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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was
counterfeit by the end of the Civil War
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Every three days a human stomach gets a new lining
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In 1873, Colgate made a toothpaste that was available in a jar
·
The 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
·
The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard
Nixon, and Elvis Presley
·
Mars is the home of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in our
solar system
·
The Gastric Flu can cause projectile vomiting
·
The second best-selling game of all time is Jenga. Jenga is a
Swahili word, meaning "to build."
·
Cinderella is known as Rashin Coatie in Scotland, Zezolla in
Italy, and Yeh-hsien in China
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The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."
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The 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
·
In 1894 the first big Coke sign was found on the side of a
building located in Cartersville, Georgia, and still exists today
·
The longest distance a deep-water lobster has been recorded to
travel is 225 miles
·
Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison
·
The Great Pyramids used to be as white as snow because they were
encased in a bright limestone that has worn off over the years
·
NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
·
Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman
if they had it to do all over again: 80%
·
Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was 118.1
decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw
·
A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in
South Bend, Indiana
·
There are six million parts in the Boeing 747-400.
·
The first TONKA truck was made in 1947
·
In the U.S., over one million gallons of cosmetics, drinks, and
lotions are sold that contain aloe in them per year
·
Sugar Bear (the mascot for Golden Crisps cereal) was born in 1963
·
The Tonle Sap River in Cambodia flows north for almost half the
year and then south for the rest of the year
·
Japanese research has concluded that moderate drinking can boost
IQ levels
·
For more than 3,000 years, Carpenter ants have been used to close
wounds in India, Asia and South America
·
Baskin Robbins plain vanilla ice cream is the number one selling
flavour and accounts for a quarter of their sales
·
Elizabeth Taylor has appeared on the cover of Life magazine more
than anyone else
·
The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles
long
·
The word "toy" comes from an old English word that means
"tool."
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Smokers are twice as likely to develop lower back pain than
non-smokers
·
Humans 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
·
The 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 color
·
In 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
·
It takes the Hubble telescope about 97 minutes to complete an
orbit of the Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivalent amount of energy
as 30 household light bulbs to complete an orbit.
·
The two factories of the Jelly Belly Candy Company produce approximately
100,000 pounds of jelly beans a day. this amounts to about 1,250,000 jelly
beans an hour
·
Pucks hit by hockey sticks have reached speeds of up to 150 miles
per hour
·
The "naked recreation and travel" industry has grown by
233% in the past decade
·
The Planters Peanut Company mascot, Mr. Peanut, was created during
a contest for schoolchildren in 1916
·
Most lipstick contains fish scales
·
The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy
dog" uses every letter in the English language
·
The 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
·
Of married couples, 70% of men and 60% of women have cheated on
their spouse
·
No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
·
More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in
plane crashes
·
The first couple to be shown on a sitcom sleeping in the same bed
was "Mary Kay and Johnny."
·
Asthma affects one in fifteen children under the age of eighteen
·
A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine
·
Throughout the South, peanuts were known as "Monkey
Nuts," and "Goober peas," before the civil war
·
Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell
·
In 1810, Peter Durand invented the tin can for preserving food
·
The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth is
called Arachibutyrophobia
·
Men in their early twenties shave an average of four times a week
·
Colour is not an indicator for the taste or ripeness in
cranberries
·
Each year there are approximately 20 billion coconuts produced
worldwide
·
A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken
with white earlobes will produce white eggs
·
Not all polar bears hibernate; only pregnant females polar bears
do
·
There is a restaurant in Stockholm that only offers all-garlic
products. They even have a garlic cheesecake
·
Serving ice cream on cherry pie was once illegal in Kansas
·
Superman The Escape roller coaster, located in California at Six
Flags Magic Mountain, goes from 0 to 100 miles per hour in only 7 seconds
·
Five thousandths of a millimeter is the tolerance of accuracy at
the LEGO mould factories
·
2.5 cans of Spam are consumed every second in the United States
·
In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state
funeral for his amputated leg. updated
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A meteor has only destroyed one satellite, which was the European
Space Agency's Olympus in 1993.
·
The Koala bear is not really a bear, but is really related to the
kangaroo and the wombat.
·
One gallon of pure maple syrup weighs 11 pounds
·
Instead of a Birthday Cake, many Russian children are given a
Birthday Pie
·
The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in
India, employing over 1.6 million people
·
The word "comet" comes from the Greek word
"kometes" meaning long hair and referring to the tail
·
The average price for a major league baseball game in 2004 is
$19.82
·
The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body
back in a couple of days if it is cut in half
·
The deepest mine in the world is the East Rand mine, which goes to
a depth of about 3,585 meters
·
Native Indians have been known to paint their doors blue, which
they believe keeps the bad spirits out
·
Before air conditioning was invented, white cotton slipcovers were
put on furniture to keep the air cool.
·
It would take about fourteen and half million notes of currency to
build a mile high stack
·
Chinese Crested dogs can get acne
·
It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States
·
Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish
speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang
yourself."
·
The 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.).
·
It is estimated that by the end of 2000, there has been 142,600
tonnes of gold mined in the world
·
One-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204
apples
·
The Flintstones cartoon was the first thirty-minute cartoon to be
aired during prime time
·
The 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
·
Dipsomania refers to an insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages
·
China has more English speakers than the United States
·
Pitcher Darold Knowles once pitched all seven games of one World
Series
·
In a day, kids in the U.S. that are between the ages of 2 - 8
spend 28 minutes of their time coloring
·
The 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
·
Herbert 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
·
Macadamia nuts are not sold in their shells because it takes 300
pounds per square inch of pressure to break the shell
·
Japan has approximately 200 volcanoes and is home to 10% of the
active volcanoes in the world
·
Before 1928, yo-yos used to be called bandalores in the United
States
·
The only South East Asian country that has never been colonized by
a Western Power is Thailand
·
In 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."
·
The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar an England in
1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes
·
Irish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live about 7-8
years
·
When Queen Elizabeth I of England died she owned over 3,000 gowns
·
Female alligators lay about 40 eggs that hatch in 60 - 70 days
·
The nickname for a Japanese businessman is "Salaryman."
·
Emus cannot walk backwards
·
The 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.
·
The most popular Twizzler candy flavour is strawberry
·
Thirty percent of all bingo players are under the age of 35
·
Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do
·
The famous Casanova (Giacomo Casanova) was a librarian for many
years before he died
·
The only species of turtle that lives in the open ocean is the sea
turtle
·
Toronto was the first city in the world with a computerized
traffic signal system
·
Seniors who drink a cup of coffee before a memory test score
higher than those who drink a cup of decaffeinated coffee
·
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise
·
Some octopuses have been known to eat their arms off when they are
exposed to stressful situations
·
On average, 749 pounds of paper products is used by an American
individual annually
·
The skeleton of a spider is located on the outside of the body.
The name for this is exoskeleton
·
Incas used to create pots in the shape of peanuts that were highly
prized
·
The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the
elements
·
Over 200 varieties of watermelons are grown in the U.S
·
The most dangerous job in the United States is that of a
fisherman, followed by logging and then an airline pilot
·
The words "abstemious," and "facetious" both
have all the five vowels in them in order
·
French soldiers during World War I had the nickname
"poilu" which translates to "hairy one."
·
Former U.S. President William Taft converted the White House
stable into a four car garage in 1909
·
People living on the east coast prefer creamy peanut butter, while
people living on the west coast prefer chunky peanut butter
·
Some snails live on branches in trees
·
Tomato 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
·
The youngest pope was 11 years old
·
Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 other million
people in the world
·
Soldiers’ disease is a term for morphine addiction. The Civil War
produced over 400,000 morphine addicts
·
The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, which is 176 verses
·
During the First World War, cigarettes were handed out to soldiers
along with their rations
·
The longest freshwater shoreline in the world is located in the
state of Michigan
·
There are bananas called "Red banana" that are maroon to
dark purple when ripe
·
Franklin Pierce was the first U.S. President to have a Christmas
tree in the White House
·
The USA bought Alaska from Russia for 2 cents an acre
·
Walt Disney had originally suggested using the name Mortimer Mouse
instead of Mickey Mouse
·
The length of brink of the Canadian "Horseshoe" Falls
located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada is 2600 feet
·
The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile
can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles
·
The right lung of a human is larger than the left one. This is
because of the space and placement of the heart
·
Native Americans used to use pumpkin seeds for medicine
·
The pound key (#) on the keyboard is called an octothorpe
·
The chemical name for caffeine is 1,3,7-trimethylzantihine
·
Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one
centimeter in one year
·
Walmart sells more apparel a year than all the other competing
department stores combined
·
Canada has more inland waters and lakes than any other country in
the world
·
Ramses II, a pharaoh of Egypt died in 1225 B.C. At the time of his
death, he had fathered 96 sons and 60 daughters
·
The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being
able to remember the word you want
·
Since its introduction in February 1935, more than two hundred
million Monopoly board games have been sold worldwide
·
Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than men
in the United States
·
The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who
measured 1 feet, 10? inches
·
500,000 tons of dog excrement are dumped annually on the streets
of Paris
·
Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at
0.08988g/cc
·
In Belgium, there is a museum just for strawberries
·
The Simpsons is the longest running prime-time animated series on
television history
·
The 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
·
On average, a Canadian girl owns seven Barbie dolls, whereas an
American girl owns eight
·
A piece of French toast that was partially eaten by Justin
Timberlake sold on eBay
·
The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and she provided
twenty-five years of service
·
Atari had to bury millions of unsold "E.T." game
cartridges in a New Mexico desert landfill in 1982
·
The 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
·
The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses
·
An average city dog lives approximately three years longer than an
average country dog
·
On average, falling asleep while driving results in 550 accidents
per day in the United States
·
Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung,
dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)
·
Pumpkins contain potassium and vitamin A
·
The greatest mountain range is the Mid-Ocean Ridge, extending
64,374 km from the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean
·
Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to
aid in digestion, however, it is not known
·
The spray WD-40 got its name because there were forty attempts
needed before the creation of the "water displacing" substance
·
Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne
·
Detroit, Michigan has more registered bowlers than any other city
in the USA
·
The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move
up to 7 miles per hour
·
Annually Americans eat 45 million turkeys at Thanksgiving
·
Rabbits can live up to ten years
·
The average life span of a single red blood cell is 120 days
·
Over 250 million Slinky toys have been sold since its debut in
1946
·
In 1961, Italian artist Piero Manzoni packed his feces in cans,
signed and mounted them, and then sold them as art
·
The last thing Elvis Presley ate before he died was four scoops of
ice cream and 6 chocolate chip cookies
·
Some Chinese chopsticks contain gold as on of their materials
·
The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one
in 67 million
·
The watch was invented by Peter Henlein of Nuremberg in 1510.
·
In North America there are approximately 618 roller coasters
·
The 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
·
Crayola is a French word that means "Oily chalk."
·
Every year, Burger King restaurants prepare over 950,000 pounds of
bacon for their breakfast customers
·
Isaac Newton used to be a member of parliament
·
Dumbest Dog: Afghan hound
·
At just four years old Mozart was able to learn a piece of music
in half an hour
·
It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount
of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
·
The honey badger can withstand hundreds of bee stings that would
otherwise kill another animal
·
There are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year
·
Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world
·
In Greece, the climate is so warm that many of the cinemas do not
even have roofs
·
The word "moose" comes from the native Algonquian Indian
word meaning "twig eater."
·
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on
the back of the $5 bill
·
An armadillo can walk under water
·
There are over one hundred billion galaxies with each galaxy
having billions of stars
·
The 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
·
The word "diamond" comes from the Greek word
"adamas," which means "unconquerable."
·
On average, a typical dairy cow lies down and stands up about 14
times a day
·
For the movie "Tootsie" actor Dustin Hoffman thought of
the title. His mother used to call him that as a child
·
The world record for rocking non-stop in a rocking chair is 480
hours held by Dennis Easterling, of Atlanta, Georgia
·
The Sears Tower consists of nine framed tubes, which connects nine
skyscrapers as one building
·
The first subway system in America was built in Boston,
Massachusetts in 1897
·
There are approximately 45 billion fat cells in an average adult
·
To make one pound of butter, 29 cups of milk are needed
·
The dot that appears over the letter "i" is called a
tittle
·
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National
Monuments
·
Close to 73% of girls in Bangladesh are married by age 18
·
Nerve impulses for muscle position travel at a speed of up to 390
feet per second
·
In 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
·
One 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
·
The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark
·
There is a dog museum in St. Louis, Missouri
·
The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that it breaks the sound
barrier. The crack of the whip is actually a tiny sonic boom.
·
There is a city called Smackover located in Arkansas
·
An average person laughs about 15 times a day
·
The labels for Crayola crayons come in 18 different colors
·
The 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
·
In Spain, it is common to pour chocolate milk or cafe au lait on
cereal for breakfast
·
Over 50% of the wedding in the U.S. occur in the afternoon
·
Before the fur trade had started in Canada, it was estimated that
there were over 6 million beavers
·
Eating dandelions can make you urinate more
·
Enough paper is recycled in the USA every day, that a 15 mile long
train of boxcars could be filled up with paper.
·
The palms of your hands and the soles of your feet cannot tan, or
grow hair
·
At the White House, president John Adams was said to be the first
to display fireworks there
·
About 10% of the 100,000 thunderstorms that occur in the USA every
year are classified as severe.
·
Sylvia Plath was a famous poet who killed herself at age
thirty-one by sticking her head into a gas oven
·
A baseball will go farther in hot temperature than in cold
temperature
·
A rabbit is not able to vomit
·
The aorta, which is largest artery located in the body, is about
the diameter of a garden hose
·
Niagara Falls actually stopped flowing back in 1848 for about 20
hours because there was ice that was blocking the Niagara River
·
The world's first underground was the London Underground in1863.
It has 275 stations and 253 miles of track.
·
The first American president to deliver a speech over the radio
was Warren G. Harding
·
There are more than 40 million Americans that have "chronic
halitosis," which is bad breath that never goes away
·
The human body makes anywhere from 1 to 3 pints of saliva every 24
hours
·
Cheetahs are the fastest land animal and can reach speeds up to
72 mph
·
The purpose of tonsils is to destroy foreign substances that are
swallowed or breathed in
·
The country with the highest consumption of candy at 29.5 pounds
annually per person is Denmark
·
One 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
·
Every day, over 1,300 babies are born prematurely in the USA
·
The sun is approximately 149 million kilometers from the earth
·
The Great White Shark can grow to be more than twenty feet long
and can weigh approximately 4,000 pounds
·
In 1832, in Paisley, Scotland the first municipal water filtration
works was opened
·
The only popcorn museum in the world is located in Marion, Ohio,
USA
·
Any animal that has skin hair or fur can get dandruff, but in
animals it is called "dander."
·
The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons
·
In 1819, the USA purchased Florida from Spain for the cancellation
of a $5 million debt
·
In a lifetime, the average driver will honk 15,250 times
·
Jewelers Tiffany & Co., based in New York, are responsible for
making the Super Bowl trophy
·
Skippy Peanut Butter is sold more in the world than any other
peanut butter
·
The 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 meters above sea
level
·
In 1893, the first mosque in the United States was built
·
Apples are part of the rose family
·
Every eleven minutes in the U.S., a woman dies of breast cancer
·
Mr. Butts invented the game SCRABBLE. The game was originally
called "Criss Cross Words."
·
Actress Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Oscar nominated
actress, with a record of 13 nominations
·
In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the
raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper
·
Enamel is hardest substance in the human body
·
A leech has 32 brains
·
Thomas Edison designed a helicopter that would work with
gunpowder. It ended up blowing up and also blew up his factory.
·
In the late 1800's, washing machines and butter churners were
sometimes powered by dogs walking on treadmills.
·
In China, people eat a bar of chocolate for every 1,000 chocolate
bars eaten by the British
·
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors
·
Clarence Crane the inventor of "Crane's Peppermint Life
Savers" sold his rights to the popular candy for less than three thousand
dollars.
·
Namco, 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
·
In Ivrea, Italy, thousands of citizens celebrate the beginning of
Lent by throwing oranges at one another
·
The sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in the grooves of
their hair
·
In 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
·
There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females
·
Armadillos 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
·
Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes
·
The Nobel Peace prize was first awarded in 1901 to Jean Henry
Dunant, who was the founder of the Swiss Red Cross
·
In August 1999, Lori Lynn Lomeli set a record by spinning 82 Hula
Hoops at the same time for three full revolutions
·
The wheelbarrow was invented by the Chinese.
·
The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to
release calming hormones
·
Over 20 million Blublocker sunglasses have been sold since its
debut in 1986. They now come in over 100 different styles
·
Crabs have very small hairs on their claws and other parts of
their body to help detect water currents and vibrations
·
In 1962, the first Wal-Mart opened up in Rogers, Arkansas
·
Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international
headquarters using materials from its own waste
·
Vampire bat saliva has been responsible for many advances in
research into stroke recovery
·
During the making of 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
·
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people
without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression
"to get fired."
·
In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born
with a crooked nose
·
The word "checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian
phrase "Shah-Mat," which means the king is dead
·
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have
produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee
·
A common drink for Tibetans is Butter Tea which is made out of
butter, salt, and brick tea
·
Bourbon was first made by a Baptist minister from Bourbon County
in Kentucky in 1789. That is where it got its name
·
The 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
·
McDonald restaurants serve food and drink to an amazing 43 million
customers on a daily basis
·
The game Monopoly was once very popular in Cuba; however, Fidel
Castro ordered that all games be destroyed
·
Nearly half of all Americans suffer from symptoms of burnout
·
During the era of Louis XIV, women used lemons to redden their
lips
·
70% of the poor people in the world are female
·
The thickness of the Arctic ice sheet is on average 10 feet. There
are some areas that are thick as 65 feet
·
The adult human body requires about 88 pounds of oxygen daily
·
The biggest pumpkin the world weighs 1,337.6 pounds
·
The highest consumption of Pizza occurs during Super Bowl week
·
During World War II, condoms were used to cover rifle barrels from
being damaged by salt water as the soldiers swam to shore
·
Approximately 55% of movies released are Rated R
·
The Roman emperor Domitian took great pleasure in being secluded
in his room for hours and catching flies and stabbing them with pens
·
Tarantulas can live up to 30 years
·
On average redheads have 90,000 hairs. People with black hair have
about 110,000 hairs
·
More than half the time spent in United States courts is cases
that involve automobiles
·
One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons
·
The smoke that is produced by a fire kills more people than a burn
does because of carbon monoxide and other dangerous gases
·
The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does not
grow branches until it is 75 years old.
·
In Belgium, 172,000 tons of chocolate are produced in a year
·
The 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
·
The biggest bug in the world is the Goliath Beetle which can weigh
up to 3.5 ounces and be 4.5 inches long
·
Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth can waste four
gallons of water in a minute
·
Steve Fletcher holds the record for the largest gum wrapper
collection. His collection has 5300 gum wrappers from all across the world
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There was once a country called Prussia. After World War II, it
was divided among Poland, Germany, and the USSR
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The word Spain means "the land of rabbits."
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In 1936, the first practical helicopter was invented. It was the
German Focke-Wulf Fw 61.
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The word tulip comes from the Turkish word for turban
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Psychokinetic refers to the ability of moving objects through
psychic power
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The fat that comes from sheep, which is called tallow, can also be
used to produce soap and candles
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In Britain, one out of every four potatoes is eaten in the form of
French fries
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In the movie Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock, chocolate syrup was used
for blood in the shower scene
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The 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
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During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the
Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles
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The titan arum flower is the largest flower in the world and gives
off a horrible odor that smells like rotting flesh when it blooms
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Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of snot
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When the only queen ant dies, so does the entire colony, because
no new workers are born
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The Dutch people are known to be the tallest people in Europe
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The average American kid will eat approximately 1.500 peanut
butter sandwiches by high school graduation
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Goats do not have upper front teeth
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It 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
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There are about 6,800 languages in the world
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Studies have shown that by putting on slow background music it can
make a person eat food at a slower rate
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By walking an extra 20 minutes every day, an average person will
burn off seven pounds of body fat in an year
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Ironically, when doctors in Los Angeles, California went on strike
in 1976, the daily number of deaths in the city dropped 18%
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Octopus and squid are thought to be the most intelligent of all
invertebrates
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On average, a beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.
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The name of the first menthol cigarette in the United States was
"Spud."
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A world record 328 pound ovarian cyst was removed from a woman in
Galveston, Texas, in 1905. updated
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The fastest shark is the "Shortfin Mako," which can swim
as fast as sixty miles per hour
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The flatulation from domesticated cows produce about 30% of the
methane on this planet
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Ironically, watermelons, which are 92% water, originated from the
Kalahari Desert in Africa
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The first tattoo machine was invented by Samuel O'Reilly. He did
this by using equipment that Thomas Edison used to engrave hard surfaces.
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In a lifetime, an average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva
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A slug has four noses
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Chili Powder was invented in the 19th century in the American
Southwest
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The sea cucumber spills its internal organs out as a defense
mechanism
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the
Panama Canal and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow
fever
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Braces 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.
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Marilyn Monroe had six toes
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There is a town in Texas called Ding Dong. In 1990, the population
was only twenty-two people
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The total volume of mail that went through the Canadian postal
system in 1950 was 1,362,310,155 items
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The 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
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The name of the famous snack "Twinkies" was invented by
seeing a billboard in St. Louis, that said "Twinkle Toe Shoes."
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The word "Nazi" is actually an abbreviation for
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, which refers to the National
Socialist German Workers Party
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The unique characteristics of Barbie dolls in Japan are that they
have their lips closed with no teeth showing
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The Coca Cola company offers more than 300 different beverages
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Neptune was the first planet in our solar system to be discovered
by mathematics
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Five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are
already married
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Camel is considered unclean meat in the Bible
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Soldier Field is the oldest field in the NFL
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In the U.S., over one million gallons of cosmetics, drinks, and
lotions are sold that contain aloe in them per year
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The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the
“General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
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Eating eight strawberries will provide you with more Vitamin C
than an orange
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The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To
Beaver".
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Mosquitoes have teeth
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To be born on Sunday was considered a sign of great sin during the
Puritan times
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The citrus soda "7 UP" was created in 1929. The original
name of the popular drink was "Bib-Label Litigated Lemon-Lime Soda",
but it got changed to "7 UP."
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The average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a
day
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Prosopagnosia 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
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On November 29, 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an
"Honorary Harlem Globetrotter."
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An adult sheep can eat between 1 to 4 kg of food per day
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In 1888, Hollywood was founded by Harvey and Daeida Wilcox, who
named the city after their summer home in Chicago
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Blood is such a good stain that Native Americans used it for paint
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In 1876, the first microphone was invented by Emile Berliner.
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"I am." is the second shortest complete sentence in the
English language
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On average, a person will spend about five years eating during
their lifetime
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Each 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
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Many 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
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the
atmosphere
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The longest hiccups on record was by an American pig farmer whose
hiccups persisted from 1922 to 1987
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Coupons 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
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Panthers 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
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Approximately 25% of all scald burns to children are from hot tap
water and is associated with more deaths than with any other liquid
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In London, during rush hour traffic moves on average at 13 kilometers
an hour
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Tomatoes and cucumbers are fruits
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In the United States, approximately 50 million people fish per
year
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Cattle can produce up to 180 litres of saliva in one day
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Dolphins hear by having sound waves transmit through their skull
to their inner ear region
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Teflon was accidently discovered by scientist Dr. Roy Plunkett
while he was conducting a coolant gas experiment in 1938
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The risk of cardiovascular disease is twice as high in women that
snore regularly compared to women who do not snore. updated
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Close to 80% of people who watch the Super Bowl on television,
only do so to view the commercials
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The 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
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The White House has a movie theater, swimming pool, bowling lane,
jogging track, and a tennis court
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