was the bloodiest war in history
1118Arabic numerals were not invented by Arabs, but were invented in India by the Hindus
1119Each year in America there are about 300,000 deaths that can be attributed to obesity
1120The first ever "World Summit on Toilets" was held in Singapore in November 2001
1121Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana
1122Researchers have developed odourless socks. The sock fabric is made by attaching molecules that contain chlorine called halamines to textile fibers
1123Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the man who designed the Eiffel Tower, also designed the inner structure of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour
1124In the 1985 Boise, Idaho mayoral election, there were four write-in votes for Mr. Potato Head
1125MS-DOS was originally calle QDOS and was bought of the author by Microsoft for a small fee. The rest is history
1126Marilyn Monroe had six toes
1127The Roman emperor Commodus was at one time going to change the name of Rome to Colonia Commodiana
1128The state of Alaska has almost twice as many caribou as people
1129Another way to say "every 9 years" is Novennial
1130In the spring of 1975, a baby in Detroit fell 14 stories and landed on Joseph Figlock, who was walking below. A few years later it happened again. Figlock and both babies survived
1131Close to fifty percent of Internet shoppers spend over five hours a week online
1132Los Angeles is the most polluted city in the USA
1133For people that are lactose intolerant, chocolate aids in helping milk digest easier
1134Using recycled aluminum cans and making news cans out of them saves 75% energy compared to making it from new material.
1135In a year, Americans eat approximately 20 billion pickles
1136Althaiophobia is the fear of marshmallows
1137There are are roughly 100 million single adults living in the USA
1138In the year 2000, there were approximately 11,000 injuries that were treated in a hospital in the U.S. that resulted from fireworks
1139Brazil is the largest producers of oranges in the world
11404% of an apples is made up of minerals and vitamins, and over 80% is made up of water
1141From all the oxygen that a human breathes, twenty percent goes to the brain
1142In 1902, the coat hanger was invented Albert Parkhouse who was frustrated at the lack of hooks available to hang up his coat at work. His company thought it was a good idea and patented the invention and unfortunately, Parkhouse never received any money for his idea
1143If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes
1144The longest game of Monopoly played underwater is 45 days
1145In WWII, when allied armies reached the Rhine River the first thing men did was pee in it. This was pretty universal from the lowest private to Winston Churchill (who made a big show of it). Gen. Patton had himself photographed in the act
1146Peaches were once known as Persian apples
1147Dustin Phillips of the U.S. has the record for ketchup drinking. He drank a 14-ounce bottle of tomato ketchup through a ? inch straw in 33 seconds on September 23, 1999
1148Ninety-five percent of tropical fish sold in North America originate from Florida
1149The blackberry bush is also called the "bramble."
1150The city of Tokyo was originally called Edo
1151The sun shrinks five feet every hour
1152There have been 191 coops in Bolivia since it became a sovereign country in 1825
1153During World War II, Kit Kat was unavailable due to milk shortages, so the chocolate bar was made without milk
1154The first TV commercial advertisement was by the Bulova Watch company on July 1, 1941. The watch company paid $9.00 for an announcement that was 10 seconds long
1155Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated
1156A common custom in Spain is to eat one grape for each of the last 12 seconds of every year for good luck
1157Bill Gates began programming computers at age 13
1158Tobacco contains over 50 chemicals that can cause cancer
1159Sailors once thought that wearing a gold earring would improve their eyesight
1160The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. The bird is 2.24 inches long
1161A species of earthworm, "Megascolides australis," in Australia can grow up to fifteen feet in length
1162Hannibal, who was a soldier, had only one eye after getting a disease while attacking Rome
1163The full name of the Titanic ship is R.M.S. Titanic, which stands for Royal Mail Steamship
1164Electronic companies sell five times as many big-screen TVs during Super Bowl Week
1165Everyday approximately 35 meters of hair fibre is produced on the scalp of an adult
1166A U.S. company came out with a toilet night-light that sends out a green warning beacon when the seat is up
1167A little under one quarter of the people in the world are vegetarians
1168There are approximately 1300 species of scorpion but only 25 of them are deadly
1169An egg shell can have up to 17,000 tiny pores on its surface
1170A lifespan of an eyelash is approximately 150 days
117166% of home based businesses are owned by women
1172There are approximately 60 muscles in the face
1173In 1924, Kleenex tissues were originally designed as a cold cream remover
1174A women from Berlin Germany has had 3,110 gallstones taken out of her gall bladder
1175Every second, 8000 Coca-Cola Company products are consumed in the world
1176If all the strawberries produced in California annually were put side by side, they would wrap around the Earth fifteen times
1177Devon, England has about 33,000 miles of hedgerows, more hedgerows than any other country
1178"Bookkeeper" is the only word in English language with three consecutive double letters
1179An average home creates more pollution than does the average car
1180Four out of five brides in the U.S. have a job
118175-90% of primary physician visits are due to stress
1182The reason why the Canadian Arctic is called the "Land of the Midnight Sun" is because during the summer many communities have light 24 hours of the day. Many people have to cover their windows with tin foil to keep the light out when they sleep
1183On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag
1184Teenage cosmetic surgeries nearly doubled in the USA between 1996 and 1998
1185A rocket-like device can be traced back to Ancient Greece when a flying steam-powered pigeon was built out of wood.
1186The Cincinnati Reds are the oldest professional baseball team
1187In 1871, horse cars were introduced. It was simply a car that was pulled over a track by a horse.
1188High Priests in ancient Egypt were the only ones who were allowed to wear garments made from cotton
1189Kellogg?s started selling their most famous product, Corn Flakes, in 1906
1190Chocolate was used as medicine during the 18th century. It was believed that chocolate could cure a stomach ache
1191Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has the largest bar per capita than anywhere else in the world
1192The Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world before the construction of the Empire State Building in 1930
1193The first American celebration of St. Patricks Day was at Boston in 1737
1194The name of the popular sports drink Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where it was developed
1195The largest employer in Central Florida is Walt Disney World. There are approximately 50,000 people working there
1196In his youth, United States president George W. Bush used to play for the Midland (Texas) Central Little League. He played the position of the catcher
1197The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia
1198Bobby Carpenter was the first American player to score 50 goals in a season
1199The word, tattoo originated from the Tahitain word "tattau" which means "to mark."
1200There was no punctuation until the 15th century
1201All babies are colour blind when they are born
1202Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease caused by ticks
1203There are approximately 9,000 taste buds on the tongue
1204A fetus starts to develop fingerprints at the age of eight weeks
1205The reason why your nose gets runny when you are crying is because the tears from the eyes drain into the nose
1206Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses
1207On October 15, 1794, the first silver dollar coins were released to be circulated to the public
1208In one day, the Tootsie Roll Industry makes over 16 million lollipops
1209In many of the milk ads that are shown, a mix of thinner and white paint is used instead of milk
1210Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream. This was the only vegetable flavoured ice cream produced. However, they discontinued it since they thought it would not sell well
1211In an year, an average person makes 1,140 phone calls
1212The strike note of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is e-flat
1213A Connecticut Toy maker, Herobuilders, sells action figures of President George W. Bush, Islamic militant Osama bin Laden, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, which are all major figures tied to the September 11, 2001 WTC attacks
1214Majority of brides plan their wedding for approximately 7 to 12 months
1215The word assassination was invented by William Shakespeare
1216Benjamin Franklin invented the rocking chair.
1217Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935
1218In the wild, the poinsettia flower can reach a height of 12 feet, and have leaves that are eight inches across.
1219Construction workers hard hats were first invented and used in the building of the Hoover Dam in 1933.
1220A study indicates that smokers are likely to die on average six and a half years earlier than non-smokers
1221On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag
1222TYPEWRITER, is one of the longest words that can be made using the letters only one row of the keyboard
1223Bill Gates donated close to $100 million to fight AIDS in India. As a percent of his total wealth, this would be comparable to him donating ten cents if he only had $60
1224In the U.S. there is, on average, three sex change operations per day
1225The American Airlines Sports Center, in Dallas, has most toilets per capita than any other sports and entertainment venue in the USA
1226In 1999, a three headed turtle was discovered by Lin Chi-Fa in his pond in Southern Taiwan
1227Approximately one out of every 55 women from Canada give birth in their car on the way to the hospital or clinic
1228The first United States president to visit China was Richard Nixon
1229The most popular show amongst baby boomers is Star Trek.
1230The first jet engine was invented by Frank Whittleof of England in 1930.
1231In a day, an elephant can drink 80 gallons of water
1232The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in thePacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 calibermachine gunammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into thefuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9yards."
1233In 1948 and 1950 the oldest ears of popping corn were discovered. They were located in the Bat Cave of west central New Mexico. They ranged in size from smaller than a penny to approximately two inches, and were about 4,000 years old
1234The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross
1235It cost the soft drink industry $100 million a year for thefts committed involving vending machines
1236The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-Star Game
1237Watermelon is considered a good gift to give a host in Japan and China
1238The planet Venus spins opposite to the other planets in the solar system
1239During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times
1240Frog-eating bats identify edible frogs from poisonous ones by listening to the mating calls of male frogs. Frogs counter this by hiding and using short, difficult to locate calls
1241Dieting can cause bad breath since less saliva is produced which leads to dry mouth
1242At lift off, US space shuttles weight about 4.5 million pounds.
1243Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches
1244When an orange is shown in any of the "Godfather" movies, this means that someone is about to die or a close call is to occur.
1245Doctors in Canada use an adhesive similar to Krazy Glue instead of stitches, lowering the possibility of bacterial infection and minimizing scarring
1246Soil that is heated by geysers are now making it possible to produce bananas in Iceland
1247Chameleon is derived from the Greek, meaning "little lion."
1248The name Aspirin was invented from "A" in acetyl chloride. The "spir" comes from spiraea ulmaria which is the plant that they got the salicylic acid from, and the "in" was used because back then it was popular to end the name of medicines with "in."
1249About 30% of Canadians rely on getting their water from the ground for their domestic use
1250The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray
1251There is a town in Norway called "Hell"
1252Most heart attacks occur between the hours of 8 and 9 am
1253No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses
1254A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds
1255May babies are on average 200 grams heavier than babies born in other months
1256Gloucestershire airport in England used to blast Tina Turner songs on its runways to scare birds away
1257The first German car to be built solely outside of Germany is the BMW Z3.
1258In China, fish is eaten more than three times what it is in the United States
1259The United Parcel Service shipped the killer whale Keiko (star of Disney movie "Free Willy") from Mexico City to Newport, Oregon in 1998
1260Hippos can live up to 40 years in the wild
1261The windiest place in the world is Mount Washington, New Hampshire, USA. The highest wind was on April 12, 1934 when it reached 231 mph.
1262The first restaurant to open in Hollywood was the Musso & Frank Grill in 1919
1263Corn Flakes were invented after Will Keith Kellogg and his brother Dr. John Harvey Kellogg set about developing a nutritious cereal for the patients of a health resort in 1890
1264The three wealthiest families in the world have more assets than the combined wealth of the forty-eight poorest nations
1265Huge Moore, the inventor of Dixie cups got the idea for the name from a neighboring factory, the Dixie Doll Company
1266The turkey was once nominated to be the official bird of the United States
1267In 1958 the United States sent three mice into space named, Mia, Laska and Benji
1268On average, Americans spend five times more of their time in their cars than they do on vacation
1269Natural gas does not have any odor. In order to detect a gas leak, some gas companies add a chemical that smells similar like rotten eggs.
1270Spiders have claws at the ends of their legs
1271Warner Brothers Corset Company created the bra cup sizing system, which is now used universally used by manufacturers
1272In the U.S. 7 out of 10 homes use candles
1273Daytime dramas are called Soap Operas because they were originally used to advertise soap powder. In America in the early days of TV, advertisers would write stories around the use of their soap powder
1274It takes approximately 12 years for Jupiter to orbit the sun
127598% of houses in the United States have at least one television set
1276Reserves from the Irish army were used as extras in the movie "Braveheart."
127780% of people that are on weight loss programs exercise on average three times a week
1278The first Valentine candy box was invented by Richard Cadbury in the 1800's.
1279An olive tree can live up to 1500 years
128096% of people put the peanut butter on first when making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
1281Scientists have actually performed brain surgery on cockroaches
1282Everyday, more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury
1283The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean
1284By donating just one pint of blood, four lives can be saved
1285The biggest hamburger that was served was 8,266 pounds. It was made at the Burger Fest in Seymour, Wisconsin
1286The electric chair was invented by a dentist
1287Pilgrims did not eat potatoes for Thanksgiving as they thought they were poisonous
1288On average, a hen lays 300 eggs per year
1289BluBlocker sunglasses were developed with lenses that were used in the NASA space program for American astronauts
1290Pearls melt in vinegar
1291There are an estimated 2,500 collisions between birds and planes each year in the US
1292Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second? William Jefferson Clinton
1293A chicken is 75% water
1294If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white
1295During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings (The Red Vineyard)
1296Coffee has about five times the amount of caffeine as a can of Coke
1297It takes the Hubble telescope about 97 minutes to complete an orbit of the Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivilent amount of energy as 30 household lightbulbs to complete an orbit.
1298Approximately 850 peanuts make a 18 oz jar of peanut butter
1299The age of a saguaro cactus is calculated by its height
1300The most expensive animated movie is "Prince of Egypt", which cost $70 million to make
1301Koalas sleep up to 19 hours a day
1302The oldest roller coaster in the world is the Leap-The-Dips roller coaster located in Lakemont Park in Pennsylvania. The roller coaster was built in 1902
1303There are three golf balls sitting on the moon
1304You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider
1305The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
1306When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 milesper year.
1307The story of Mulan had been told in China for almost 1,500 years before Disney decided to make it into an animated movie
1308The name Santa Claus came from Saint Nicholas who was a bishop in the town of Myra, and was known to be very nice to children
1309Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation
1310At the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, Walt Disney was head of the committee that organized the opening day ceremonies
1311No other animal gives us more by-products than the hog. These by-products include pig suede, buttons, glass, paint brushes, crayons, chalk, and insulation to name a few
1312The ruby red slippers in the movie "The Wizard of Oz" were sold off at an auction for $660,000
131340 percent of the almonds in the world are used by manufacturers of chocolate
1314It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
1315Olives, which grow on trees, were first cultivated 5,000 years ago in Syria
1316A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery
1317When explorers first arrived in Venezuela, they were reminded of Venice. They named the country "Little Venice", which translated into Spanish is Venezuela
1318Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister
1319Between 12%-15% of the population is left-handed
1320When a polar bear cub is born, it can not see or hear. It takes approximately a month for the cub to start to see and hear
1321Girls have more tastebud than boys
1322Dandelion root can be roasted and ground as a coffee substitute
1323Platypuses mate in the water
1324Julie Nixon, daughter of Richard Nixon married David Eisenhower, grandson of Dwight Eisenhower
1325The microwave oven was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
1326The candlefish is so oily that it was once burned for fuel
1327A flea can jump 150 times its size. That is the same as a person able to jump up 1,000 feet in the air
1328Morihei Ueshiba, founder of Aikido, once pinned an opponent using only a single finger
1329The game of squash originated in the United Kingdom. It came about after a few boys, who were waiting for their turn to play racquets, knocked a ball around in a confined area adjoining the racquets court
1330Coca-Cola was originally green
1331When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing."  Theyactually pass out from sheer terror.
1332You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television
1333Lady Bugs really are not bugs. They are actually beetles and their correct name is The Ladybird Beetle
1334The name Reebok was named after the African Gazelle
1335The average human scalp has 100,000 hairs
1336New Jersey has a spoon museum that has over 5,400 spoons from across the world
1337Hydrogen is the most common atom in the universe
1338There is a town named Dildo in the province of Newfoundland, Canada
1339For every human in the world there are one million ants
1340The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Suess in the book "If I Ran to the Zoo."
1341The postage rate for a letter in 1693 was determined through how much light could pass through the letter. The postage rate would be more expensive if less light went through, and this process was called candling
1342The Sears Tower located in Chicago, Illinois is made up 76,000 tons of steel
1343Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots
1344There are more recreational golfers per capita in Canada than any other country in the world
1345Hendrickson and Napolean both had only one testical
1346The largest bill U.S. bill made is for $100,000
1347Playwright Shakespeare was only 18 years old when he married Ann Hathaway, who was 26 years old at the time
1348Wherever a person is standing in the state of Michigan in the United States, they are within 85 miles of one of the Great Lakes
1349It only takes a male horse 14 seconds to copulate
1350The driest place on earth is Calama, in the Atacama Desert in Chile
1351After being picked an orange cannot ripen
1352The stomach of an adult can hold 1.5 liters of material
1353On average, a whole chicken from the grocery store weighs 3 pounds 12 ounces
1354A galactic year is 250 million Earth-years. This is the time it takes for our solar system to make one revolution around the Milky Way Galaxy.
1355Singer Paula Abdul used to be a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers
1356Fossilized bird droppings are one of the chief exports of Nauru, an island nation in the Western Pacific
1357Water expands 9% when it is frozen
1358The first toilet tank ever seen on television was on Leave it to Beaver
1359The origin of apples traces back to the Middle East over 4,000 years ago
1360The colours yellow, red, and orange are used in fast food restaraunts because those are the colours that stimulate hunger
136199% of pumpkins that are sold are sold for decoration
1362On Sunday, December 7, 1941 at 7:55 AM, the attack on Pearl Harbor commenced
1363If all the cars from the U.S. were taken and lined up from bumper to bumper, there would be enough cars to go to the moon from earth and back.
1364The elephant is the national animal of Thailand
1365A Canadian Tour company offers a two-day course in igloo building
1366Dairy cows can produce 20 to 35 gallons of saliva a day
1367A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
1368When the Pez mint dispenser was first introduced it was meant to replace the activity of smoking
1369Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones
1370The speed of sound must be exceeded to produce a sonic boom.
1371A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945
1372Over 600,000 people died as a result of the Spanish influenza epidemic
1373From all the vegetables, beets contain the most sugar
1374Smelling bananas can help a person lose weight
1375In Miami, Florida, roosting vultures have taken to snatching poodles from rooftop patios
1376Only female mosquitoes bite humans. Male mosquitoes live on natural liquids from plants and other resources
1377An estimated 690 million people live in Africa
1378The difference between horns and antlers is that horns never stop growing and antlers shed and grow every year
1379African Baobab tree's circumference can reach 180 feet. If the trunk is hollow, 20 people would be able to fit inside of it.
1380On average, the Pentagon uses 666 rolls of toilet paper in one day
1381The USS Abraham Lincoln has five gymnasiums on the ship and a basketball league with 22 teams
1382Found in Argentina, the ornate horned frog can eat an entire mouse with one swallow
1383Great Britain was the first country to issue postage stamps in 1840
1384During World War II, there was not enough sugar in the U.S. to make candy as it was sent to the troops overseas. At this time, popcorn was consumed three times more than its usual amount
1385The most famous movie theatre is the "Chinese Theatre" located in Los Angeles, USA
1386In the U.S., the sport that causes the most injuries among the age group of 15-24 is basketball
1387Oscar Wilde and his friends came up the with the word "dude." It came from the words "duds" and "attitude."
1388By weight, the sun is 70% hydrogen, 28% helium, 1.5% carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, and 0.5% all other elements.
1389Melba toast is named after an Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba
1390Astronomers once believed a planet named Vulcan existed between Mercury and the Sun
1391Talc was used by cavemen 15,000 years ago as an ingredient added to make paint
1392Ants do not sleep
1393The only married couple to fly together in space were Jan Davis and Mark Lee, who flew aboard the Endeavor space shuttle from Sept 12-20, 1992
1394Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to enter space. She spent three days in space and completed forty-eight orbits of Earth
1395More than 3000 years ago children played with circular hoops made with grape vines. This toy was swung around the waist. Years later this toy was made by company called Wham-O and the Hula-Hoop was invented in 1958
1396The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897.
1397Owls swallow their prey whole because they have no teeth. After approximately 12 hours they cough up the feathers, bones, and fur in a shape of a football pellet
1398Sharks have survived on earth for about 400 million years
1399Ukrainian monk, Dionysius Exiguus, created the modern day Christian calendar
1400The revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined
1401Every 30 seconds a house fire doubles in size
1402An alligator has about 80 teeth in its mouth at one time. An alligator can go through 3,000 teeth in a lifetime
1403A starfish can turn its stomach inside out
1404The story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was written in 1939 for a store promotion by an advertising employee of the department store Montgomery Ward
1405Actor Charlie Chaplin made 81 movies over a career that spanned 50 years
1406The music group Simply Red got its name from band member Mick Hucknall, who has red hair
1407Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer
1408The lifespan of a rhinoceros is generally 50 years
140941% of women apply body or hand moisturizer a minimum three times a day
1410The largest ice cream sundae was made with 4,667 gallons of ice cream, was 12 feet high and had 7000 pounds of toppings on it. This was made in Anaheim, California in 1985
1411The name of the award given to honor the best sites on the Internet is called "The Webby Award."
1412The United States Mint once considered producing donut-shaped coins.
1413A Hungarian named Ladislo Biro invented the first ballpoint pen in 1938.
1414Adolf Hitler loved chocolate cake
1415Many years ago, a fish was caught that was 33 inches long and seemed to be heavier than it should. When they cut the fish, fishermen found a full of bottle of ale inside it
1416George Washington grew hemp in his garden
1417In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans annually
1418In 1980, Saddam Hussein received a key to the city of Detroit
1419The song "Strawberry Fields Forever" sung by the Beatles refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool
1420False Bay, on the southern tip of Africa and close to Cape Town, South Africa, is a breeding ground for great white sharks, which feed off the thousands of seals in the bay. However, it is the only area in the known world in which these sharks are known to breach - they attack the seals by coming up vertically, often leaping clear of the water with their prey in their mouths
1421In 1952, the first TV toy commercial aired. It was for Mr. Potato Head
1422In the United States, approximately seven billion pounds of chocolate and candy are manufactured each year
1423Mules have one horse and one donkey for a parent
1424On average, 350 squirts are needed from milking a cow to make a gallon of milk
1425On average, a baby in the United States will eat fifteen pounds of cereal in their first year of life
1426The name Hasbro was invented by the name of the founders: HASsenfeld BROthers
1427Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
1428Due to sugar shortages to make candy during World War II, movie theatre owners turned to popcorn, which is now the best selling snack at movie theatres today
1429A group of whales is called a pod or gam
1430Even though a polar bears fur looks white it is actually colourless and is made with hollow tubes. The reason the bear looks white is because the rough inner surface of the tubes make light scatter and reflect at many different angles which gives the white appearance
1431There is a type of coffin made that can be used as a wine rack or picnic table before its final use
1432One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water
1433After the Eiffel Tower was built, one person was killed during the installation of the lifts. No one was killed during the actual construction of the tower
1434Approximately 87% of dog owners say that when they watch T.V. their dog curls up beside them or at their feet
1435Bernd Eilts, a German artist, turns dried cow manure into wall clocks and small sculptures. He is now expanding his business to include cow dung wrist watches
1436People who meet their calcium need reduce their risk of developing kidney stones
1437In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
1438The human heart weighs less than a pound
1439The first Life Saver flavour, which was peppermint, was invented in 1912 and it was called Pep-O-Mint
1440The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years
1441Before 1859, baseball umpires were seated in padded chairs behind home plate
1442On February 10, 1964 the first self-adhesive stamps were issued
1443The ocean sunfish can produce thirty million eggs at once
1444The highest point in France is Mont Blanc, located in the Alps.
1445The American Automobile association was formed in 1905 for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps
1446Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older
1447In England, a cigarette is referred to as a fag
1448If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar
1449In 1980, there was only one country in the world with no telephones - Bhutan
1450Moscow was founded in 1147 by Yury Dolgoruky
1451In 1976, fourteen banks merged to form a bank credit card called "Mastercharge." This was later renamed to what is now know as "Mastercard."
1452American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class
1453There are over 500 different types of bananas
1454In 1848, the first American pasta factory opened in Brooklyn, New York. The name of the man that opened it was Antoine Zerega
1455Albert Einstein was cremated and his ashes were spread over a river located in New Jersey
1456Your right lung takes in more air than your left one does
1457Men are four times more likely to be struck by lightning than women
1458The longest acceptance speech in the history of the Oscars was by Greer Garson in 1942. She received an Oscar for Best Actress for the movie Mrs. Miniver, and her speech was five minutes and 30 seconds long
1459Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older
1460Octopi change colours when they become frightened. Normally they are a brownish colour, but can change to green or blue when fear sets in
1461A "gelotologist" is a person who studies laughter
1462A 13-year-old boy in India produced winged beetles in his urine after hatching the eggs in his body
1463Fat is important for the development of children and normal growth
1464The state of California has more 7-Eleven stores than any other state. There are approximately 1,200 stores
1465The deepest underwater penguin dive is 1,772 feet by an Emperor Penguin
146638% of Americans eat breakfast everyday
1467There are over 100 styles of BluBlocker sunglasses available on the market
1468When a predator is chasing an impala, a type of antelope, it runs in a zig zag formation jumping as high as three metres
1469David Rice Atchinson was President of the United States for exactly one day. This happened due to a glitch in American law at the time.  new
1470To make one glass of orange juice, 50 glasses of water are needed to grow enough oranges to make the juice
1471Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air
1472Tomatina is the legendary Spanish tomato-throwing festival held in Bunol, Spain
1473Pigs have no sweat glands, which is why they stay in water or mud to keep cool
1474There is no element on Mendeleev's (the current) periodic table of elements abbreviated, either partially, or fully, with the letter J.
1475One of the Bond girls in the James Bond movie, "For Your Eyes Only," used to be a man
1476The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket
1477In February 1878, the first telephone book was published in New Haven, Connecticut.  The book was one page long and had fifty names in it.
1478Only President to win a Pulitzer: John F. Kennedy for "Profiles in Courage"
1479Roman emperors ate flamingo tongues which were considered a delicacy. Also parrotfish livers, and pheasant brains were feasted on
1480In 2002, the most popular car color in North America was silver.
1481Forty percent of Americans iron their clothes while wearing their underwear or being completely naked
1482About 85% or product warning labels on household products are inadequate
1483The largest volcano known is on Mars: Olympus Mons, 370 miles wide and 79,000 feet high, is almost three times higher than Mount Everest
1484Mexican jumping beans jump because of moth larvae inside the bean
1485Women blink nearly twice as much as men
1486Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush
1487There are 691 drinking fountains in the Pentagon
1488Author Robert May considered the names of Reginald and Rollo before he settled on "Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer."
1489A study concludes that kids who snore do poorly in school
1490When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food
1491Chocolate maker Cadbury uses more than sixty thousand tonnes of cocoa each year, in the United Kingdom alone
1492There are more pigs than humans in Denmark
1493A human eyeball weighs an ounce
1494The "Mexican Hat Dance" is the official dance of Mexico
1495The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in 1893
1496The DNA of humans is closer to a rat than a cat
1497Peladophobia refers to the fear of bald people
1498One Neptune year lasts 165 Earth years
1499In the U.S., 75% of the pencils sold are painted yellow
1500A person that is struck by lightning has a greater chance of developing motor neurone disease
1501In Canada, the $1 and $2 come in the form of coins. The $1 is nicknamed a "loonie" because it contains a loon on it and the $2 is nicknamed the "twonie" because it is the equivalent of two "loonies."
1502Singer Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem
1503On average a business document is copied 19 times
1504Pigeons can see ultraviolet lights
1505The list of ingredients that make up lipstick include fish scales
1506If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs inthe air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg inthe air,the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horsehasall four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
1507There are two credit cards for every person in the United States
1508An average person consumes the equivalent of 26 gallons of milk a year, including almost 28 pounds of cheese
150965% of the candy that is produced in an year is consumed by American adults 18 years and older
1510The little circles of paper that are cut out after a paper has been punched by a hole puncher are called "chad."
1511Teflon is the most slipperiest substance in the world
1512The lifespan of a firefly is about seven days. During these days, they are busy trying to find a mate
1513A crocodile can run up to a speed of 11 miles per hour
1514Fried spiders taste like nuts
1515In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air
1516Cows do not have any upper front teeth. Instead they have a thick pad on the top jaw
1517On average, Americans move to a new place eleven times in their lifetime
1518Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use
1519The Golden Gate Bridge was first opened in 1937
1520No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange,silver or purple
1521In an episode of the 1962 cartoon The Jestons, Jane Jetson is talking through a video phone. The phone number of The Jetsons was VENUS-1234
1522Trees that are near street lights do not shed their leaves as fast as a tree that is in the country
1523No president of the United States was an only child
15247-Eleven is the largest retail chain in the world. Click Here For More Details
1525A Singapore singing group by the name of "The Oriental Singers," sang non-stop for 74 hours and five minutes
1526Every 25 miles a car produces one pound of pollution.
1527There was a molasses flood in Boston on January 15, 1919 that killed 21 people and injured 150 people
1528There are over one billion people that are actively involved in rice growth
1529On April 4, 1974, John Massis of Belgium pulled two New York Long Island railroad passenger cars totaling 80 tons with a thick rope, with a small bit attached, using only his teeth
1530The oldest major soft drink in America is Dr. Pepper, which originated in Waco, Texas in 1885
1531Hockey pucks were originally made from frozen cow dung
1532In L.A., U.S.A., a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than 2 inches wide
1533The Arctic Tern, which is a small bird, can fly a round trip from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back. This can be as long as twenty thousand miles per year. This is the longest migration for a bird
1534The word "America" comes from the European explorer "Amerigo Vespucci
1535Over 100 million birds die annually by crashing into glass windows in the United States
1536Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb was afraid of the dark
1537In 1933, Mickey Mouse is believed to have received 800,000 fan letters
1538Male rabbits are called "bucks," females are "does."
1539It took eleven years to built the Taj Mahal, (1632-1643)
1540Mangos are known throughout the world as the "King of Fruits."
1541The temperature of milk when it is coming out of a cow is about 36 degrees celsius
1542Wild Flamingos are pink because they consume vast quantities of algae and brine shrimp
1543The word "diastema" is the word for having a gap between your teeth
1544While digging, an Armadillo can hold its breath for up to six minutes
1545Of all the restaurants that are opened, 90% of them fail in the first year. Of the remaining ones that survive, 90% of those fail in the second year
1546The sun is approximately 75% hydrogen, 25% helium by mass
1547When a porcupine is born, its quills are soft and mostly white, but harden within hours
1548Since 1978, at least 37 people have died as a result of shaking vending machines, in an attempt to get free merchandise. More than 100 people have been injured
1549The first drug to be sold in the form of a tablet is Aspirin
1550The original name for butterfly was flutterby
1551There are approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body
1552Great White sharks have about 3,000 teeth
1553Former U.S. President Franklin Pierce was arrested during his term as President for running over an old lady with his horse, but the charges were later dropped
1554The world record for time without sleep is 264 hours (11 days) by Randy Gardner in 1965
1555The giant squid is the largest animal without a backbone
1556There is enough water in American swimming pools to cover the whole city of San Francisco seven feet deep
1557215 jeans can be made with one bale of cotton
1558Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters
1559Pineapples were first introduced into Europe by Christopher Columbus
1560When a women is pregnant, her senses are all heightened
1561The Food and Drug Administration says the most common injury from cosmetics comes from scratching the eye with a mascara wand
1562It has been medically been proven that laughter is an effective pain killer
1563Cataloupes are named after the gardens of Cantaloupe, Italy where some belive this melon was first grown
1564In the 13th century, quality standards for paste were assigned by the Pope
1565In a year, the average person walks four miles to make his or her bed
1566The first television broadcast of the Oscars took place in 1953, hosted by Bob Hope on NBC
1567Most snakes have six rows of teeth
1568NASDAQ stand for, "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations."
1569An average women has 17 square feet of skin. When a women is in her ninth month of pregnancy she has 18.5 square feet of skin
1570The average American eats 35,000 cookies in his/her lifetime
1571The greatest snowfall ever in a single storm was 189 inches at the Mount Shasta Ski Bowl in February, 1959.
1572French astronomer Adrien Auzout had once considered building a telescope that was 1,000 feet long in the 1600s. He thought the magnification would be so great, he would see animals on the moon
1573The first email was sent out by Ray Tomlinson in 1971
1574The city of Chicago has the only post office in the world where you can drive your car through
1575The most overdue book in the world was borrowed from Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge, England and was returned 288 years later
1576The average person can live about a month without eating any food, but can only live about a week without water
1577There are about 34,000 species of spiders
1578In 1968, Abbie Hoffman played with a yo-yo while testifying before a congressional committee. He was found in contempt
1579The biggest candy eaters are the Dutch, who average 65 pounds of candy per person in a year
158055,700 people in the US are injured by jewelry each year
1581The first owner of the Marlboro Company, Wayne McLaren, died of lung cancer
1582American President Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) used to like Vaseline being rubbed on his head while he ate breakfast in bed
1583No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple
1584There was a 19th century Native American tribal chief who went under the name, "Not Able to Fornicate."
158598% of brown bears in the United States are in Alaska
1586In 1657, the first chocolate house was opened in London, England
1587The Xerox company was initially called the Haloid Company
1588On average, Americans spend 33% of their life sleeping
1589One out of every five births in the United States are delivered by Cesarean section
1590In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die
1591Studies indicate that surgeons who listen to music while they operate improve in their performance
1592Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark
1593Thailand used to be called Siam
1594A sneeze can travel as fast as one hundred miles per hour
1595The Pentagon cost $49,600,000 to build in 1941
1596Desert snails can stay in their shell for up to three years
1597In the 19th century, it was common practice for a Japanese woman to dye their teeth black. They believed that this enhanced sex appeal and maintained healthier teeth
1598The revolving door was invented in 1888, by Theophilus Van Kannel.
1599The Lion King is the top grossing Disney movie of all-time with domestic gross intake of $312 million
1600The state that grows the most cranberries is Wisconsin. More than 300 million pounds of cranberries are grown in Wisconsin
1601The smallest frog is the "Brazilian baby frog", which is smaller than a dime
1602The idea of Christmas cards was invented by Englishman Henry Cole in 1843
1603Air is passed through the nose at a speed of 100 miles per hour when a person sneezes
1604A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born
1605Britons eat over 22,000 tonnes of french fries a week
1606People from the United States eat the most chicken per person than anywhere else in the world
1607Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. This is because it is the most precise, and therefore suitable language for computer software
1608The origins of the soldier term "G.I." is an abbreviation for "Government Issue," which was stamped on all government kits supplied to recruits in the US Army during World War II
1609Watermelons are a popular gift to bring to a host in China or Japan
1610Beethoven used to take hay baths to remedy the swelling he used to get in his legs
1611On average Americans spend 18% of their income on transportation
1612Of all the words Dr. Seuss made up in his storybooks, only one has stuck in the English vocabulary: grinch, which is refers to a killjoy -- and it took more than 20 years
1613Montreal has an underground city, which has over 2,000 shops and 26 kilometres of walkways. This is the largest underground network for any city
1614The official state mammal of Texas is the armadillo
1615The word Himalayas means the "home of snow."
1616A man filed a lawsuit against his doctor because he survived longer than what the doctor had predicted
1617One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers -- they saw it as competition. It is not chemically addictive as is nicotine, alcohol, or caffeine
1618It took approximately 2.5 million blocks to build the Pyramid of Giza, which is one of the Great Pyramids
1619The platypus uses its bill to find animals that it feeds on. Its bill can sense the tiny electric fields that their preys emit
1620Central Park located in New York has 125 drinking fountains
1621The largest school in the world is City Montessori School in India and has over 25,000 students in grade levels ranging from kindergarten to college
1622Washing machines use anywhere from 40 to 200 litres of water per load
1623Australia has had stamps that actually look like gems. In 1995 and 1996 they used a special technology to make the stamps look like diamonds and opals.
1624There are only four words in the English language which end in
1625Hummingbirds are the only animal that can fly backwards
1626In only eight minutes, the Space Shuttle can accelerate to a speed of 27,000 kilometres per hour.
1627In a study conducted regarding toilet paper usage, Americans are said to use the most toilet paper per trip to the bathroom, which was seven sheets of toilet paper per trip
1628German cockroaches can survive for up to one month without food and two weeks without water
1629George Washington had teeth made out of hippopotamus ivory
1630Americans write approximately 50 billion checks a year making it the second most frequent payment method used after cash
1631The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns
1632The amount of aluminum that Americans throw out in three months is enough to rebuild all American commercial planes
1633Humans breathe in and out approximately one litre of air in ten seconds
1634The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes
1635British scientists have found evidence that heart attacks increase significantly for people who watch soccer penalty shoot-outs
1636Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpaste
1637The most disliked vegetable by Americans is Brussels sprouts
1638The first ice hotel was built in Swedish Lapland
1639A myrmecologist studies ants
1640Rice is thrown at weddings as a symbol of fertility
1641More than 90% of shark attack victims survive
1642The average temperature on Earth is 15 degrees celcius.
1643To produce a dozen eggs, a hen has to eat about four pounds of feed
1644Pollsters say that 40 percent of dog and cat owners carry pictures of the pets in their wallets
1645When Coca-Cola began to be sold in China, they used characters that would sound like "Coca-Cola" when spoken. Unfortunately, what they turned out to mean was "Bite the wax tadpole". It did not sell well
1646In the United States, 80% of households have oatmeal in their kitchen
1647A cockroach can change directions up to 25 times in a second
1648In 1825, the first toilet was installed in the White House
1649Cricket chirping can tell the temperature outside. Counting how many times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds and then adding 40 to that number will approximately tell you what the temperature is in Fahrenheit
1650Every year, 50,000,000 automobiles are produced in the world.
1651Pikeville, Kentucky consumes the most Pepsi per capita then any other American city
1652After the death of the genius, Albert Einstein, his brain was removed by a pathologist and put in a jar for future study
1653Cubic Zirconia is 55% heavier than real diamonds.
1654The fastest speed a raindrop had reached when falling is seven miles per hour.
1655Battle Creek, Michigan is referred to as the "Cereal Bowl of America." The city produces the most breakfast cereals than any other city in the world
1656The stringy thing that is seen in egg whites is called "chalazae."
1657The city of Argentia which is located on Newfoundland's southwest coast, is Canada's most fog-bound community. It has 206 days of fog each year.
1658Seven percent of a humans body wieght is made up of blood
1659Most snails are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both female and male reproductive organs
1660Dogs can be trained to detect an upcoming epileptic seizure
1661American women, on average, spend 55 minutes per day getting showered, dressed, and groomed
1662Germany produces more than 5,000 varieties of beer and has about 1,300 breweries in country
1663In some parts of the Atacama Desert it has never rained
1664In 1681, the last dodo bird died
1665Strawberries are a member of the rose family
1666It is common in Israel and Egypt to eat watermelon with feta cheese
1667The most popular recipient of Valentine cards are school teachers
1668The average stay for a prisoner on Alcatraz, when it was used as a prison, was five years
1669Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy
1670Bird droppings are the chief export of Nauru, an island nation in the Western Pacific
1671About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light
1672In Japan, tipping at restaurants is not a norm. However, some restaurants might add a 5 - 10 % service charge to the bill
1673The first automobile racetrack in America was the 'Indianapolis Motor Speedway,' which had 3 million cobblestones.
1674A cow has four compartments in its stomach
1675The most popular place to burn candles in the house is the living room
1676In Japan, by the time man reaches the age of 60, he is commemorated with a special ceremony. This ceremony features the man wearing a red kimono, which denotes that he no longer has the responsibilities of being a mature adult
1677Men are four times more likely to be struck by lightning than women
1678The all-time most nominated Grammy artist with 77 nominations is Quincy Jones
1679In 1845, inventor Thomas Adams started the world's first chewing gum factory.
1680In 1693, the postage rate of a letter was determined by how much light went through the letter. The less the light went through the letter the more expensive the rate would be. This technique was referred to as candling
1681Polar bears can smell seals who are 20 miles away
1682Hair is made from the same substance as fingernails
1683Polar bears have been known to swim more than 60 miles without resting
1684Before 1883, the three-cent U.S. stamp was also used for advertising. The advertisment was located on the back of the stamp for various products
1685The largest ketchup bottle in the world is a 170 feet tall and is located in Collinsville, Illinois, USA. It was built in 1949 by the W.E. Caldwell Company as a water tower
1686Bo Jackson set a Monday Night Football record by rushing for 222 yards in one game against the Seattle Seahawks, including a 91-yard TD run
1687There are approximately 75,000,000 horses in the world
1688The fins of the Spiny Dogfish Shark are sometimes used as sandpaper for wood products
1689The Super Bowl is so popular that it is the number on at-home party event of the year
1690There was a time in Japan where a wife being left handed was a ground for divorce
1691The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas
1692It is possible to get high by licking a toad. The Cane Toad produces a toxin called bufotenine to ward off predators. When licked, this toxin acts as a hallucinogen
1693Stinging insects kills approximately 25 people annually in the U.S
1694The first commercial microwave oven was called the "1161 Radarange" and was the size of a refrigerator
1695Chances of a women getting breast cancer are increased by excesseive use of alcohol
1696A common name for pincurls is also spitcurls because woman sometimes wet their hair with their saliva before curling it
1697The first hot air balloon flight traveled for 5.5 miles over Paris and lasted for 23 minutes
1698Birds do not sweat, as they do not have sweat glands
1699Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan once wore a Nazi uniform while acting in a film during his Hollywood days. The name of the movie was "Desperate Journey," which was filmed in 1942
1700The town of Olney, Illinois celebrates a "Squirrel Day" festival to honour the 200 albino squirrels that live in the town. The festival includes a squirrel blessing by a priest
1701In the United States there are about three million honey producing colonies
1702Adult earwigs can float in water for up to 24 hours
1703January is named for the Roman god Janus. Janus was a temple god who could look forward and backward at the same time
1704Pepper was sold as individual grains during the Elizabethan times. The guards at the London docks had to sew up their pockets so they would not steal any of the pepper
1705On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months
1706Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump."
1707A diet high in fat is said to impede memory
1708There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half-caused cancer in rats
1709Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.
1710Every year approximately 2,500 left-handed people are killed by using object or machinery designed for right-handed people
1711The heart of an adult giraffe weighs on average 26 pounds
1712Two million red blood cells die every second
1713The first American astronaut in space was Alan B. Shepard Jr
1714The world record for donut eating is held by John Haight, who ate 29 donuts (52 ounces) in a little over six minutes
1715Hundreds of years ago, only the wealthy people used to wear underwear
1716Buffalo wings, got their name because the spicy chicken wings originated in Buffalo, New York
1717The board game Scrabble was originally called "Criss Cross Words" by inventor Alfred Butts
1718Men are more likely to be colorblind than women. About one of out of 12 men are colorblind
1719Edwin Armstrong invented FM radio in 1933. The first men to use FM radio to communicate with Earth from the moon's surface were named Edwin Aldrin and Neil Armstrong.
1720The MGM lion, whose name was Leo, lived in Memphis until his death
1721The Bible was written by over 40 authors over a period of 1500 years
1722The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards
1723Studies indicate that weightlifters working out in blue gyms can handle heavier weights
1724African heart-nosed bats can have such a keen sense of sound that they can hear the footsteps of a beetle walking on sand from six feet away
1725Many of the stars that were in the Poltergeist Trilogy had strange deaths
1726The sap of a banana plant leaves serious stains on hands and clothes that is extremely hard to remove
1727In Ireland, a prime minister is a called a Taoiseach
1728American President John Tyler had 15 children
1729Even though red roses looks the same, there are over 900 different types of red roses
1730People in France own more pets in the world per person than any other country
1731In a five card poker game there are 2,598,960 possible hands
1732The most common pear world-wide is the Bartlett. It is bell-shaped, sweet and soft with a light green colour
1733All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20
1734The average person falls asleep in about 12 to 14 minutes
1735Eighty percent of the Vanilla Beans which are used to make ice cream is grown in Madagascar
1736Annually, British people eat more than 15 pounds of beans
1737The largest known hailstone to have fallen was in Germany in 1925, which weighed close to four and a half pounds.
1738The Kraft company produces enough Cool Whip, a brand of whipping cream, in one year to fill the entire Grand Canyon
1739Karate actually originated in India, but was developed further in China
1740A seagull can drink salt water because it has special glands that filter out the salt
1741Elvis had a twin brother named Jesse Garon, who died at birth
174295% of the entire lemon crop produced in the U.S. is from California and Arizona
1743There are more than 3000 documented caves located in the state of Tennessee
1744Soy crayons have been invented to replace wax crayons and one acre of soybeans can produce over 80,000 crayons
1745People drank gold powder mixed in with water in medieval Europe to relieve pain from sore limbs
1746Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game
1747Twit is the name given for a pregnant goldfish
1748A ear trumpet was used before the hearing aid was invented by people who had difficulty hearing
1749In 1982, a cactus in Phoenix, Arizona killed a man. David Grundman fired two shotgun blasts at a giant saguaro cactus that ended up falling on top of him
1750There are 293 steps to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
1751The most popular American city for Kool-Aid sales is St. Louis, Missouri
1752A human embryo is smaller than a grain of rice at four weeks old
1753In 1923, the first neon sign was introduced in the U.S. Two neon signs were sold to a Packard car dealership for $24,000 which read, "Packard."
1754Silk was developed in China were it was kept a secret for more than two thousands years. Anyone found trying to smuggle silkworm eggs or cocoons out of the country was immediately put to death
1755Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been mixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. Customers wrote and told how much they loved that it floated, and it has floated ever since
1756Sir John Harington, the godson of Queen Elizabeth I, was the inventor of the toilet
1757The Popsicle was invented by 11 year-old Frank Epperson in 1905. He left his drink outside with a stir stick in it and he noticed that it had frozen. He applied for a patent in 1923 and named it "Epsicle." The name was later changed to Popsicle
1758In the U.S., approximately 46% of the chicken that is eaten by people comes from restaurants or other food outlets
1759An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards
1760The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado
1761There are only four words in the English language which end in"-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
1762One pound of maple syrup can make eight pounds of candy or sugar
1763Uranus is the only planet that rotates on its side
1764The peanut is not a nut, it is actually a legume
1765Approximately 71% of American chocolate eaters prefer to eat milk chocolate
1766A colony of bees have to fly almost fifty-five thousand miles and tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey
1767Popped popcorn should be stored in the freezer or refrigerator as this way it can stay crunchy for up to three weeks
1768An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet
1769In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones
1770The first fruit eaten on the moon was a peach
1771The name "Lego" came from the Danish word LEg Godt, which means "play well."
1772Female and male black bears cannot tolerate being around each other except when they breed
1773In 1998, Ten Speed Press publishing company published a book, "The Eat A Bug Cookbook" by David George Gordon that contains over 33 bug recipes
1774Twelve men have landed on and explored the moon
1775The football team Green Bay Packers comes from a meat packing company called Acme Packing
1776Unlike a frog a toad cannot jump
1777The average weight of a newborn baby is 7 lbs. 6 oz. For a triplet baby it is 3 lbs. 12 oz
1778Baseball was the first sport to be pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated
1779A group of tigers is called a streak
1780Hippos drink as much as 250 litres of water in any given 24 hour period
1781850 peanuts are needed to make an 18 oz. jar of peanut butter
1782The Beatles have sold more records than anyone else with over a billion worldwide
1783After the "Popeye" comic strip was launched in 1931, spinach consumption went up by thirty-three percent in the United States
1784The largest type of penguin is the Emperor Penguin which can stand to be almost 3.5 feet tall and weigh more than 90 pounds
1785Over 175 million cubic yards of earth was removed for the creation of the Panama Canal
17867-Eleven was the first convenience store to have television advertising. The animated commercial ran in 1949 and had a singing rooster and owl
1787A honey bee strokes its wings about 11,500 times a minute
1788On average men spend 51 minutes a day grooming themselves
1789Sharks are so powerful that their bite can generate a force of up to 18 tons per square inch
1790The designated instrument for the city of Detroit is the accordion
1791Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland/Disney World: 70%
1792Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise
1793A sheep, a duck, and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon
1794On average, Americans spend $1300 on utility bills annually
1795The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house
1796There are approximately 2,700 different species of mosquitoes
1797Colonel Sanders original white suit was auctioned off for $80,000 in February 2002
1798EPCOT stands for "Experimental Prototype City Of Tomorrow."
1799The reason why tattoos do not vanish even though we shed our skin is because the dye is injected deeper into the dermis part of the skin. It is only the epidermis that we shed
1800Over 170,000 Indians from 210 tribes live in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest
1801Cashew nuts contain oil in the shell that is very irritating to the skin
1802A caterpillar grows roughly 27,000 times its size when it first emerges as an egg
1803Lightning strikes the Empire States Building about seven times a year
1804Snake venom is ninety percent protein
1805More than three thousand people work on research in Antarctica each year
1806The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames
1807Scientists have discovered a way to make biodegradable plastic from plants by using genetic engineering.
1808The Earth orbits the Sun at a speed of about 108,000 km per hour
1809In 1897, Bayer, who is the makers of Aspirin, once marketed the drug heroin
1810In Australia, a common "Boxing day" activity is surfing
1811In 1986, a drunk fan got into a pace car at Talladega Superspeedway, and started joyriding on the track in front of a nationwide audience. The police cruisers who had to chase him around the track were not amused when they caught and arrested him
1812Mary Hart, the co-anchor of Entertainment Tonight, has each of her legs insured for one million dollars
1813The two top toys in 1950 were Silly Putty which sold for $1, and Crayola crayons which sold for 50 cents
1814The King Cobra has enough venom in its bite that it can kill up to 13 adults
1815Earl Dean developed the bottle design for Coca-Cola
1816The word "super" to a beekeeper refers to the hive box where the honey is stored
1817Only 23% of New Zealand families have more than two children
1818Deliberately infecting people with malaria has been used to cure different viral infections. The high fever will strengthen the immune system and fight the virus. In recent times this has been considered as a treatment to HIV
1819By partially filling saucers with vinegar and distributing the saucers around a room, you can eliminate odors
1820The only animals that are capable of turning their heads 180 degrees are from the genus Galago, such as the Tarsier
1821In the United States birds and planes collided more than 22,000 times between the years of 1990 and 1998
1822The average number of pillowcases washed a day at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas is 15,000
1823Over 40 million Americans have chronic bad breath
1824There are 158 verses in the Greek National Anthem
1825A regulation baseball has exactly 108 stitches
1826In a study that was done by the University of Chicago in 1907, it was concluded that the easiest color to spot is yellow. This is why John Hertz, who is the founder of the Yellow Cab Company picked cabs to be yellow
1827On average it takes a shark seven days to replace a tooth
1828The biggest religious building in the world is a Hindu Temple, Angkor Wat, located in Cambodia. It was built at the end of the 11th century
1829In Britain, there are approximately 50,000 pubs with 17,000 different names
1830Snails eat with a rasping mouth called a "radula," which has thousands of teeth
1831A dragonfly has a lifespan of for to seven weeks
1832Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from producing tears
1833The majority of American models are skinnier than 98% of American women
1834The first jigsaw puzzle was created by map maker John Splisbury who mounted one of his maps on a sheet of hardwood. He proceeded to cut around the borders of each country use a fine saw
1835Owen Falls Lake is the largest man-made lake in the world
1836The patent number of the telephone is 174465.
1837On average, 81% of Americans 16 years of age and older watch television at least once in a day
1838If a raisin is dropped into a glass of champagne it will bounce up and down in the glass
1839Reptiles do not perspire, and do not have any oil glands
1840Eating chocolate three times a month helps people live longer as opposed to people who overeat chocolate or do not eat chocolate at all
1841There is a doggy disco held in Italy every year where owners can dance with their dogs
1842The average number of guests that attend a wedding in the U.S. is 189
1843In ancient Egypt, the dung beetle symbolized eternal rebirth and the Sun God Khepri
1844If a cockroach breaks a leg it can grow another one
1845Budweiser beer is named after a town in Czechoslovakia
1846Each day the sun causes about one trillion tons of water to evaporate
1847Actress Debra Winger helped to perform the voice of E.T. in the movie ?E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)."
1848The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letteris uncopyrightable.
1849All penguins live south of the equator
1850There are more than 640 muscles in the human body
1851Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density
1852Every second, two Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world
1853The Ice Cream cone was invented in the summer of 1904 by Charles Menches. It made its debut one year later at the St. Louis World Fair
1854The rhinoceros beetle can carry up to 850 times its weight on its back. This is equivalent to a person carrying over 50 mini-vans on their back
1855The game rugby was originated at Rugby school located in England in 1823. This happened when William Webb Ellis, while playing soccer, picked the ball up in his hands and started running with it
1856The first episode of the popular television sitcom Happy Days was titled "All The Way."
1857Scientists have discovered that the longer the ring finger is in boys the less chance they have of having a heart attack
1858When the body is resting, it takes in about 10 litres of air every minute
1859The smallest bone in the human body is the stirrup bone, which is located in the ear
1860George Washington had to borrow money to go to his own inauguration
1861There have been over fifty million Mr. Potato Heads sold since it came out in 1952
1862All of Chrysler's PT Cruisers are built in Mexico.
1863Movies approximately make five times more from video sales than ticket sales
1864There has only been 193,000 metric tonnes of gold discovered to date.
1865The word Lethologica describes the state of not remembering the word you want to say
1866In 1958, the United States Coast Guard off western Greenland measured the tallest known iceberg at five hundred and fifty feet
1867In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere
1868Baby donkeys or baby mules are also known as "Foals."
1869When Sony introduced the walkman, it had a variety of different names in different countries. It was called "Soundabout" in the U.S., "Stowaway" in the U.K., and "Freestyle" in Australia
1870In Canada, the most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday
1871The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver"
1872Author Dr. Seuss wrote the book "Green Eggs and Ham" because the editor made him a bet that he could not write a book, which contained less than fifty words
1873Armadillos have four babies at a time, and they are always the same sex
1874The tallest mammal in the world is the giraffe
1875Obsessive nose picking is referred to as rhinotillexomania
1876The spider used in the 2002 movie Spider-Man was a Steatoda spider, not a black widow. The spider was given anaesthesia, and was then painted blue and red
1877The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet
1878In ancient Greece, throwing an apple to a girl was a way to propose for marriage.. If the girl caught it, that would mean she accepts
1879Donkeys can live between 30 to 50 years in captivity
1880In the United States, approximately 25,000 eye injuries occur that result in the person becoming totally blind
1881Australian Graham Barker extracted his own belly button fluff every day for 18 years acquiring a record-breaking amount of fluff. He hopes to accumulate enough fluff to stuff a pillow
1882Every year, surgical tools are left in approximately 1,500 patients in the USA. Fatter patients are more prone to having a surgical tool left inside of them due to the additional amount of space in their bodies
1883Medical reports show that about 18% of the population are prone to sleepwalking
1884In Ancient Egypt, cats were often buried with their masters, or in a special cemetary for cats
1885In Ontario, an average household income of a golfer is greater than $60,000
1886The Danish company Lego, which began in 1932, first manufactured ironing boards, and stepladders
1887Mice will nurse babies that are not their own
1888Saturday is the most popular day for people to eat out in the United States
1889Singer Alice Cooper once had a live chicken thrown at him during a concert in Toronto. He threw the chicken back at the crowd and all the publicity surrounding the incident skyrocketed his singing career
1890Between 1997-2002, there was an increase of 228% in cosmetic procedures in the United States
1891Elmer Smith was the first player to hit a grand slam in a World Series
1892Ancient Egyptians used the spice Thyme to help preserve mummies
1893On average, an American family sends and receives 28 Christmas cards each year
1894In Belgium, 94% of children under the age of fourteen own LEGO products
1895In ancient Rome, lead poisoning was a prevalent disease amongst the wealthy because of their extensive use of lead. Many Roman women died because of lead poisoning caused by the use of make-up that contained lead
1896The famous jewelry store Tiffany & Co. was established on September 18, 1837 in New York City. The amount of sales that were made the first day were $4.98
1897Depending on the size, it can take an oyster anywhere from few months to many years to form a pearl
1898In one minute, the heart of a giraffe can pump 160 gallons of blood
1899Each day Americans 15 and over spend an average of 55 minutes of driving
1900Storks were a symbol of fertility in Europe and were considered to bring good luck
1901The largest pig on record was a Poland-China hog named Big Bill, who weighed 2,552 lbs
1902The parents of Albert Einstein were worried that he was mentally slow because it took him a long time to learn how to speak
1903A honey bee has four wings
1904Badminton originates from a sport in India called "poona."
1905In October 1973, Swedish sweet maker Roland Ohisson of Falkenberg was buried in a coffin made of nothing but chocolate
1906More than 100 professional cyclists participate in the Tour de France every year and the race is over 3,200 kilometers
1907In the United States, turkeys are mostly raised in California
1908The only state to grow pineapples is Hawaii
1909There are more than 50 different types of pumpkins. Some of them have names such as Munchkin, Funny Face, and Spooktacular
1910In order to mate, a male deep sea anglerfish will bite a female when he finds her. The male will never let go and will eventually merge his body into the female and spend the rest of his life inside the female mate. The males internal organs will disappear apart from the testes that are needed to for breeding
1911Tacoma Narrows Bridge which was located in Washington was nicknamed "Galloping Gertie" because of the unusual way it twisted and swayed with even with the slightest winds when people would drive on it. The bridge collapsed on November 7, 1940, fortunately no humans died, except for a dog
1912At least 7% of all health care costs in the United States are attributed to smoking
1913On September 7, 1997, the first flight of the F-22a occurred.
1914There are five years in a quinquennium
1915The average life span of a mosquito is two weeks
1916Eating 11 pounds of apples will make you gain one pound of weight
1917Slugs have 4 noses
1918The shark cornea has been used in eye surgery, since its cornea is similar to a human cornea
1919Singer Billy Joel tried to commit suicide when he was 21 by drinking furniture polish
1920The largest fish in the world is the whale shark. It can weigh several tons and grow to more than fifty feet in length
1921The fastest bird in the world is the Peregrine Falcon, which can reach speeds in excess of two hundred miles per hour
1922The world camel population is close to 19 million
1923The word "Denim" comes from the French phrase "serge de Nimes" which is a fabric made in a town located in southern France
1924February 17th, 1930, was the first flight by a cow in an airplane. The milk that was produced by the cow during the flight was put into containers and parachuted over the city of St. Louis
1925The most popular gift that teachers receive in the United States from their students is chocolate
1926The Bible has been translated into Klingon
1927Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating arealready married.
1928Stewardesses is one of the longest words typed with only the left hand
1929If a lobster loses an eye or a claw it can usually grow a new one
1930The name for the sign "&" which represents the world "and" is ampersand
1931The Eiffel Tower weight is approximately 9441 tons
1932The first translation of the Bible into English was in 1382 A.D., by John Wycliff
1933The meaning of Siberia is "sleeping land."
1934Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste
1935Billie Jean by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist
1936Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with a population of 1000 and a size 108.7 acres
1937Eyebrow hair lasts between 3-5 months before it sheds
1938An elephant cannot jump
1939Scientists say that babies that are breastfed are more likely to be slimmer as adults than those that are not breastfed
1940The reason why the Mexican sombrero hat is so wide is to provide shade for the entire body
1941Amazingly, goalies in the National Hockey League played without masks until the year 1959
1942According to research, the most productive workday is Tuesday and the least productive is Friday
1943The makers of Crayola produce over 2 billion crayons in a year
1944The human face is made up of 14 bones
1945Mangos are valued for their reputation as an aphrodisiac in countries such as Guatemala and India
1946There are over 9 million beef and dairy cattle in New Zealand
1947The coconut is the largest seed in the world
1948Basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain holds 56 NBA records
1949In 1990, the largest watermelon ever grown was 262 pounds, by Bill Carson of Tennesse, USA
1950Some toothpastes contain antifreeze
1951During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a simple glass of water
1952The only English place that has a name that ends with an exclamation mark is "Westward Ho!"
1953In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a huntinglicense.
1954There are at least six universal facial expressions. They are: happiness, sadness, disgust, fear, anger and surprise
1955In the movie "The Exorcist" the vomit that (Regan) Linda Blair hurls at Father Damien Karras is thick pea soup
1956The Library of Congress, located in Washington D.C., is the largest library in the world
1957There is a substance in the skin of the African clawed frog that helps in fighting infection
1958The Sea of Tranquility on the moon is deeper than the highest mountain on Earth
1959The most popular vacation destinations for Americans in 1956 was Niagara Falls
1960In 1967, the first successful heart transplant was performed in Cape Town, South Africa
1961There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun.
1962In one day, a queen bee can lay up to 1500 eggs in one day
1963"Pomology" is the science of growing an apple
1964The total number of episodes for the sitcom "I Love Lucy" was 180
1965The town with the most stop signs per capita than any other in the US: LaConner, Washington
1966There is a Harley-Davidson that was designed as an exact replica of a hamburger
1967The blue whale is the loudest animal on the earth. Its whistle can reach up to 188 decibels
1968Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, andchocolate.
1969Mosquitoes prefer children over adults
1970Sharks are capable of going at least 6 weeks without eating; the record observed in an aquarium is 15 months by a species of shark known as the swell sharks)
1971When baby sharks are born, they swim away from their mothers right away and are on there own. In fact, their mothers might see them as prey
1972Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence caused by beans
1973The vegetable that is eaten most by Americans is potatoes. On average, a person eats about 140 pounds of potatoes annually
1974In the dry valleys region of Antarctica, it has not rained in 2 million years according to scientists
1975Keeping your car tuned up is a good way to save on gas. A car that is tuned up is 9% more efficient on gasoline.
1976The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that one bite can kill twenty people or one elephant
1977There is a law in the state of Idaho that does not permit one citizen to give another citizen a box of candy that is heavier than 50 pounds
1978The kidneys filter over 400 gallons of blood each day
1979Another word to refer to old age is senectitude
1980The most popular meal ordered at restaurants in the U.S. is fried chicken
1981Kit Kat chocolate bar was introduced to the market in 1935
1982The average human head weighs about eight pounds
1983Fear of clowns is called coulrophobia
1984The average person is about a quarter of an inch taller at night
1985Common pesticides such as roach, termite and flea insecticide can be found in the bodies of majority of Americans
1986Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category
1987There is no tipping in Iceland
1988The founder of JC Penny had the middle name of Cash
1989Eating parsley after eating an onion can help in getting rid of onion breath
1990Gorilla gorilla gorilla is the scientific name for the animal gorilla
1991In the U.S. the most common excuse made to get out of paying a ticket is to say they missed the sign
1992On average, it is estimated that females injure themselves ten time more than males do while playing sports
1993A house cat spends 70% of its time sleeping
1994The first hair dryer was a vacuum cleaner that was used for drying hair
1995Whale eyes are the size of a grapefruit
1996Painting a house yellow or having a yellow trim helps in selling a house faster
1997On August 21st, 1911, someone stole the Mona Lisa, the most famous painting in the world, from the Louvre Museum. It was recovered two years later
1998The Great Wall stretches for about 4,500 miles across North China
1999Frosted Flakes mascot "Tony the Tiger" has a wife, son (Tony Jr.) and daughter (Antoinette) that were used in early advertising commercials
2000The iron disulfide (Pyrite) is considered "fool's gold" because it looks very similar to gold.
2001Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intraveinously.
2002Smiling releases endorphins in the body, which makes people feel better
2003A dentist from Buffalo New York named Alfred P. Southwick invented the electric chair.
2004ABBA got their name by taking the first letter from each of their names (Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, Anni-frid.)
2005The space between your eyebrows is called the Glabella
2006Grapes are grown around the world more than any other fruit
2007The best selling game in history for coin-operated machines is Pac-Man
2008Google receives more than 200 million search queries a day, more than half of which come from outside the United States. Peak traffic hours to google.com are between 6 a.m. and noon PST, when more than 2,000 search queries are answered a second
2009There is a Hamburger hall of fame in Seymour, Wisconsin
2010The Olympic torch weighs about 3 pounds
2011The famous Christmas song "Jingle Bells" was written for a Thanksgiving program in 1857 by James Pierpont. At the time, the song was called "The One-Horse Open Sleigh."
2012The average bank teller loses about $250 every year
2013Initially golf balls were made out of wood. After that they were made out of leather which was stuffed with feathers
2014Russian I.M. Chisov survived a 21,980 plunge out of a plane with no parachute. He landed on the steep side of a snow-covered mountain with only a fractured pelvis and slight concussion
2015About 70 percent of Americans who go to college do it just to make more money
2016The oldest actor to win a Best Actor Oscar is Henry Fonda. He was 76 when he won it
2017Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers
2018The first lighthouse built in the USA was in Boston, MA in 1716
2019The Snickers chocolate bar was invented in 1930
2020When Nylons first went on sale in the United States in 1940, four million pairs were sold in only a few days
2021On average, a man spends about five months of his life shaving
2022Oprah Winfrey was the first black woman to anchor a newscast in Nashville at WTVF-TV
2023Ever year, Americans spend close to $25 billion on beer
2024In 1888, an Egyptian peasant discovered an estimated three hundred thousand mummified cats in Beni Hassan, Egypt. Of the cats that were not stolen once, the find was made public, the remaining mummified cats were shipped to Great Britain to be used as agricultural fertilizer
2025The smallest stamp in the world was issued in 1863 by the Columbian state of Bolivar and measured 9.5 x 8mm
2026There are over 1,800 known species of fleas
2027Ivory soap slogan "99-44/100% Pure" was cleverly invented by Harley Proctor who with the help of chemists determined that Ivory soap was only 56/100 pure. Proctor simply subtracted 56 from 100 and came up with "99-44/100% Pure"
2028The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA
2029Polar bears are left-handed
2030Brain damage will only occur if a fever goes above 107.6 degrees farenheit
2031It requires 63 feet of wire to make a Slinky toy
2032A female ferret can die if she goes into heat and cannot find a mate
2033Casey Kasem is the voice of Shaggy on the cartoon show "Scooby-Doo." Casey Kasem, being a strict vegetarian, also requested that Shaggy follow the same diet on the show
2034In the U.S., the milk production per dairy cow is approximately 12,000 pounds
2035In America, 38% of doctors are Indians
2036There are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day
2037People with allergies can lower allergy reactions by laughing
2038Some farmers in Japan have learned to grow their watermelons into a square shape. They did this to conserve shelf space
2039The heaviest United States President was William Howard Taft who weighed 332 pounds
2040Tasmania is said to have the cleanest air in the world
2041Studies show that divorced women have more trouble starting new relationships than divorced men
2042Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ?
2043An individual coral animal is called a polyp
2044There are dolphins that live in the Amazon River that are the colour pink
2045Navel oranges got their name because the bottom of this type of orange resembles a belly button or navel
2046Tohru Iwatani, the inventor of the video game Pac-Man, came up with the idea when he saw a pizza with a slice missing at a dinner party
2047One tree can filter up to sixty pounds of pollutants from the air each year.
2048In America, one out of every two marriages ends up in divorce
2049A chance of a woman having twins is increased after the age of 35. About 1 in 27 women will give birth to twins after this age. After 50 the chances of having twins is 1 in 9
2050The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight, and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated
2051The Hollywood sign was first erected in 1923. It was first erected as "Hollywoodland."
2052During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles
2053The first commercial chewing gum was sold in 1848 by John B. Curtis, who also made the gum. He called the gum "State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum."
2054Touching and stroking a plant will aid in it growing healthy
2055Average age of top GM executives in 1994: 49.8 years.  Average age ofthe Rolling Stones: 50.6.
2056Business.com is currently the most expensive domain name sold for $7.5 million
205731% of employees skip lunch entirely
2058Olive oil can help in lowering cholesterol levels and decreasing the risk of heart complications
2059Ho-Ho-Kus, a small town in New Jersey, is the only town in the United States of America that has two dashes in its name
2060Romans, in the third century, believed that the lemon was an antidote for all poisons
2061During the Easter season, 600 million Marshmallow Peeps are bought my Americans. The Marshmallow Peep is the most popular Easter candy besides chocolate
2062In the Great Fire of London in 1666, only six people were killed
2063During World War II, the 2nd Polish Corps had a brown bear named Wojtek, who helped move boxes of ammunition during the battle of Monte Cassino
2064In the United States, every year about 15 people die from dog bites
2065Sheep can survive for up to two weeks buried in snow drifts.Click Here For More Details
2066The Crayola colour flesh was changed to peach in 1962 because of the fact that people have many different skin colours
2067"Kemo Sabe" means "soggy shrub" in Navajo
20687 out of 10 people believe in life after death
2069Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them would burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
2070The largest coral reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef located in Australia. The reef is approximately 2023 kilometers long
2071On a bottle of brandy VSOP stand for "Very Special Old Pale."
2072The word "dexterity", to do with skill is related to the right hand. The opposite of the word "deter" is "sinister", to do with evil, it is related to the left hand
2073Male sea horses are the ones that get impregnated rather than the females. Males have a pouch on their belly that provides incubation for the female?s eggs and they can have up to 1500 babies at one time
2074NASA scientists have concluded that the state of California is moving north and will collide with the state of Alaska in roughly 150 million years
2075The best selling chocolate syrup in the world is Hershey
2076The word Karate means, "empty hand."
2077There are some types of chocolates that are actually good for the arteries and heart
2078Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair
2079The speed at which honey bees fly is at 15 miles per hour
2080The average life expectancy of an ant is about 90 days
2081The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns
2082In France, it is illegal for a person to kiss another on railways
2083The appliance that uses the most use of water in the home is the toilet
2084The first movie to ever cost $100 million to make is Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991
2085Adolf Hitler wanted to be an architect, but he failed the entrance exam at the architectural school in Vienna
2086In the first century, people used to drink goats milk to sweeten their breath
2087The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker
2088In the United States, ice cream is sold the most on a Sunday
2089Over the course of one year, a coffee tree only produces about 1.5 pounds of coffee
2090The substance that gives red wine and dark beer its color is said to have a positive effects on cholesterol and blood pressure
2091Tripolini pasta was named for the Italian conquest of Tripoli in Libya
2092The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish
2093
2094In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty
2095One out of 20 people have an extra rib
209644% of kids watch television before they go to sleep
2097In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the specific purpose to combat the counterfeiting of money
2098Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents
2099In 1967, the IMAX film system was invented by Canadian Ivan Grame Ferguson to premier at Expo 67.
2100Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War
2101Every three days a human stomach gets a new lining
2102In 1873, Colgate made a toothpaste that was available in a jar
2103The Kodiak, which is native to Alaska, is the largest bear and can measure up to eight feet and weigh as much as 1,700 pounds
2104The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard	Nixon, and Elvis Presley
2105Mars is the home of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in our solar system
2106The Gastric Flu can cause projectile vomiting
2107The second best selling game of all time is Jenga. Jenga is a Swahili word, meaning "to build."
2108Cinderella is known as Rashin Coatie in Scotland, Zezolla in Italy, and Yeh-hsien in China
2109The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."
2110The fur of the binturong, also known as the "Asian Bear Cat," smells like popcorn. The scent is believed to come from a gland located near the tail
2111In 1894 the first big Coke sign was found on the side of a building located in Cartersville, Georgia, and still exists today
2112The longest distance a deepwater lobster has been recorded to travel is 225 miles
2113Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison
2114The Great Pyramids used to be as white as snow because they were encased in a bright limestone that has worn off over the years
2115NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
2116Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80%
2117Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw
2118A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana
2119There are six million parts in the Boeing 747-400.
2120The first TONKA truck was made in 1947
2121In the U.S., over one million gallons of cosmetics, drinks, and lotions are sold that contain aloe in them per year
2122Sugar Bear (the mascot for Golden Crisps cereal) was born in 1963
2123The Tonle Sap River in Cambodia flows north for almost half the year and then south for the rest of the year
2124Japanese research has concluded that moderate drinking can boost IQ levels
2125For more than 3,000 years, Carpenter ants have been used to close wounds in India, Asia and South America
2126Baskin Robbins plain vanilla ice cream is the number one selling flavour and accounts for a quarter of their sales
2127Elizabeth Taylor has appeared on the cover of Life magazine more than anyone else
2128The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long
2129The word "toy" comes from an old English word that means "tool."
2130Smokers are twice as likely to develop lower back pain than non-smokers
2131Humans are born with 300 bones in their body, however when a person reaches adulthood they only have 206 bones. This occurs because many of them join together to make a single bone
2132The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for producing "melanin" which gives the hair colour
2133In 1960 there were 16,067 gambling slots in Nevada. By 1999, this number rose to 205,726 slots which would be one slot for every 10 people residing there
2134It takes the Hubble telescope about 97 minutes to complete an orbit of the Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivilent amount of energy as 30 household light bulbs to complete an orbit.
2135The two factories of the Jelly Belly Candy Company produces approximately 100,000 pounds of jelly beans a day. this amounts to about 1,250,000 jelly beans an hour
2136Pucks hit by hockey sticks have reached speeds of up to 150 miles per hour
2137The "naked recreation and travel" industry has grown by 233% in the past decade
2138The Planters Peanut Company mascot, Mr. Peanut, was created during a contest for schoolchildren in 1916
2139Most lipstick contains fish scales
2140The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the english language
2141The expression cooked "al dente" means "to the tooth." What this means is that the pasta should be somewhat firm, and offer some resistance to the tooth, but should also be tender
2142Of married couples, 70% of men and 60% of women have cheated on their spouse
2143No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
2144More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes
2145The first couple to be shown on a sitcom sleeping in the same bed was "Mary Kay and Johnny."
2146Asthma affects one in fifteen children under the age of eighteen
2147A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine
2148Throughout the South, peanuts were known as "Monkey Nuts," and "Goober peas," before the civil war
2149Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell
2150In 1810, Peter Durand invented the tin can for preserving food
2151The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth is called Arachibutyrophobia
2152Men in their early twenties shave an average of four times a week
2153Colour is not an indicator for the taste or ripeness in cranberries
2154Each year there are approximately 20 billion coconuts produced worldwide
2155A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs
2156Not all polar bears hibernate; only pregnant females polar bears do
2157There is a restaurant in Stockholm that only offers all-garlic products. They even have a garlic cheesecake
2158Serving ice cream on cherry pie was once illegal in Kansas
2159Superman The Escape rollercoaster, located in California at Six Flags Magic Mountain, goes from 0 to 100 miles per hour in only 7 seconds
2160Five thousandths of a millimeter is the tolerance of accuracy at the LEGO mould factories
21612.5 cans of Spam are consumed every second in the United States
2162In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg.  updated
2163A meteor has only destroyed one satellite, which was the European Space Agency's Olympus in 1993.
2164The Koala bear is not really a bear, but is really related to the kangaroo and the wombat.
2165One gallon of pure maple syrup weighs 11 pounds
2166Instead of a Birthday Cake, many Russian children are given a Birthday Pie
2167The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people
2168The word "comet" comes from the Greek word "kometes" meaning long hair and referring to the tail
2169The average price for a major league baseball game in 2004 is $19.82
2170The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a couple of days if it is cut in half
2171The deepest mine in the world is the East Rand mine, which goes to a depth of about 3,585 metres
2172Native Indians have been known to paint their doors blue, which they believe keeps the bad spirits out
2173Before air conditioning was invented, white cotton slipcovers were put on furniture to keep the air cool.
2174It would take about fourteen and half million notes of currency to build a mile high stack
2175Chinese Crested dogs can get acne
2176It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States
2177Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."
2178The cross bow was invented by the Chinese and records of its usage goes back to as far as the Three Kingdom Period (220 a.d.-280 a.d.).
2179It is estimated that by the end of 2000, there has been 142,600 tonnes of gold mined in the world
2180One-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples
2181The Flintstones cartoon was the first thirty-minute cartoon to be aired during prime time
2182The abbreviation Xmas for the word Christmas is of Greek origin. Since the word for Christ in the Greek language is Xristos, which starts with the letter "X," they started putting the X in place of Christ and came up with the short form for the word Christmas
2183Dipsomania refers to an insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages
2184China has more English speakers than the United States
2185Pitcher Darold Knowles once pitched all seven games of one World Series
2186In a day, kids in the U.S. that are between the ages of 2 - 8 spend 28 minutes of their time coloring
2187The Ancient Greek women made a type of cheek blush by painting their cheeks with herbal pastes which was made out of crushed berries and seeds
2188Herbert Hoover, who was the 31st president of the United Stated, turned over all the Federal salary checks he received to charity during the 47 years he was in government
2189Macadamia nuts are not sold in their shells because it takes 300 pounds per square inch of pressure to break the shell
2190Japan has approximately 200 volcanoes and is home to 10% of the active volcanoes in the world
2191Before 1928, yo-yos used to be called bandalores in the United States
2192The only South East Asian country that has never been colonized by a Western Power is Thailand
2193In 1631, two London bible printers accidentally left the word "not" out of the seventh commandment, which then read, "Thou shalt commit adultery." This legendary book is now known as the "Wicked Bible."
2194The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar an England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes
2195Irish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live about 7-8 years
2196When Queen Elizabeth I of England died she owned over 3,000 gowns
2197Female alligators lay about 40 eggs that hatch in 60 - 70 days
2198The nickname for a Japanese businessmen is "Salarymen."
2199Emus cannot walk backwards
2200The external tank on space shuttles is not painted. It is the only part of the shuttle that is lost after launch, so it is not necessary to worry about metal corrosion.
2201The most popular Twizzler candy flavour is strawberry
2202Thirty percent of all bingo players are under the age of 35
2203Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do
2204The famous Casanova (Giacomo Casanova) was a librarian for many years before he died
2205The only species of turtle that lives in the open ocean is the sea turtle
2206Toronto was the first city in the world with a computerized traffic signal system
2207Seniors who drink a cup of coffee before a memory test score higher than those who drink a cup of decaffeinated coffee
2208Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise
2209Some octopuses have been known to eat their arms off when they are exposed to stressful situations
2210On average, 749 pounds of paper products is used by an American individual annually
2211The skeleton of a spider is located on the outside of the body. The name for this is exoskelton
2212Incas used to create pots in the shape of peanuts that were highly prized
2213The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements
2214Over 200 varieties of watermelons are grown in the U.S
2215The most dangerous job in the United States is that of a fisherman, followed by logging and then an airline pilot
2216The words "abstemioius," and "facetious" both have all the five vowels in them in order
2217French soldiers during World War I had the nickname "poilu" which translates to "hairy one."
2218Former U.S. President William Taft converted the White House stable into a four car garage in 1909
2219People living on the east coast prefer creamy peanut butter, while people living on the west coast prefer chunky peanut butter
2220Some snails live on branches in trees
2221Tomato ketchup is a good conditioner for the hair. It also helps get the greenish tinge that some blonde haired people get after swimming in water with chlorine in it
2222The youngest pope was 11 years old
2223Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world
2224Soldiers disease is a term for morphine addiction. The Civil War produced over 400,000 morphine addicts
2225The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, which is 176 verses
2226During the First World War, cigarettes were handed out to soldiers along with their rations
2227The longest freshwater shoreline in the world is located in the state of Michigan
2228There are bananas called "Red banana" that are maroon to dark purple when ripe
2229Franklin Pierce was the first U.S. President to have a Christmas tree in the White House
2230The USA bought Alaska from Russia for 2 cents an acre
2231Walt Disney had originally suggested using the name Mortimer Mouse instead of Mickey Mouse
2232The length of brink of the Canadian "Horseshoe" Falls located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada is 2600 feet
2233The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles
2234The right lung of a human is larger than the left one. This is because of the space and placement of the heart
2235Native Americans used to use pumpkin seeds for medicine
2236The pound key (#) on the keyboard is called an octothorpe
2237The chemical name for caffeine is 1,3,7-trimethylzantihine
2238Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimeter in one year
2239Walmart-mart sells more apparel a year than all the other competing department stores combined
2240Canada has more inland waters and lakes than any other country in the world
2241Ramses II, a pharaoh of Egypt died in 1225 B.C. At the time of his death, he had fathered 96 sons and 60 daughters
2242The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want
2243Since its introduction in February 1935, more than two hundred million Monopoly board games have been sold worldwide
2244Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than men in the United States
2245The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10? inches
2246500,000 tons of dog excrement are dumped annually on the streets of Paris
2247Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at 0.08988g/cc
2248In Belgium, there is a museum just for strawberries
2249The Simpsons is the longest running prime-time animated series on television history
2250The more a person struggles to get out of quicksand the faster they will sink. Staying still, and being calm will actually make the body float in the quicksand because the body is less dense than the quicksand is
2251On average, a Canadian girl owns seven Barbie dolls, whereas an American girl owns eight
2252A piece of French toast that was partially eaten by Justin Timberlake sold on eBay
2253The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and she provided twenty-five years of service
2254Atari had to bury millions of unsold "E.T." game cartridges in a New Mexico desert landfill in 1982
2255The biggest disco ball in the world has a diameter of 2.41 meters and 137.89 kilograms. It also has 6,900 mirror squares on it
2256The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses
2257An average city dog lives approximately three years longer than an average country dog
2258On average, falling asleep while driving results in 550 accidents per day in the United States
2259Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)
2260Pumpkins contain potassium and vitamin A
2261The greatest mountain range is the Mid-Ocean Ridge, extending 64,374 km from the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean
2262Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to aid in digestion, however, it is not known
2263The spray WD-40 got its name because there were forty attempts needed before the creation of the "water displacing" substance
2264Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne
2265Detroit, Michigan has more registered bowlers than any other city in the USA
2266The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move up to 7 miles per hour
2267Annually Americans eat 45 million turkeys at Thanksgiving
2268Rabbits can live up to ten years
2269The average life span of a single red blood cell is 120 days
2270Over 250 million Slinky toys have been sold since its debut in 1946
2271In 1961, Italian artist Piero Manzoni packed his feces in cans, signed and mounted them, and then sold them as art
2272The last thing Elvis Presley ate before he died was four scoops of ice cream and 6 chocolate chip cookies
2273Some Chinese chopsticks contain gold as on of their materials
2274The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million
2275The watch was invented by Peter Henlein of Nuremberg in 1510.
2276In North America there are approximately 618 roller coasters
2277The concept of Boxing Day, which is on December 26th, was to give boxes of food and clothing to the poor. It is now viewed in some countries as a time to get merchandise from stores at reduced prices
2278Crayola is a French word that means "Oily chalk."
2279Every year, Burger King restaurants prepare over 950,000 pounds of bacon for their breakfast customers
2280Isaac Newton used to be a member of parliament
2281Dumbest Dog: Afghan hound
2282At just four years old Mozart was able to learn a piece of music in half an hour
2283It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
2284The honey badger can withstand hundreds of bee stings that would otherwise kill another animal
2285There are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year
2286Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world
2287In Greece, the climate is so warm that many of the cinemas do not even have roofs
2288The word "moose" comes from the native Algonquian Indian word meaning "twig eater."
2289All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill
2290An armadillo can walk under water
2291There are over one hundred billion galaxies with each galaxy having billions of stars
2292The Uape Indians, who live in the Amazon, mix the ashes of their recently cremated relatives with alcohol, then all members of the family drink the mix with fond memories of the deceased
2293The word "diamond" comes from the Greek word "adamas," which means "unconquerable."
2294On average, a typical dairy cow lies down and stands up about 14 times a day
2295For the movie "Tootsie" actor Dustin Hoffman thought of the title. His mother used to call him that as a child
2296The world record for rocking non-stop in a rocking chair is 480 hours held by Dennis Easterling, of Atlanta, Georgia
2297The Sears Tower consists of nine framed tubes, which connects nine skyscrapers as one building
2298The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897
2299There are approximately 45 billion fat cells in an average adult
2300To make one pound of butter, 29 cups of milk are needed
2301The dot that appears over the letter "i" is called a tittle
2302The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments
2303Close to 73% of girls in Bangladesh are married by age 18
2304Nerve impulses for muscle position travel at a speed of up to 390 feet per second
2305In the summer of 1858, the smell of the sewage in the Thames River in London was so bad that the Members of Parliament had to leave from the chamber of the House of Commons. This was a result of two million people dumping all their sewage into the river
2306One out of five people that eat ice cream binge on ice cream in the middle of the night. The person is usually between 18 - 24 years old
2307The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark
2308There is a dog museum in St. Louis, Missouri
2309The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that it breaks the sound barrier. The crack of the whip is actually a tiny sonic boom.
2310There is a city called Smackover located in Arkansas
2311An average person laughs about 15 times a day
2312The labels for Crayola crayons come in 18 different colors
2313The temperature of milk when it leaves the body of a cow is 101 degrees Fahrenheit. The milk is then quickly chilled and stored at a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit
2314In Spain, it is common to pour chocolate milk or cafe au lait on cereal for breakfast
2315Over 50% of the wedding in the U.S. occur in the afternoon
2316Before the fur trade had started in Canada, it was estimated that there were over 6 million beavers
2317Eating dandelions can make you urinate more
2318Enough paper is recycled in the USA every day, that a 15 mile long train of boxcars could be filled up with paper.
2319The palms of your hands and the soles of your feet cannot tan, or grow hair
2320At the White House, president John Adams was said to be the first to display fireworks there
2321About 10% of the 100,000 thunderstorms that occur in the USA every year are classified as severe.
2322Sylvia Plath was a famous poet who killed herself at age thirty-one by sticking her head into a gas oven
2323A baseball will go farther in hot temperature than in cold temperature
2324A rabbit is not able to vomit
2325The aorta, which is largest artery located in the body, is about the diameter of a garden hose
2326Niagara Falls actually stopped flowing back in 1848 for about 20 hours because there was ice that was blocking the Niagara River
2327The world's first underground was the London Underground in1863. It has 275 stations and 253 miles of track.
2328The first American president to deliver a speech over the radio was Warren G. Harding
2329There are more than 40 million Americans that have "chronic halitosis," which is bad breath that never goes away
2330The human body makes anywhere from 1 to 3 pints of saliva every 24 hours
2331Cheetahs are the fastest land animal and can reach speeds up to 72mph
2332The purpose of tonsils is to destroy foreign substances that are swallowed or breathed in
2333The country with the highest consumption of candy at 29.5 pounds annually per person is Denmark
2334One of the most dangerous insect in the world is the common housefly. They carry and transmit more diseases than any other animal in the world
2335Every day, over 1,300 babies are born prematurely in the USA
2336The sun is approximately 149 million kilometres from the earth
2337The Great White Shark can grow to be more than twenty feet long and can weigh approximately 4,000 pounds
2338In 1832, in Paisley, Scotland the first municipal water filtration works was opened
2339The only popcorn museum in the world is lcoated in Marion, Ohio, USA
2340Any animal that has skin hair or fur can get dandruff, but in animals it is called "dander."
2341The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons
2342In 1819, the USA purchased Florida from Spain for the cancellation of a $5 million debt
2343In a lifetime, the average driver will honk 15,250 times
2344Jewelers Tiffany & Co., based in New York, are responsible for making the Super Bowl trophy
2345Skippy Peanut Butter is sold more in the world than any other peanut butter
2346The highest bridge in the world is located in the Himalyan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army, in 1982, and is about 5,600 metres above sea level
2347In 1893, the first mosque in the United States was built
2348Apples are part of the rose family
2349Every eleven minutes in the U.S., a woman dies of breast cancer
2350Mr. Butts invented the game SCRABBLE. The game was originally called "Criss Cross Words."
2351Actress Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Oscar nominated actress, with a record of 13 nominations
2352In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper
2353Enamel is hardest substance in the human body
2354A leech has 32 brains
2355Thomas Edison designed a helicopter that would work with gunpowder. It ended up blowing up and also blew up his factory.
2356In the late 1800's, washing machines and butter churners were sometimes powered by dogs walking on treadmills.
2357In China, people eat a bar of chocolate for every 1,000 chocolate bars eaten by the British
2358Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors
2359Clarence Crane the inventor of "Crane's Peppermint Life Savers" sold his rights to the popular candy for less than three thousand dollars.
2360Namco, who are the manufacturers of Pac Man the video game, has estimated that the original arcade game has been played over 10 billion times by individuals
2361In Ivrea, Italy, thousands of citizens celebrate the beginning of Lent by throwing oranges at one another
2362The sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in the grooves of their hair
2363In the world, the United States and France have the most pet dogs. Approximately one out of every three families has a pet dog. Switzerland and Germany are the lowest only having one dog per every ten families
2364There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females
2365Armadillos breed in July, but get pregnant in November after delaying implantation. This allows the young to be born during the spring when there is an abundance of food
2366Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes
2367The Nobel Peace prize was first awarded in 1901 to Jean Henry Dunant, who was the founder of the Swiss Red Cross
2368In August 1999, Lori Lynn Lomeli set a record by spinning 82 Hula Hoops at the same time for three full revolutions
2369The wheelbarrow was invented by the Chinese.
2370The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones
2371Over 20 million BluBlocker sunglasses have been sold since its debut in 1986. They now come in over 100 different styles
2372Crabs have very small hairs on their claws and other parts of their body to help detect water currents and vibrations
2373In 1962, the first Wal-Mart opened up in Rogers, Arkansas
2374Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste
2375Vampire bat saliva has been responsible for many advances in research into stroke recovery
2376During the making of the the movie "Fight Club," actor Brad Pitt chipped his tooth. However, he did not get his tooth capped until after the movie was done filming as he thought it would look better chipped for his character
2377Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted peoplewithout killing them used to burn their houses down - hence theexpression "toget fired."
2378In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose
2379The word "checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah-Mat," which means the king is dead
2380If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee
2381A common drink for Tibetans is Butter Tea which is made out of butter, salt, and brick tea
2382Bourbon was first made by a Baptist minsister from Bourbon County in Kentucky in 1789. That is where it got its name
2383The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites
2384McDonald restaurants serve food and drink to an amazing 43 million customers on a daily basis
2385The game Monopoly was once very popular in Cuba; however, Fidel Castro ordered that all games be destroyed
2386Nearly half of all Americans suffer from symptoms of burnout
2387During the era of Louis XIV, women used lemons to redden their lips
238870% of the poor people in the world are female
2389The thickness of the Arctic ice sheet is on average 10 feet. There are some areas that are thick as 65 feet
2390The adult human body requires about 88 pounds of oxygen daily
2391The biggest pumpkin the world weighs 1,337.6 pounds
2392The highest consumption of Pizza occurs during Super Bowl week
2393During World War II, condoms were used to cover rifle barrels from being damaged by salt water as the soldiers swam to shore
2394Approximately 55% of movies released are Rated R
2395The Roman emperor Domitian took great pleasure in being secluded in his room for hours and catching flies and stabbing them with pens
2396Tarantulas can live up to 30 years
2397On average redheads have 90,000 hairs. People with black hair have about 110,000 hairs
2398More than half the time spent in United States courts is cases that involve automobiles
2399One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons
2400The smoke that is produced by a fire kills more people than a burn does because of carbon monoxide and other dangerous gases
2401The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does not grow branches until it is 75 years old.
2402In Belgium, 172,000 tons of chocolate are produced in a year
2403The word Nike comes from Greek Mythology. Nike is the goddess of victory and was often depicted as a small winged figure whom the goddess Athene carried
2404The biggest bug in the world is the Goliath Beetle which can weigh up to 3.5 ounces and be 4.5 inches long
2405Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth can waste four gallons of water in a minute
2406Steve Fletcher holds the record for the largest gum wrapper collection. His collection has 5300 gum wrappers from all across the world
2407There was once a country called Prussia. After World War II, it was divided among Poland, Germany, and the USSR
2408The word Spain means "the land of rabbits."
2409In 1936, the first practical helicopter was invented. It was the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61.
2410The word tulip comes from the Turkish word for turban
2411Psychokinesis refers to the ability of moving objects through psychic power
2412The fat that comes from sheep, which is called tallow, can also be used to produce soap and candles
2413In Britain, one out of every four potatoes is eaten in the form of french fries
2414In the movie Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock, chocolate syrup was used for blood in the shower scene
2415The movie "Chicken Run" made in 2,000 had the most plasticine used in an animated movie. They used 2,380 kg of plasticine for the movie
2416During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles
2417The titan arum flower is the largest flower in the world and gives off a horrible odor that smells like rotting flesh when it blooms
2418Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of snot
2419When the only queen ant dies, so does the entire colony, because no new workers are born
2420The Dutch people are known to be the tallest people in Europe
2421The average American kid will eat approximately 1.500 peanut butter sandwiches by high school graduation
2422Goats do not have upper front teeth
2423It has been suggested that shepherds are responsible for inventing the game golf. It is said that they used to use their staffs to hit the stones
2424There are about 6,800 languages in the world
2425Studies have shown that by putting on slow background music it can make a person eat food at a slower rate
2426By walking an extra 20 minutes every day, an average person will burn off seven pounds of body fat in an year
2427Ironically, when doctors in Los Angeles, California went on strike in 1976, the daily number of deaths in the city dropped 18%
2428Octopus and squid are thought to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates
2429On average, a beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.
2430The name of the first menthol cigarette in the United States was "Spud."
2431A world record 328 pound ovarian cyst was removed from a woman in Galveston, Texas, in 1905.  updated
2432The fastest shark is the "Shortfin Mako," which can swim as fast as sixty miles per hour
2433The flatulation from domesticated cows produce about 30% of the methane on this planet
2434Ironically, watermelons, which are 92% water, originated from the Kalahari Desert in Africa
2435The first tattoo machine was invented by Samuel O'Reilly. He did this by using equipment that Thomas Edison used to engrave hard surfaces.
2436In a lifetime, an average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva
2437A slug has four noses
2438Chili Powder was invented in the 19th century in the American Southwest
2439The sea cucumber spills its internal organs out as a defense mechanism
2440Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever
2441Braces were first invented by Pierre Fauchard in 1728. The braces were made by a flat strip of metal, which was connected to the teeth by thread.
2442Marilyn Monroe had six toes
2443There is a town in Texas called Ding Dong. In 1990, the population was only twenty-two people
2444The total volume of mail that went through the Canadian postal system in 1950 was 1,362,310,155 items
2445The highest toll paid by a ship to cross the Panama Canal was by the Crown Princess on May 2, 1993 in the amount of $141,349.97 U.S. funds
2446The name of the famous snack "Twinkies" was invented by seeing a billboard in St. Louis, that said "Twinkle Toe Shoes."
2447The word "Nazi" is actually an abbreviation for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, which refers to the National Socialist German Workers Party
2448The unique characteristics of Barbie dolls in Japan are that they have their lips closed with no teeth showing
2449The Coca Cola company offers more than 300 different beverages
2450Neptune was the first planet in our solar system to be discovered by mathematics
2451Five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married
2452Camel is considered unclean meat in the Bible
2453Soldier Field is the oldest field in the NFL
2454In the U.S., over one million gallons of cosmetics, drinks, and lotions are sold that contain aloe in them per year
2455The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the"General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
2456Eating eight strawberries will provide you with more Vitamin C than an orange
2457The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver".
2458Mosquitoes have teeth
2459To be born on Sunday was considered a sign of great sin during the Puritan times
2460The citrus soda "7 UP" was created in 1929. The original name of the popular drink was "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda", but it got changed to "7 UP."
2461The average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day
2462Prosopagnosia refers to the inability to identify people by their faces. In severe cased prosopagnosia a person may not be able to identify themselves in a mirror
2463On November 29, 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an "Honorary Harlem Globetrotter."
2464An adult sheep can eat between 1 to 4 kg of food per day
2465In 1888, Hollywood was founded by Harvey and Daeida Wilcox, who named the city after their summer home in Chicago
2466Blood is such a good stain that Native Americans used it for paint
2467In 1876, the first microphone was invented by Emile Berliner.
2468"I am." is the second shortest complete sentence in the English language
2469On average, a person will spend about five years eating during their lifetime
2470Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David, Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne, Diamonds - Julius Caesar
2471Many cancer patients that are treated with chemotherapy lose their hair. For some when the hair grows back, it can grow back a different colour, or be curly or straight
2472A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere
2473The longest hiccups on record was by an American pig farmer whose hiccups persisted from 1922 to 1987
2474Coupons were introduced in 1894 when Asa Candler bought the Coca-Cola formula for $2,300 and gave people coupons that he had written out to receive a free glass of coke
2475Panthers are known as black leopards, as they are the same species of leopard. If looked at closely, black spots can be seen on a panther
2476Approximately 25% of all scald burns to children are from hot tap water and is associated with more deaths than with any other liquid
2477In London, during rush hour traffic moves on average at 13 kilometres an hour
2478Tomatoes and cucumbers are fruits
2479In the United States, approximately 50 million people fish per year
2480Cattle can produce up to 180 litres of saliva in one day
2481Dolphins hear by having sound waves transmit through their skull to their inner ear region
2482Teflon was accidently discovered by scientist Dr. Roy Plunkett while he was conducting a coolant gas experiment in 1938
2483The risk of cardiovascular disease is twice as high in women that snore regularly compared to women who do not snore.  updated
2484Close to 80% of people who watch the Super Bowl on television, only do so to view the commercials
2485The first theatre to show motion pictures was the Nickelodeon on June 19, 1905 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was opened by Harry Davis on Smithfield Street
2486The White House has a movie theater, swimming pool, bowling lane, jogging track, and a tennis court
2487About two hundred years before the birth of Christ, the Druids used mistletoe to celebrate that winter was approaching
2488Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten
2489A butterfly can see the colors red, green, and yellow
2490In the game of Monopoly, the most landed on properties are B&O Railroad, Illinois Avenue, and "Go."
2491The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the nameof the Don McLean song.)
2492Lions cannot roar until they reach the age of two.
2493A baby kangaroo is called a joey
2494Montreal is the second largest French speaking city after Paris
2495There were 43,687 toilet related accidents in the United States in 1996
2496In Albania, nodding your head means "no" and shaking your head means "yes."
2497Ringo Starr appeared in a Japanese advertisement for apple sauce. Ironically his name means "apple sauce" in Japanese
2498The average US worker toils for two hours and 47 minutes of each working day just to pay income tax. Indeed, the average American pays more in taxes than for food, clothing and shelter put together
2499There is cyanide in apple pips
2500True spiders always have organs for spinning silk known as spinnerets
2501Great Britain has the highest consumption of ice cream than any other European nation
2502Every continent has a city called Rome
2503The movie "Cleopatra" cost $44 million to make in 1963. The same movie would now cost $300 million to make taking inflation into account
2504A species of dolphin is born naturally blind in the Indus and Ganges rivers in South Asia. These dolphins have a highly sophisticated sonar system and swim on only one side of their body
2505Kermit the Frog was named after Kermit Scott, a childhood friend of creator Jim Henson, who became a professor of philosophy at Purdue University
2506Weatherman Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald
2507Aztec emperor Montezuma had a nephew, Cuitlahac, whose name meant "plenty of excrement."
2508Hang On Sloopy is the official rock song of Ohio.
2509Actor Sylvester Stallone once had a job as a lion cage cleaner
2510Play-Doh was introduced in 1956 by Hasbro Inc. The only color availabe was an off white, and it came in one size which a one and a half pound can
2511The USSR launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957.
2512An oyster can change its gender
2513From all the states, Montana has the most different species of animals
2514The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.M.O.M.). It is located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a population of 80, 20 less people than the Vatican. It is a sovereign entity under international law, just as the Vatican is
2515Queen Elizabeth I always wore a necklace with a little perfume bottle attached everywhere she went
2516A group of people that are hired to clap at a performance are called a claque
2517The tallest tree recorded is located in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California. It is a coast redwood and has been measured at 117 metres high
2518In 1926, a waiter in Budapest committed suicide. He left his suicide note in the form of a crossword and the police had to get help from the public to solve it
2519Anti-American demonstrators protesting in Bangladesh after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks carried posters of Osama bin Laden sitting alongside Bert, a beloved Sesame Street Muppet character
2520Polar bear livers contain so much Vitamin A that it can be fatal if eaten by a human
2521Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process
2522Finland is also known as "the land of of the thousand lakes," because of the over 188,000 lakes found in this country
2523In an year, an average American kid eats 46 slices of pizza
2524In Las Vegas, casinos do not have any clocks
2525Bubble gum contains rubber
2526When Kleenex was first introduced to the market in 1924, it was marketed as a make up or cold cream remover
2527In the year 1900, for a women to be a telephone operator she had to be between the ages of 17 and 26 and not be married
2528The first spacecraft to visit the planet Venus was Mariner 2 in 1962.
2529Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure
2530Babies that are exposed to cats and dogs in their first year of life have a lower chance of developing allergies when they grow older
2531Urophobia is the fear of urine or urinating
2532In 1949, forecasting the relentless march of science, Popular Mechanics said "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
2533Water that is safe to drink is referred to as POTABLE
2534Actor John Ritter was the voice of Clifford, from "Clifford The Big Red Dog."
2535Chocolate accounts for less than two percent of the fat in the American diet
2536The band Duran Duran got their name from an astronaut in the 1968 Jane Fonda movie "Barbarella."
2537The accent that Mike Myers used for the character Shrek came from the accent that his mother would use when she was telling him bedtime stories when he was a child
2538In the Netherlands, there are special traffic lanes for bicycles. There are approximately 17,000 kms of cycle lanes with special bicycle traffic lights.
2539It was believed by Ancient Hindus that the world was a sphere and rested on the back of four elephants, which stood on a turtle
2540Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic
2541Every year, more than one million miles of Twizzlers licorice is made
2542A penguin swims at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour
2543The word Thailand means "land of the free."
2544A rose imprint that was fossilized in a slate was discovered in Florisant, Colorado, which is said to be thirty-five million years old
2545U.S. bills are 2.61 inches wide, 6.14 inches long, and are .0043 inches thick and weigh 1 gram
2546The highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere is Mount Aconcagua in Argentina. It rises 22,834 feet above sea level
2547The Barn Owls hearing is so highly developed that they can hunt for their prey in total darkness
2548The average number of bridesmaids at a wedding is four
2549Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
2550In 1876, Maria Spelterina was the first woman to ever cross Niagara Falls on a high wire
2551On April 6, 1925, the first in-flight movie was shown. It was a silent film and appeared on a Deutsche Luft Hansa flight
2552The temperature of lightning bolts is sometimes hotter than the surface of the sun.
2553When Burger King introduced the Whopper Sandwich in 1957, it cost only thirty-seven cents
2554Chopsticks originated from China approximately 4,000 years ago
2555The favorite honeymoon place is Hawaii
2556The 1960 Summer Olympics were the first Olympics to be aired on television by CBS
2557The Canadian holiday Boxing Day got its name from the custom of giving. Servants were given boxes which had money hidden inside them from their employers. The servants would have to break the box into pieces to get the money
2558In proportion, if Jupiter were a basketball, then the sun would be the size of the Louisiana Super Dome
2559The Toronto Maple Leafs used to be called the Toronto Arenas, then the St. Patricks and finally the Maple Leafs
2560A dime has 118 ridges around the edge
2561Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world
2562In 1391, China began producing toliet paper for use by its Emperors
2563In the United States, the most frequent month for a tornado to occur is in May.
2564There are some ice creams that are 75% air
2565In the United States, lightning hits the ground 40 million times a year.
2566A mother hen turns her egg approximately 50 times in a day. This is so the yolk does not stick to the shell
2567The reason why flamingos are pink is because they eat shrimp which have a red pigment
2568Totally Hair Barbie is the best selling Barbie of all time. It sold over ten million units
2569Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years. This is before sharks and dinosaurs
2570Although white wine can be produced from both red and white grapes, red wine can only be created from red grapes
2571Shirley Temple was considered to play the role of Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz."
2572Babies that wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to get a diaper rash than babies wearing a cotton diaper
2573One million cloud droplets are needed to make enough water to produce one raindrop.
2574In the world, the Netherlands has the highest concentration of museums in the world. Just in Amsterdam alone there are 42 museums
2575Amongst pre-schoolers, Caillou is the fastest-ever-growing television show and is seen in close to 97% of U.S. households
2576Rice flour was used to strengthen some of the bricks that make up the Great Wall of China
2577Research has indicated that a tie that is on too tight can increase the risk of glaucoma in men
2578Each year all of the Hostess bakeries combined bake 500 million Twinkies a year. (A twinkie is a sponge cake with a creamy filling.)
2579Charlie Chaplin once lost a contest for a Charlie Chaplin look a like
2580Pluto is the only planet in our solar system that has not been visited by a spacecraft
2581The worlds tallest free fall rollercoaster is The Giant Drop located in Australia. The drops is 120 meters which is equivalent to a 39 storey building
2582Stalks of sugar cane can reach up to 30 feet
2583The markings that are found on dice are called "pips."
2584Joseph Gayetty is credited for inventing toilet paper in 1857. Unfortunately, his invention failed and did not catch on until ten years later
2585A newly hatched fish is called a "fry."
2586The music band UB40 got its name from an unemployment form in England
2587The Olympic Flame was introduced in 1928 in Amsterdam
2588The YKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the worlds largest zipper manufacturer
2589Armadillos can be housebroken
2590The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies
2591The material to build the Taj Mahal was brought in from various parts of India by a fleet of 1000 elephants
2592Medical research has found substances in mistletoe that can slow down tumor growth
2593In the USA, 32% of employees eat lunch and work at the same time
2594In Alabama, it is against the law to wear a fake mustache that could cause laughter in the church
2595In the United States, more than 4.2 million couples live together that are not married
2596Bill Gates house was partially designed using a Macintosh computer.  new
2597The male howler monkey of Central and South America is the noisiest land animal, which can be heard clearly from a distance of ten miles away
2598Nerve cells can travel as fast as 120 metres per second
2599It is said that grapefruit got its name because it grows like grapes in clusters. One cluster can have up to 25 grapefruits
2600Abdul Kassam Ismael, Grand Vizier of Persia in the tenth century, carried his library with him wherever he went. Four hundred camels carried the 117,000 volumes
2601An average adult produces about half a litre of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen occurrences of flatulence a day
2602Maine is the toothpick capital of the world
2603Peanut butter is an effective way to to remove chewing gum from hair or clothes
2604The longest kiss on record lasted 30 hours and 45 minutes. Dror Orpaz and Carmit Tsubara recorded it on April 5, 1999 at a kissing contest held in Tel Aviv, Israel
2605Polar bears are excellent swimmers. They have been known to swim more than 60 miles without a rest
2606The most expensive perfume in the world is Parfum VI, which was made by Arthur Burnham. A 4 inch bottle which is covered with diamonds and 24-carat gold costs $71,380
2607If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world
2608Cimeti?re du P?re Lachaise located in Paris is the most visited cemetery in the world. The cemetery opened in 1805 and has over one million people buried there, including rock star Jim Morrison
2609In Australia, a dust-devil is called a "willy-willy
2610The Leaning Tower of Pisa is 58.36 metres above the ground
2611Americans write approximately 50 billion checks a year making it the second most frequent payment method used after cash
2612The name "Snickers" for the popular candy bar was named after a horse that the Mars family owned
2613The #1 peanut producing state is Georgia
2614Keeping Warm With an Axe, is the title of a real how-to book. Click Here For More Details
2615An artificial Christmas tree last up to six years in a home
2616Women are four times more likely to have foot problems than men
2617In 1783, the hot air balloon was invented in France.
2618There was an army general during the Liberia Civil War who used to lead his army into battle naked. His nickname was "General Butt Naked." Joshua Milton Blahyi (his real name) is now an evangelical preacher in Monrovia
2619There are no two zebras who have stripes that are exactly the same
2620The Angel Falls in Venezuela were named after an American pilot, Jimmy Angel, whose plane got stuck on top of the mountain while searching for gold
2621Lake Ontario was originally named Lake St. Louis
2622Actor John Travolta was offered the role of Billy Flynn many times for the movie "Chicago." Richard Gere ended up playing the role
2623The Canadian province of New Brunswick had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
2624There are more than 2,400 flea species in the world
2625Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration
2626David McConnell started the California Perfume Company (CPC) in 1886. Today the company is known as Avon, which he named after his favorite playwright William Shakespeare, and Stratford on Avon
2627Americans did not commonly use forks until after the Civil War
2628Chicago has the largest cookie factory, where Nabisco made over 4.6 billion "Oreo" cookies in 1997
2629In 1963, Mister Rogers was ordained as a Presbyterian minister
2630There was a post office on the Russian space station Mir. Visiting cosmonauts would use unique postal "markers" to stamp envelopes and other items as having flown aboard the Mir space station
2631In one day, 230 marriage licenses are issued in Las Vegas
2632Every second there are 418 Kit Kat fingers eaten in the world
2633The Great Comet of 1843 had a tail that was over 300 kilometres long.
2634The dumbest dog in the world is the Afghan Hounds
2635There are no blossoms on the branches of a fig tree, instead it is inside the fruit
2636The largest chicken egg ever laid weighed a pound and had a double yolk and shell
2637Billiards used to be so popular at one time that cigarette cards were issued featuring players
2638Chewing gum has rubber as an ingredient
2639An orca whale can hold its breath for up to 15 minutes
2640Alexander the Great was an epileptic
2641Wood frogs can be frozen solid and then thawed, and continue living. They use the glucose in their body to protect their vital organs while they are in a frozen state
2642Canadians eat more Kraft Dinner (Macaroni and Cheese) per capita than any other country in the world
2643In a day, a mature oak tree can draw approximately 50 gallons of water
2644The reason why bubble gum is pink is because the inventor only had pink colouring left. Ever since then, the colour of bubble gum has been predominantly pink
2645Emilio Marco Palma was the first person born in Antarctica in 1978
2646A top freestyle swimmer achieves a speed of only 4 miles per hour. Fish, in contrast, have been clocked at 68 mph
2647Every single hamster in the United States today comes from a single litter captured in Syria in 1930
2648Research on pigs led to the development of CAT scans.
2649The Hundred Years War lasted for 116 years
2650Some dolphins can swim up to 40 kilometers an hour
2651In the last 30 years, only seven people have been killed by a polar bear in Canada
2652The longest U.S. highway is Route 20, which is over 3,365 miles
2653The largest LEGO castle that was ever built was built with 400,000 LEGO bricks and was 4.45 m x 5.22 m
2654In the U.S. there are approximately 65.8 million cats
2655One of the steepest main streets in Canada is located in Saint John, New Brunswick. Over a distance of two blocks the street rises about 80 feet
2656Avery Laser Labels are named after company founder R. Stanton Avery
2657The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado
2658On September 9, 1950 dubbed laughter was used for the first time on television. It was used for the sitcom "The Hank McCune Show."
2659A violin actually contains 70 separate pieces of wood
2660The human heart can create enough pressure that it could squirt blood at a distance of thirty feet
2661One out of four American households own a cat
2662Queen Lydia Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Islands. She was also the only Queen the United States ever had
2663Every day 2,700 people die of heart disease
2664There are 10 million bacteria at the place where you rest your hands at a desk
2665The quills of a porcupine are soft when they are born
2666An average American child watches approximately 28 hours of television in one week
2667Quality standards for pasta were set in the 13th century by the Pope
2668The A.A. Milne character of Winnie the Pooh made his animated film debut in 1966 in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
2669People have the tendency to chew the food on the side that they most often use their hand
2670Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country
2671The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as isnecessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the ste of Virginia stillhad segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks andwhites.
2672The Lemon shark grows about 24,000 new teeth a year. A new set of teeth grow approximately every 14 days
2673One billion seconds is about 32 years
2674An average American eats approximately 60 hot dogs per year
2675Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation
2676The water displacement product, WD-40, can be found in 80% of American homes
2677Dexter is the smallest type of cow. This cow was bred to be a small size for household living
2678As part of the original design, the names of 72 French scientists and other famous people is imprinted on the sides of the Eiffel tower
2679The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com
2680Thirty to 40 gallons of sugar maple sap must be boiled down to make just one gallon of maple syrup
2681The most frequent season for most suicides to occur is in the spring. The winter months have the lowest number of suicides
2682A seven year old boy was the first person to survive the Horeshoe Falls (Niagara Falls) in just a life jacket
2683The longest punt return for a touchdown was 103 yards
2684The most popular Hot Wheels vehicle sold is the Corvette
2685A giraffe is able to clean its ears with its own tongue
2686The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the middle finger
2687Flu shots only work about 70% of the time
2688People of Salt Lake City eat the most lime-flavoured gelatin Jell-O in the United States
2689In a survey conducted in 2000 by Kimberly-Clark, it was found that men prefer to fold their toilet paper, and women like to wad it
2690On average, a person has two million sweat glands
2691France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Greece, and Australia have always been in the modern Olympics since it began in 1896
2692The longer white infants from low-income families are breast-fed, the less likely they will be overweight as young children, researchers said on Monday
2693111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
2694The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts) is one of the few places in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane
2695The most popular treat for Halloween trick-or-treaters are candy bars with Snickers being the most popular
2696Corned beef got its name because this beef was preserved with pellets of salt that were the size of corn kernels, which was also referred to as "corns" of salt
2697The Canandian province of New Brunswick had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839.
2698In 1908, the first machine to make lollipops opened for business in New Haven, Connecticut
2699In 1976, a Los Angeles secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a fifty pound rock. More than twenty people witnessed the ceremony
2700The most diners per capita in the world are located in the U.S. state New Jersey
2701In Denmark, people eat about 36 pounds of candy a year. The highest consumption of candy of any country
2702John Van Wormer invented paper milk cartons after dropping a bottle of milk one morning. The bottle broke spilling the milk everywhere. That annoyance was enough for Van Wormer to come up with the idea.
2703The long fibres that are found in bananas are excellent in making paper. The long fibres that are found in the banana plant can make the banana fibre paper approximately 3000 times stronger than regular paper
2704The state of Tennessee was known as Franklin before 1796
2705Over 90% of poison exposures occur in homes
2706Honolulu, Hawaii boasts the only royal palace in the United States of America
2707Seven asteroids were especially named for the Challenger astronauts who were killed in the 1986 failed launch of the space shuttle
2708Americans consumed more than twenty billion hot dogs in 2000
2709The production of toilet paper in China began in 1391, which was used for the Emperors
2710The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yorewhen the engines were pulled by horses.  The horses were stabled on theground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
2711The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
2712It would take approximately twenty-four trees that are on average six to eight inches in diameter to produce one ton of newsprint for the Sunday edition of the New York Times
2713Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum
2714The tuatara lizard of New Zealand has three eyes, two in the center of its head and one on the top of its head
2715The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people
2716The largest number of children born to one woman, who was a Russian peasant is 69
2717In a lifetime, an average driver will release approximately 912 pints of wind inside a car
2718The loss of eyelashes is referred to as madarosis
2719Approximately 75% of human poop is made of water
2720The popular chocolate bar "Three Musketeers" got its name because when it was first introduced in 1932 there were three individual bars. The flavours were strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla
2721Every photograph of the first American atomic bomb detonation was taken by Harold Edgerton
2722Heinz Catsup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles per year
2723In 1864, A Quebec farmer found a frog inside a hailstone
2724Actor Sylvester Stallone once had a job as a lion cage cleaner
2725The first time there was an instance where they had a separate toilet for women and men was in 1739 at a ball in Paris
2726In the marriage ceremony of the Ancient Inca Indians of Peru, the couple was considered officially wed when they took off their sandals and handed them to each other
2727Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable
2728Some birds have been know to put ants into their feathers because the ants squirt formic acid, which kills parasites
2729On average, 42,000 balls are used and 650 matches are played at the annual Wimbledon tennis tournament
2730The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer
2731Lachanophobia is the fear of vegetables
2732Lake Baikal, in Siberia, is the deepest lake in the world
2733In the Middle Ages, peacocks and swans were sometimes served at Christmas dinners
2734India has the most post offices in the world
2735Women take three times longer than men when using the toilet
2736In America, approximately 25% of kids aged 6-14 have a magaznie subscription
2737Canada has more donut shops per capita than the United States
2738In 1886, Coca-cola was first served at a pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia for only five cents a glass. A pharmacist named John Pemberton created the formula for Coca-cola
273975% of all raisins eaten by people in the United States are eaten at breakfast
2740Whale oil was used in some car transmissions until 1973
2741Flamingos are able to fly at a speed of approximately 55 kilometers an hour. In one night they can travel about 600 km
27421 out of every 4 kids in the USA is overweight
2743"Kemo Sabe" means "soggy shrub" in Navajo
2744In 1903, there were originally only eight Crayola crayons in a box and they sold for five cents
2745Men are able to read fine print better than women can
2746On average, 150 couples get married in Las Vegas each day
2747Spiders usually have eight eyes, but still they cannot see that well
2748One ragweed plant can release as many as a million grains of pollen in one day
2749Women hearts beat faster than men
2750The Central African raffia palm is known to have the longest leaves. The leaves can measure up to 82.5 feet long.
2751Due to the shortages of lead and metals during World War II, toothpaste was packaged in plastic tubes and have been ever since
2752It is estimated that 93% of American children will go out trick or treating for Halloween
2753In humans, the epidermal layer of skin, which consists of many layers of skin regenerates every 27 days
2754A group of crows is called a murder
2755Ellen Macarthur, yachtswoman, had a total of 891 naps in 94 days that were each 36 minutes long while on her Vendee Round the Globe yacht race
2756Davao City, located at the Southern state of Philippines, is the largest city in the world in terms of area
2757Castaways Travel, a Houston-area travel agency, offers an all-nude flight to Cancun Mexico. Once the plane reaches cruising altitude, you are allowed to take off all your clothes and roam about the cabin
2758People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared to paper
2759Certain female species of spiders such as the Australian crab spider, sacrifice their bodies as a food source for their offspring
2760One grape vine produce can produce about 20 to 30 glasses of wine
2761The TV show "Saturday Night Live" made its debut on October 11, 1975
2762In a pack of Skittles candy, there is an equal 20% distribution of each flavour
2763The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia
2764The Hubble telescope is so powerful that it is like pointing a beam of light at a dime that is two hundred miles away.
2765The word "umbrella" is derived from the Latin root word "umbra", which means shade or shadow
2766An ear of corn consists of 80% water
2767Leonardo Da Vinci never signed or dated his most famous painting, the Mona Lisa
2768On average people fear spiders more than they do death
2769Every day, over five billion gallons of water are flushed down toilets in the United States
2770In one trip, a honey bee visits about 75 flowers
2771Barney, the famous dinosaur that entertains kids is from Dallas
2772Jupiter is the fastest rotating planet, which can complete one revolution in less than ten hours
2773A chicken loses its feathers when it becomes stressed
2774Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously
2775The first Tupperware item marketed was the seven-ounce bathroom cup in 1945
2776Sharks are immune to cancer
2777Manicuring the nails has been done by people for more than 4,000 years
2778Approximately 1 billion stamps are produced in Australia annually
2779The study of the iris of the eye is called iridology
2780Back in 1919, the Russian transplant pioneer Serge Voronoff made headlines by grafting monkey testicles onto human males.
2781The word Cotton originates from the Arabic word "Qutun."
2782In 1946, the New York Yankees became the first baseball team to travel by plane
2783Mummy powder was once thought to be a cure for all remedies. English men used to carry the powder with them in a tiny bag wherever they went
2784By recycling just one glass bottle, the amount of energy that is being saved is enough to light a 100 watt bulb for four hours
2785Slinkys were invented by an airplane mechanic; he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use of one of the springs
2786The most popular brand of raisins is Sunmaid
2787Estuarine crocodiles are the biggest of all 26 species of the crocodilian family
2788Alaska got its name from the Aluet word "Alyeska" which means "The Great Land."
2789The Mall of America, located in Bloomington, Minnesota is so big that it can hold 24,336 school buses
2790Every second, 630 steel cans are recycled
2791The word witch comes from the word "wicca" which translates to the "wise one."
2792If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have$1.19.  You also have the largest amount of money in coins without beingable tomake change for a dollar.
2793In the United States, poisoning is the fourth leading cause of death among children
2794Surveys indicate that the number one reason people play BINGO is for leisure
2795In 1916, Charlie Chaplin was making $10,000 a week, making him the highest paid actor of his time
2796Annually, an Australian eats 15 kg of bananas, which comes out to 27 meters of bananas
2797The largest stamp was issued by China and measured 210 x 65 mm
2798Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle
2799It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
2800The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases
2801The best selling Crayola crayon box is the set of 24 crayons
2802People that smoke have 10 times as many wrinkles as a person that does not smoke
2803Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark. (Hence, the light bulb?)
2804The name of the character that is behind bars in the Monopoly board game is Jake the Jailbird
2805In Colorado, there are about 83,000 dairy cows
2806Just by recycling one aluminum can, enough energy would be saved to have a TV run for three hours.
2807The first telephone call from the White House was from Rutherford Hayes to Alexander Graham Bell
2808Turtles can breathe through their butts
2809A pregnant goldfish is called a twit
2810The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."
2811A glockenspiel is a musical instrument that is like a xylophone. It has a series of metal bars and is played with two hammers
2812Teenage suicide is the second cause of death in the state of Wisconsin
2813Diamonds were first discovered in the riverbeds of the Golconda region of India over 4,000 years ago.
2814French artist, Michel Vienkot, uses cow dung as paint when he creates his pictures
2815Canada is an Indian word meaning "village" or "settlement."
2816There are 122 pebbles per square inch on a Spalding basketball
2817The seventeenth president of the United States, Andrew Johnson did not know how to read until he was 17 years old
2818The fastest growing tissue in the human body is hair
2819Bhutan issued a stamp in 1973 that looked like a record and actually would play the Bhutanese national anthem if placed on a record player
2820Asparagus comes in three colors: green, white and purple
2821Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, JohnHancock and Charles Thomson.  Most of the rest signed on August 2, butthe last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
2822A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
2823Pancakes are served for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Australia
2824A lion feeds once every three to four days
2825A honey bee has four wings
2826Chedder cheese is the best selling cheese in the USA
2827In the movie "The Matrix Reloaded" a 17 minute battle scene cost over $40 million to produce
2828According to research, Los Angeles highways are so congested that the average commuter sits in traffic for 82 hours a year
2829Over one million Pet Rocks were sold in 1975, makine Gary Dahl, of Los Gatos, California, a millionaire. He got the idea while joking with friends about his pet that was easy to take care of, which was a rock
2830First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer
2831Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster
2832The head of a jellyfish is called the "Bell."
2833The game Monopoly has been played by approximately 500 million people in the world, and the game is available in 26 languages
2834The dragonfly has not changed over the last 300 million years
2835In 1983, a Japanese artist, Tadahiko Ogawa, made a copy of the Mona Lisa completely out of ordinary toast
2836Average number of days a West German goes without washing his underwear: 7
2837Cotton crops can be sprayed up to 40 times a year making it the most chemical-intensive crop in the world
2838The "Star Spangled Banner" did not become a national anthem until 1931. It was designated by an Act of Congress
2839Every year in the U.S., there are 178,000 new cases of lung cancer
2840On average, the American household consumes six pounds of peanut butter annually
2841A housefly can only ingest liquid material. They regurgitate their food to liquify the food that they are going to eat
2842Bugs Bunny was originally called "Happy Rabbit."
2843In 1685, New France used playing cards as currency because of the shortage of coins
2844Sharks have upper and lower eyelids, but they do not blink
2845The size of a red blood cell is 708 microns. This is equivalent to one millionth of a meter
2846In 1657, the first chocolate house was opened in London, England. The cost of chocolate was about 13 shillings per pound and was a drink that only the elite enjoyed
2847In the movie "Gandhi" 300,000 extras appeared in the funeral scene. Of the 300,000, approximately 100,000 received a small fee, and the other 200,000 did it for free
2848O.J. Simpson had a severe case of rickets and wore leg braces when he was a child
2849The majority of cats do not have any eyelashes
2850Reindeer like to eat bananas
2851A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal in relation to its size
2852The hottest chili in the world is the Tezpur chili pepper
2853Over half the textile fibers that are used in the world are cotton
2854You can send a postcard from Hell. There is a small town located in the Cayman Islands called "Hell." They even have a post office
2855The property (ID, Facts) VALUES on the Monopoly game board are the same today as they were in 1935
2856The song "Happy Birthday" brings in about $2 million in licensing revenue to Warner Communications who hold the copyright to the song
2857In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world'snuclear weapons combined.
2858Ed Cox from San Francisco invented the pot scrubbing S.O.S. pads in 1917. His wife came up with the name, which stands for "Save Our Saucepans."
2859The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."
2860Another word for hiccups is "singultus."
2861Better wine can be produced by the soil being of poor quality. This is because the vines have to "work" harder
2862A white tiger can only be born when both parents carry the gene for white colouring
2863Lipogram refers to writing that does not have certain letter or letters
2864In October 1986, Pepsi paid close to $840 million to Nabisco for the Kentucky Fried Chicken empire
2865Edinburgh has more booksellers per head of population than any other city in Britain
2866The most common rock on Earth is basalt
2867The papaya tree is known as "the medicinal tree" in some cultures because it?s seeds and leaves have been used as ingredients in different medicines
2868A cat has 32 muscles in each ear
2869In one gram of soil, about ten million bacteria live in it
2870When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone back in 1876, only six phones were sold in the first month.
2871Americans eat approximately 20 pounds of pasta per person each year
2872Dolphins sleep with one eye open
2873Minnows have teeth located on a bone in their throat
2874The 20th president of the United States James Garfield could write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other at the same time
2875Japan uses the most energy per year than any other country.
2876Over 436,000 U.S. Troops were exposed to depleted uranium during the first Gulf war
2877Approximately two gallons of water are used to brush your teeth
2878Two-thirds of Canadians live in Quebec and Ontario
2879The first television show to show any portion of a toilet was on "Leave it to Beaver." After fighting for ten weeks to show the toilet, CBS would only allow the producers to show the toilet tank, and not the whole toilet
2880Texas is the only state that is allowed to fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag
2881German immigrant, Louis Prang was the first to bring Christmas cards to America
2882In total, Americans eat more than 45 billion sandwiches each year, while sales of custom-made sandwiches are rising 15 percent per year
2883Ninety percent of the population has an innie belly button
2884The fear of Halloween is called Samhainophobia
2885In France, the Big Dipper is called the "casserole."
2886The first African-American to receive a Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph J. Bunche in 1950
2887Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time
2888Of all the golfers in Canada, 71.4% golfers are male, 28.6% are female
2889Research indicates that babies who suck on pacifiers are more prone to ear aches
2890In 1917, Margaret Sanger was jailed for one month for establishing the first birth control clinic
2891Iguanas can recognize their human handlers and greet them differently, compared with strangers
2892Being lactose intolerant can cause chronic flatulence
2893Some of the titles that were considered for the hit T.V. show "Friends" were Six Of One, Across the Hall, and Insomnia Cafe
2894The only bone fully grown at birth is located in the ear
2895The incidents of immune system diseases has increased over 200% in the last five years
2896"dous":tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
2897Bananas contain a natural chemical which can make a person happy. This same chemical is found in Prozac
2898The only desert in Canada is located in Osoyoos, British Columbia
2899The city of Seoul has been the capital city of Korea for more than 600 years
2900Romans used to believe that walnuts could cure head ailments during the Renaissance, since their shape was similar to that of a brain
2901There are coffee flavored PEZ
2902Half of the 42 U.S. Presidents are of Irish descent
2903The General Lee cars used in the popular show The Dukes of Hazards were 1969 Dodge Chargers
2904The word "limelight" that is used in theatre to refer to the performers on the stage originated because before electricity was available lime was burned in a lamp, which created a white light that was directed at the performers
2905Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time
2906In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket
2907In 1988, the largest ice cream sundae in history was made. It was made in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and weighed in at over 24 tons
2908Sports Illustrated has the largest sports magazine circulation
2909There are some hospitals in Shanghai that have issued a rule that a nurse must wear lipstick while on duty
2910Thirteen percent of the human population reside in deserts
2911There are more chickens than people in the world
2912In 1958, the Crayola crayon color "Prussian Blue" was changed to "Midnight Blue" by the request of teachers as kids could not relate to Prussian history
2913Americans on average use about 580 pounds of paper per year per person
2914Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour
2915Annually, fires that occur at home kill more Americans than all natural disasters combined
2916The only sound Seahorses make is a small clicking or popping sound during feeding or courtship
2917The Baltimore Orioles opened the 1988 baseball season by losing the first 21 games and 107 altogether for the entire season
2918Border collies are the most intelligent breed of dog
2919Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920
2920There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar
2921Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine when it was initially introduced
2922All the Krispy Kreme donut stores collectively could make a doughnut stack as high as the Empire State Building in only 2 minutes
2923Pepsi originally contained pepsin, (the same stuff in pepcid AC) thus the name
2924The first letter Vanna White ever turned on the game show Wheel of Fortune was the letter "T."
2925Harley Proctor got the idea to name the soap "Ivory" while he was listening to a bible reading at a church in 1879
2926The average American drinks 400 glasses of milk in a year
2927Canada beat Denmark 47-0 at the 1949 world hockey championships.  new
2928111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
2929Each Jelly Belly jelly belly bean has 4 calories
2930The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
2931Only 55 percent of all Americans know that the sun is a star
2932Kissing can aid in reducing tooth decay. This is because the extra saliva helps in keeping the mouth clean
2933There is a place called Hell, Michigan. It is about 50 miles from Detroit, Michigan
2934In 1929, the Coca-Cola slogan was "The Pause That Refreshes."
2935Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
2936Since the United Nations was founded in 1945, there have been 140 wars
2937Goat meat contains up to 45 percent less saturated fat than chicken meat
2938Chef Boyardee is actually a real person. His real name is Hector Boiardi and he was born in northern Italy in 1898
2939Bill Bowerman, the co-founder of the shoe company Nike, got his first shoe idea after staring at a waffle iron. This gave him the idea of using squared spikes to make the shoes lighter
2940In 1989, the space shuttle Discovery carried 32 fertilized chicken eggs into orbit
2941The most recycled product in the world is the automobile.
2942Before the 17th century, carrots used to be the colour purple
2943William Taft who was the U.S. president between 1909-1913 once got stuck in the White House bathtub
2944If all the Oreo cookies ever sold were stacked on top of one another, they would be as high as 13.3 million Sears Towers
2945Ancient Egyptians kissed with their noses instead of with their lips
2946Krispy Kreme make five million doughnut a day
2947The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross
2948There were no red colored M&Ms from 1976 to 1987
2949In 1681, the last dodo bird died
2950There are over 600 different pasta shapes
2951Some people start to sneeze if they are exposed to sunlight or have a light shined into their eye
2952In 1989, twenty-three people were hired in Jacksonville Florida just to flush toilets so the pipes would not freeze
2953Lake Baikal is the oldest freshwater lake on Earth, having formed between 20 and 25 million years ago
2954From 1939 to 1942, there was a undersea post office in the Bahamas
2955An owl has three eyelids
2956Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie
2957Atlantic salmon can jump as high as 4.5 meters out of the water
2958Although the outsides of a bone are hard, they are generally light and soft inside. They are about 75% water
2959Each nostril of a human being register smell in a different way. Smells that are made from the right nostril are more pleasant than the left. However, smells can be detected more accurately when made by the left nostril
2960Children who are breast fed tend to have an IQ seven points higher than children who are not
2961Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king fromhistory. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts  -Charlemagne;and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
2962There are no ants in Iceland, Antarctica and Greenland
2963In the United States, approximately 135 million cars travel every day on the streets, roads, and interstates.
2964A salmon with two mouths, two sets of teeth and two tongues was caught by Bob Bateman of Canada
2965There is a "cemetery town" in California named Colma. Concerns about the public health, crime, and the need for space forced the city of San Francisco to outlaw burials in 1902. The city of Colma, which is five miles south of San Francisco, was established to bury the dead. The ratio of dead to living people is 750 to 1
2966Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors
2967In Belgium, there is a museum that is just for strawberries
2968The most reproduced image in the world is Mickey Mouse, which can be found on over 7,500 different items
2969On average a person passes gas 14 times a day
2970Vasaloppet, which is located in Sweden is the oldest, longest, and the biggest cross-country ski race in the world. Every year, 14,000 people compete in the race
2971The clown fish has the ability to change its sex. If a breeding female dies, the male fish will change its sex and mate with another male
2972Bats sleep during the day and feed at night. The place that bats sleep in is called the "roost."
2973The puma and the leopard are the highest jumping mammals. They are able to reach a height of 16.5 feet
2974The chances of getting a cavity is higher if candy is eaten slowly throughout the day compared to eating it all at once and then brushing your teeth
2975The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building
2976On average, a car driver will swear or blashpheme 32,025 times in their lifetime while driving
2977The average ear grows 0.01 inches in length every year
2978The first penny candy to be wrapped in America was the Tootsie Roll in 1896
2979Buckingham Palace has over six hundred rooms
2980Male owls weigh less and are smaller than female owls
2981Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego
2982The city of Las Vegas has the most hotel rooms in the world
2983Cows drink anywhere from 25-50 gallons of water each day
2984In the United Kingdom, three million people play bingo every year
2985Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms oftheir hands.
2986Every square inch of the human body has about 19,000,000 skin cells
2987In 1994, 7-Eleven coined the term "brain freeze." The word was developed to explain the feeling people get when drinking a Slurpee.
2988A swordfish can live as long as 25 years and weigh up to 1,200 pounds
2989Due to eating habits in the USA, one in three children born in the year 2000 have a chance of getting type II diabetes
2990The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.
2991Each honeycomb in Honeycomb cereal has seven holes
2992The Nile river is 6,690 kilometers long
2993By law, information collected in a U.S. census must remain confidential for seventy-two years
2994Eighty percent of 10 year old girls in the USA go on a diet
299597% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine
2996The name "Grey Poupon" used for mustard comes from two people: Maurice Grey and Auguste Poupon. Grey was the inventor of a machine that mass produced fine textured mustard, and Poupon was an already established maker of mustard. In 1886 the Grey-Poupon firm was formed
2997The Faberge, "Winter Egg" was sold in 1994 for $5.6 million. This is the most expensive decorative egg that has ever been sold
2998The name "Tonka" trucks was named after Lake Minnetonka located in Minnesota. Tonka means "great" in Sioux
299918% of an Americans income is spent on transportation
3000Feb 1865 and Feb 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon
3001Turkeys have a wingspan of approximately 4.5 feet
3002The first music video ever played on MTV Europe was by Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing."
3003Arnold Palmer was the first player to win $1 million on the PGA Tour
3004Three years after a person quits smoking, there chance of having a heart attack is the same as someone who has never smoked before
3005In a year, the average Americans eats approximately 18 pounds of Turkey
3006The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922
3007Squids move through the ocean using a jet of water forced out of the body by a siphon
3008Back in 1796, dimes were called dismes
3009Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers
3010The average human has about 20 square feet of skin weighing about 6 pounds
3011Mass murderer Charles Manson recorded an album titled "Lie."
3012On average, each American consumes approximately two hundred and sixty pounds of meat in a year
3013The term "The Big Apple" was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930s who used the slang expression "apple" for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple
3014An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged. They all taste sweet
3015The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
3016Decaffeinated coffee is not 100% caffeine free. When coffee is being decaffeinated, 2% of the caffeine still remains in it
3017Sales of antacids increase by as much as 20% the day after the Superbowl
3018Automobile building is the largest manufacturing industry in the world.
3019A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes
3020Polar bears can eat as much as ten percent of their body weight in less than one hour
3021Marlboro was the first cigarette company to market a cigarette that had a red filter called "beauty tip." This was done to hide the lipstick marks left on the filter from women smokers
3022In Japan, the number four is considered to be unlucky because the Japanese word for four sounds very similar to the word death
3023The life expectancy of a $100 bill is nine years
3024The words moron, imbecile, and idiot are not interchangable. The one with the highest level of intelligence is a moron, followed, by an imbecile, and then idiot
3025Anise is the scent on the artificial rabbit that is used in greyhound races
3026The first known American novelist to hand in a manuscript that was typed was Mark Twain. His typewriter was a Remington No.1, which was invented by Christopher Sholes and Carlos Glidden.
3027The city of Nottingham in England was the first city to have Braille signs (signs for the blind) in its shopping malls for the blind
3028The only woman that has appeared on a U.S. paper currency is Martha Washington
3029The name of the Taco Bell dog is Gidget
3030Each year approximately half of billions dollars is spent on bubble gum by the kids in North America
3031Hair and fingernails are made from the same substance, keratin
3032The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night
3033The number one cause of blindness in adults in the United States is diabetes
3034India has a Bill of Rights for cows
3035A drink used to be made by the Aztecs for the gods which had the ingredients of ground cocoa mixed in with spices and corn
3036In America, the most common mental illness is Anxiety Disorders
3037The stage were the television sitcom "Friends" is shot on is said to be haunted
3038Gases that build up in your large intestine cause flatulence. It usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes for these gases to pass through your system
3039The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet
3040Whooping cranes are born with blue eyes that change to bright gold by the time they six months old
3041Belize is the only country in the world with a jaguar preserve
3042Tomatos were once referred to as "love apples." This is because their was a superstition that people would fall in love by eating them
3043The American Kestrel hawk weighs only four ounces
3044A 27 year old heir to a sausage empire was handed a ticket for 116,000 pounds for driving at 80 km/hr in a 40 km/hr zone. This is because the speeding tickets in Finland are based on how much money a person makes
3045In China, pancakes are generally served as side dishes. They are stuffed with meat, bean sprouts, and other vegetables
304693% of all greeting cards are purchased by women
3047Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry
3048The most deadly fires that occur in the home happen between 6pm and 10pm
3049There are over 200 parts in a typical telephone
3050There is an automobile model called Stutz Bearcat.
3051If you were standing on Mercury, the Sun would appear 2.5 times larger than it appears from Earth
3052The water inside of a coconut is identical to human blood plasma. Many lives in third world countries have been saved from coconut water fed through an IV
3053The least likely day to eat out in the United States is Monday
3054Little Miss Muffet was a girl from the 16th century whose name was really Patience
3055In 1978, the World Water Speed record was made by Ken Warby from Australia. His average speed was 317.6 mph, and his jet-powered hydroplane was 27 feet long called "Spirit of Australia." Warby built the boat himself in his back yard
3056Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate every second
3057People who studies laughter are called a "gelotologists."
3058Adolf Hitler was one of the people that was responsible in the creation of the Volkswagen Beetle. He came up with the idea of producing a car that was cheap enough for the average German working man to afford.
3059Chameleons can move their eyes independently. One eye can be looking forward and one eye backward at the same time
3060Bruce Lee was so fast, that they actually had to slow a film down so you could see his moves. That is the opposite of the norm
3061Over 90% of diseases are caused or complicated by stress
3062In 1953, racecar driver Tim Flock raced at Nascar with a monkey in the seat beside him
3063Taipan snakes have 50 times more toxic than a cobra snake
3064Influenza caused over twenty-one million deaths in 1918
3065English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy
3066Ukrainian people celebrate Christmas on January 7th, which is the Orthodox Christmas Day
3067Gorillas are considered apes, not monkeys. The way to distinguish between an ape and a monkey is that apes do not have tails
3068Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks
3069The longest human beard on record is 17.5 feet, held by Hans N. Langseth who was born in Norway in 1846
3070Honey is used sometimes for antifreeze mixtures and in the center of golf balls
3071The size of a raindrop is around 0.5 mm - 2.5 mm, and they fall from the sky on average 21 feet per second.
3072In the United States, the first cookbook was published in 1796 and it contained a recipes for watermelon rind pickles
3073The word "walkman" was included in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1986
3074A headache and inflammatory pain can be reduced by eating 20 tart cherries
3075There is an area located off the south-eastern Atlantic coast of the United States called the "Bermuda Triangle." It is known for a high rate of unexplained losses of ships, small boats, and aircraft, which has led some people to believe that this triangle has supernatural powers
3076State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
3077Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze
3078The Shroud of Turin is the single most studied artifact in human history
3079Smartest dogs: 1) Scottish border collie; 2) Poodle; 3) Golden retriever
3080The sperm count of an average American male compared to thirty years ago is down thirty percent
3081Humpback whales are capable of living up to 95 years
3082The 1912, a wrestling match in Stockholm between Finn Alfred Asikainen and Russian Martin Klein lasted more than 11 hours. Klein eventually won, but was to tired to participate in the championship match
3083Manitoulin Island is the largest island in a fresh water lake. It is located in Canadian Lake Superior
3084Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
3085The Chinese politician Mao Zedong refused to ever brush his teeth and instead just washed his mouth with tea
3086The Super Bowl is broadcast to over 182 countries in the world
3087Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour
3088In 1884, Dr. Hervey D. Thatcher invented the milk bottle.
3089Some Ribbon worm will eat themselves if they cannot find food. This type of worm can still survive after eating up to 95% of its body weight
3090The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable."
3091Singer Chaka Khan came out with a line of chocolates called "Chakalates."
3092In a day 34,000 children die every day from causes that are related to poverty and hunger