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An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain

The average person laughs 10 times a day!

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!

Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.

Slugs have 4 noses.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds

The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!

You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.

It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.

Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!

Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.

More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.

On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.

Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren

Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."

Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!

Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!

One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!

The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!

Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!

Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people

The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London

Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!

There is a city called Rome on every continent.

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!

In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child

Rhythm is the longest English word without a vowel.

Almost is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!

Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.

In gangster slang, a boxing match that is fixed is called a "barney."

An average driver spends approximately 2 hours and 14 minutes kissing in their car in a lifetime

Honeybees use the sun as a compass which helps them navigate

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis invented a special diaper for babies that has a pocket

To manufacture a new car approximately 148,000 liters of water is needed.

When the are in danger, kangaroos will beat the ground loudly with their hind feet

The adult electric eel can produce a five hundred volt shock, which is enough to stun a horse

In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere

In 1985, a pregnant women was falsely accused of shoplifting a basketball

The highest recorded speed of a sneeze is 165 km per hour

Every 40,000 children are killed by fires

The study of twins is known as gemellology

A dog by the name of Laika was launched into space aboard the Russian spacecraft Sputnik 2 in 1957

Male goats will pee on each other in order to attract mates

On average, 35 meters of hair fibre is produced on the adult scalp

On average, an American home has 3-10 gallons of hazardous materials

At the equator the Earth spins at about 1,038 miles per hour

At one time the group "Grateful Dead" were called "The Warlocks."

Bile produced by the liver is responsible for making your feces a brownish, green colour

Most toilets flush in E flat

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C

The Arctic Ocean covers an area of about 14,056,000 sq miles

Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscar nominations with sixty-four

The largest cultivated crop in the United States is corn

Over 50% of lottery players go back to work after winning the jackpot

In World War II, the German submarine U-120 was sunk by a malfunctioning toilet

The mythical Scottish town of Brigadoon appears for one day every one hundred years

A cesium atom in an atomic clock that beats over nine billion times a second.

A sneeze zooms out of your mouth at over 600 m.p.h

The longest town name in the world has 167 letters

Sharks can sense a drop of blood from a mile away

There are approximately 7,000 feathers on an eagle

In the U.S. peanuts account for 66% of all snack nuts

The cornea is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels

It takes about a half a gallon of water to cook macaroni, and about a gallon to clean the pot

A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks

St. Louis, Missouri was the first U.S. city to host the summer Olympics in 1904

Butterflies taste with their feet

Over $7 billion a year is spent on chocolates by consumers

If you spray an antiseptic spray on a polar bear, its fur will turn purple

A rainbow can occur only when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon

About 26 per cent of all indoor water used by households in Sydney, Australia are for laundry

The brain of an ant has about 250,000 brain cells

Oak trees can live 200 or more years

The New York Yankees have appeared in the World Series a league leading 38 times and won 26 titles

The average person changes their career every 13 years

Termites have been around for over 250 million years

Pluto was discovered on February 10, 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh

Every three seconds a baby is born somewhere in the world

Baby robins eat 14 feet of earthworms every day

570 gallons of paint would be needed to paint the outside of the White House

Only one out of every three people wash their hands when leaving a public bathroom

There are some bananas that are red instead of yellow

No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl

Roughly 42% of people in the United Kingdom snore

On average, pigs live for about 15 years

There have been close to 200 coups and counter-coups in the country of Bolivia

The most common injury caused by cosmetics is to the eye by a mascara wand

Traveling by air is the safest means of transportation.

American novelist Mark Twain was the first known author to submit a typed manuscript

About 25 percent of all the energy consumed in the US is from natural gas

When blue whales are first born, they gain as much as 200 pounds a day while they are calves

In Italy, Santa Claus is known by the name Babbo Natale

Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue more than any other color

The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters

Two out of five people end up marrying their first love

Studies have shown that classical music helps cows produce more milk

Vikings, after killing their enemies, used their skulls as drinking vessels

A giraffe can go longer without water than a camel

One ounce of chocolate has about 20 mg of caffeine in it

Monopoly is the best-selling board game in the world

Pretzel that have no salt on them are called "baldies."

Forty-one percent of women apply body and hand moisturizer at least three times a day

Go. is the shortest complete sentence in the English language

Scientists have determined that having guilty feelings may actually damage your immune system

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point inColorado.

A newborn kangaroo weighs approximately 0.03 ounces and is small enough to fit in a teaspoon

During the holiday season, approximately $220 million worth of Poinsettias are sold

Every year, an igloo hotel is built in Sweden that has the capacity to sleep 100 people

The trunk of an elephant can hold up to two gallons of water

The U.S. army packs Tabasco pepper sauce in every ration kit that they give to soldiers

Most dinosaurs walked on their toes.

Ian Fleming named his character "James Bond" after real-life ornithologist and author

The Bible has been translated into Klingon.

The laundry detergent Tide, has a market share of about forty percent market

Catfish have tastebuds located on their whiskers

Roughly 44% of junk mail is thrown away unopened

The largest apple pie ever baked was forty by twenty three feet

In 1938, Cliquot Club ginger ale was the first soft drink to be canned

People of Ancient China believed that swinging your arms could cure a headache

The average America online user spends 70 minutes day online

A turtle can breathe through its butt.

There are some species of snails that are venomous. Their venom can be fatal to humans

Dead cells in the body ultimately go to the kidneys for excretion

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs

The sport of surfing originated in Hawaii

85% of weddings are held in a synagogue or church

The big toe is the foot reflexology pressure point for the head

Over 100,000 birds and sea animals are killed every year due to plastic garbage

Basketball was invented by Canadian James Naismith in 1891

Milk chocolate was invented in Switzerland by David Peter in 1876

Eating about twenty tart cherries a day could reduce inflammatory pain and headache pain

One ton of grapes can produce 720 bottles of wine

France is known as the perfume capital of the world

Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.

Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball

Elvis Presley had a twin brother named Jesse Garon Presley who died at birth

There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear

There were 13 couples celebrating their honeymoon on the Titanic

Approximately 7.5% of all office documents get lost

The feet have approximately 250,000 sweat glands

Tropical rainforests cover about 7% of the Earth and receive over 80 inches of rain every year

500,000 kids in the US live in same sex households

Witchcraft means "Craft of the Wise Ones."

A human head remains conscious for about 15 to 20 seconds after it is been decapitated

The eyeball of a human weighs approximately 28 grams

Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

Brazil produces the most oranges in the world

Princess Anne from the British royal family competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics

The first company to mass produce teddy bears was the Ideal Toy Company

The country of Fiji is made up of 332 islands

Printed on the tablet being held by the Statue of Liberty is July IV, MDCCLXXVI

In 1955, only 330 Volkswagen Beetle's were sold at a price of $1800 each in the United States.

The first toilet stall in a public washroom is the least likely to be used. It is also the cleanest

On average, he ratio of yellow kernels to white kernals in a bag of popcorn is 9:1

Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.

The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world

An elephant can live up to the age of seventy, or in some cases even more

The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left

Close to 3 billion movie tickets are sold in India every year

It can take up to a month for a rattlesnake to re-supply its venom

The ostrich has two toes on each feet which gives it greater speed

Caterpillar means "hairy cat" in Old French

A duck?s quack doesn?t echo, and no one knows why

Every U.S. bill regardless of denomination costs just 4 cents to make

Approximately 200 pets are buried in a pet cemetery out of the thousands of pets that die each day

At one time, Pumpkins were recommended for the removal of freckles and curing snake bites

The mother of famous astronomer Johannes Kepler was accused of being a witch

Some silkworms can spin cocoons that contain more than two miles of silk

There are five million scent receptors located in a human beings nose

The movie that grossed the most money that was adapted from a T.V. cartoon is Scooby-Doo

Botanically a rhubarb is a vegetable. It was changed to a fruit in 1947 by a U.S. Custom Court

One average, men spend 60 hours a year shaving

Pound for pound, leopards are said to be seven times stronger than humans

The formula for Coca-cola has never been patented

The triangular shape that Toblerone chocolates are packaged in, is protected by law

Men sweat more than women. This is because women can better regulate the amount of water they lose

The Kool Aid Man used to be known as "Pitcher Man" when he was first introduced in 1975

A group of larks is called an exaltation

Frogs do not need to drink water as they absorb the water through their skin

Most American women have their first baby when they are 24.3 years old

Each year 96 billion pounds of food is wasted in the U.S

Sheep can detect other sheep faces like humans do. They can remember up to 50 sheep faces

Another name for licorice is "Sweet Wood" or "Spanish Juice."

Children grow faster in the springtime than any other season during the year

The Pentagon has 284 restrooms

In a lifetime, an average man will shave 20,000 times

Three consecutive strikes in bowling is called a turkey

Canola oil is actually rapeseed oil but the name was changed in Canada for marketing reasons

Rats can survive up to 14 days without any food

Bats emit ultrasonic sounds to communicate with each other

A one kilogram packet of sugar will have about 5 million grains of sugar

In their lifetime, house cats spend approximately 10,950 hours purring

The skin of a shark is made up of "tiny teeth" which are called dermal denticles

The average number of people that go to a party for the Super Bowl is 17

Every day, the Hubble telescope transmits enough data to fit 10,000 standard computer disks

A chicken once had its head cut off and survived for over eighteen months, headless

Centipedes always have an uneven pairs of walking legs

There are an equivalent number of cows and people in Friesland, Netherlands

Uranus? winter and summer seasons last the equivalent of 21 Earth years

In-vitro babies are born in Australia more than any other country in the world

Elvis Presley was obsessed with brushing his teeth

JELL-O was declared The "Official State Snack" of Utah in January 2001

Wham-O manufactured twenty-thousand hula-hoops a day at the peak of hula-hoop popularity in 1958

Four billion pounds of watermelon were grown in the United States in 1999

The Olympics were originally held for the Greek god Zeus

The Red Cross is called the Red Crescent in Arab countries

Males account for 60% of toy injuries that occur in the U.S

In 1942 the Jello company introduced Cola flavored jello, which only lasted a year

The length of a human esophagus is 25 centimeters

There are approximately 90 people that have been frozen after their death.

During the Roman times, people used urine, called lotium in Latin, as a hair product

Taco Bell serves over 35 million consumers each week in the USA

Lighthouse keepers were nicknamed "wickies" because they tended the lamps wick

People in low-income homes spend 50% more time playing video games than people in high-income homes

A butterfly has to have a body temperature greater than 86 degrees to be able to fly

There are places in Saskatchewan called Elbow, Eyebrow, and Drinkwater

A leech can gorge itself up to a maximum of five times its body weight

On average, you would need 12.5 gallons of milk to make one gallon of ice cream

A study revealed that men that were born with a low birth weight were less likely to get married

The average medium size piano has about 230 strings

The act of sneezing is referred to as sternutation

The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a year

The first female guest host of Saturday Night Live was actress Candace Bergen

All racehorses in the U.S. celebrate their birthday on January 1st

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do

In a day the blue whale calf drinks approximately 130 gallons of milk

Spartacus led the revolt of the Roman slaves and gladiators in 73 B.C

The Apollo 17 crew were the last men on the moon

A cow releases about 125 gallons of gas per day

Both Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter, U.S. presidents, were peanut farmers at one time

In 1903 Mary Anderson invented the windshield wipers

A blink lasts approximately 0.3 seconds

Frank Wathernam was the last prisoner to leave Alcatraz prison on March 21, 1963

Oral-B is a combination of oral hygiene and the letter B, which stands for the word better

Since 1950, over 230 million eggs of Silly Putty have been sold

Heavier lemons contain more and tastier juice

Most cows give more milk when they listen to music

An American chews an average of 300 sticks of gum in a year

Ticks can be as small as a grain of rice and grow to be as big as a marble

The thing that hangs from the top of the beak of a turkey is called the snood

About 1 in 5,000 North Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue

On a ship a toilet is called a head

Queen Victoria used marijuana, to help relieve menstrual cramp pain

One acre of wheat can produce enough bread to feed a family of four people for about ten years

The human brain has about 100,000,000,000 (100 billion) neurons

The first toilet being flushed in a motion picture was in the movie "Psycho."

The leading cause of deaths for children between the ages of 1 and 4 are motor vehicle crashes

Research indicates that people prefer the colour blue for their casual clothing

In 1992, approximately 750 deaths occurred in the United States due to workplace violence

Researchers have shot footage of Orcas (killer whales) attacking and killing great white sharks

Popeye is 34 years old, weighs 158 lbs, and is 5 feet 6 inches tall

Just like fingerprints, every cats nose pad is different

The average cow produces about 2,305 gallons of milk each year

Elvis Presley used to be a truck driver before he started singing

In ancient Egypt, doctors used jolts from the electric catfish to reduce the pain of arthritis

Some species of dolphin sleep with one eye open

Every time Beethoven sat down to write music, he poured ice water over his head

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes

In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum

There was once a fish caught in Delaware Bay with a watch still ticking inside

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge

Spotted skunks do handstands before they spray

Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star

The human body has approximately 37,000 miles of capillaries

The average amount of time spent kissing for a person in a lifetime is 20,160 minutes

Fourteen people die each day from asthma in the United States

Frozen food can be just as nutritious as fresh food

Coca-Cola was the first soft drink to be consumed in outer space

In the United States, you are more likely to be killed by a bee sting than a shark attack

The study of ants is called Myrmecology

There are more Barbie dolls in Italy than there are Canadians in Canada

The name of the squiggly line "~" is called a tilde

The amount of blood a female mosquito drinks per serving is five millionths of a liter

The total number of steps in the Eiffel Tower are 1665

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello

Centuries ago in India, a person could get their nose chopped off for breaking the law

There is a large brass statue of Winnie-the-Pooh in Lima, Peru

Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"

A snail can sleep for 3 years

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky

Passion fruits have a tranquilizing effect on the body

On average, the rainfall across the Amazon is 7 feet annually.

One out of 200 women is colorblind

An ant can detect a movement through 5 centimeters of earth

The average Super Bowl party has 18 people

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously

Nylon is a man-made fibre that is made from coal and petroleum

The Montreal Canadians hockey team has won the most Stanley Cups with 24

In just one drop of liquid, 50 million bacteria can be present

At one time, pumpkins were recommended for removing freckles

Cleopatra married two of her brothers

Walt Disney had a fear of mice

There are more plastic flamingos in America than real ones

The sole purpose of a drone bee is to mate with the queen bee

In 1905, the first pizzeria in the U.S. opened in New York City

The small intestine in the human body is about 2 inches around, and 22 feet long

In 1984, Ronald Reagan declared the month of July to be "National Ice Cream Month."

U.S. Postal Service processes 38 million address changes each year

The only commercial aircraft that is able to break the sound barrier is the Concorde.

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher

A mole can dig a tunnel three hundred feet long in a single night

The Pacific island of Tonga once issued a stamp that was banana shaped

Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays

The fastest running bird is the Ostrich, which has been clocked at 97.5 kilometres per hour

Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam

Every year approximately 3,000 people choke to death

The most popular pickle is the Dill pickle

Boxing champion Gene Tunney taught Shakespeare at Yale University

Lake Nicaragua boasts the only fresh-water sharks in the entire world

The average cocoon contains about 300-400 metres of silk

Pearls are rarely found in North American oysters

Sponge Candy was invented in Buffalo, NY

Bananas trees are not really trees. They are considered to be giant herb plants

Blueberries have more antioxidents than any other fruit or vegetables

In ancient Egypt, the only person who was allowed to wear cotton was the High Priest

People still cut the cheese shortly after death

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

In the 20th century, over three million people have died from earthquakes

On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

There are 400 species of bacteria in the human colon

The Sears Tower in Chicago contains enough steel to build 50,000 automobiles

In a lifetime, the heart pumps about one million barrels of blood

After twenty-seven years, Betty Rubble made her debut as a Flintstones Vitamin in 1996

The Nobel prize was first awarded in 1901

Approximately 20% of Americans have a passport

The flu pandemic of 1918 killed over 20 million people

There is a species of bird, Antpitta avis canis Ridgley, that barks like a dog

There are about 61,300 pizza restaurants in the United States of America

The word "sophomore" means "sophisticated moron."

The country of Fiji is made up of 332 islands

Lake Malawi has the largest number of fish species in the world

The hump of a camel can weigh up to 35 kilograms

Missouri has been to most NCAA tournaments than any other college without reaching the final four

Hydrogen solid is the most dense substance in the world, at 70.6g/cc

Over 500 million gallons of Kool-Aid drink are consumed each year

The first flavour of a cheese ball was called "Cheddy Blue."

The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com on March 15, 1985.

In 1946 Danon Yogurt were the first to add fruit to commercially produced yogurt in U.S

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin

A British term for slot machine is "fruit machine" or "one-armed bandit."

Women on average live seven years longer than men do

Sex acts like a natural antihistamine, in can clear up a stuffy nose

Annually 17 tons of gold is used to make wedding rings in the United States

A cow averages 40,000 jaw movements a day

The oldest bird on record was Cocky, a cockatoo, who died in the London Zoo at the age of 82

96% of candles that are purchased are by women

In the U.S., over 35 million people have used some sort of illegal drug in the last year

An elephant in the wild can eat anywhere from 100 - 1000 pounds of vegetation in a 16 hour period

In 1890, Scott Paper produced the first toilet paper to be available on a roll

New Mexico is known as the "Land of Enchantment."

1 out of 350,000 Americans get electrocuted in their life

All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5.00 bill

Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand

When you sneeze, all your bodily functions momentarily stop, including your heart

Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older

Approximately 1-2 calorie are burned a minute while watching T.V

The tridacna clam can grow up to four feet long and weigh up to 500 pounds

In 1971, the postal code was introduced in Ottawa, Ontario

It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year'ssupply of footballs.

The official state tree of Illinois is The White Oak

Termites are roasted and eaten like popcorn in South Africa

Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world

Parrots cannot eat chocolate because it is poisonous to their body

In approximately 18 months, the papaya tree can grow to be 20 feet tall

DC-10, the name of an airplane stands for "Douglas Commercial."

LSD is made from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a type of fungus

Lemon juice can aid in reducing the swelling caused by insect bites

Some arthritis medications contain gold salts, which is used as an anti-inflammatory

Fires onland generally move faster uphill than downhill

On average, an American relocates 11 times in their life

Amtrak is the combination of the words "American" and "Track"

There are 54 bones in your hands including the wrists

A single chocolate chip gives enough energy to a human being to walk 150 feet

The blind cavefish is born with eyes, but they fall off as the fish grows

Amish people do not believe in the use of aerosal air fresheners

Approximately 100,000 people get married in Las Vegas each year

The only king without a moustache in a deck of cards is the king of hearts

The act of stretching and yawning is referred to as pandiculation

Termites work 24 hours per day -- they do not sleep

A ripe cranberry will bounce. Another name for a cranberry is bounceberry

Women smile more than men do

If all the insects in the world were put on a scale, they would out weigh all creatures

To make one pound of whole milk cheese, 10 pounds of whole milk is needed

Dill seeds are so small that approximately 10,000 dill seeds would be required to make an ounce

Ancient Egyptians believed that onions would keep evil spirits away

Approximately 40% of the states in the U.S. have severe, or extreme pollution problems

Arthur Giblin was the inventor of the first "flushable" toilet

There are about 125 million multiples (twins, triplets, etc.) worldwide

Cows can detect odors up to five miles away

The U.S. paid Russia $7.2 million for Alaska in 1867

In one night, an adult hippopotamus eats approximately 150 pounds of grass

The most expensive spice in the world is saffron

In Canada, men are three times more likely than women to have seen a doctor in the last year

Blue Jays can imitate the calls of hawks

It would take 29 million years for a car travelling 100 miles per hour to reach the nearest star

A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement

Tiger Woods was introduced to golf at nine months of age by his father

Traditionally, wild cabbage was used as an aphrodisiac

The majority of burglaries occur during the daytime when people are not home

In Britain, The Red Lion is the most common name for a pub

An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.

Ketchup originated in China as a pickled fish sauce called ke-tsiap

Close to fifty percent of the bacteria in the mouth lives on the surface of our tongue

The number one cause of rabies in the United States are bats

You can only smell 1/20th as well as a dog

A person who is a specialist in wine making is called an oenologist

The average North American car contains 300 pounds of plastics

The life expectancy of a garbage disposal is about 5 to 10 years

Archipelago is the word to describe a large group of islands that are located close together

The first World Series baseball playoffs occurred in 1903

In a year, there are 60,000 trampoline injuries that occur in the U.S

It takes about three hours for food to be broken down in the human stomach

Dentyne gum was invented in 1899 by a druggist from New York named Franklin V. Canning

Only 5 to 10 percent of cheetah cubs make it to adulthood

Astronauts get taller when they are in space

The tallest woman in the world is American Sandy Allen who is 7 feet 7 inches

Robert Southey wrote the story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" in 1834

The citric acid found in lemon juice is said to be able to dissolve a pearl

The word alligator comes from the Spanish word El Lagarto, which means "The Lizard."

Telephonophobia is the fear of telephones

A squash ball moving at 150 kilometers per hour has the same impact of a .22 bullet

An adult esophagus can range from 10 to 14 inches in length and is one inch in diameter

Kiwis are the only known bird to have nostrils located at the tip of their beak

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out

Slaves under the last emperors of China wore pigtails so they could be picked out quickly

The most popular jelly belly jellybean flavour is buttered popcorn

In 1970, Chip maker Intel purchased a pear orchard to build their corporate headquarters on

The largest diamond that was ever found was 3106 carats.

Cows are able to hear lower and higher frequencies better than human beings

The White House has 35 bathrooms, 3 elevators, 132 rooms, and 412 doors in it

Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas

Historically, a blue ribbon has been awarded for first prize

The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world

There are over 2,000 different types of cheese in the world

The most popular chocolate bar in the United Kingdom for the last 15 years has been Kit Kat

Nose prints are used to identify dogs, much like humans use fingerprints

In 1565 In St. Augustine, Florida the first orange trees were planted

In 1965, the price for an issue of TV Guide was 15 cents

The odds of having quadruplets are 1 in 729,000

The first cheerleaders in the U.S. were men

The silkworm moth has lost the ability to fly ever since it has been domesticated

A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax

A catfish has about 100,000 taste buds

The capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou

The chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1933

One in five Americans move homes every year

The average height of an NBA basketball player is 6 feet 7 inches

The first Ford cars had Dodge engines

Every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced

The average office document gets copied 19 times

Iguanas can stay under water for up to thirty minutes

General William Booth is the founder of the Salvation Army

The leading cause of poisoning for children under the age of six in the home is liquid dish soap

Heavier lemons produce more, and tastier, juice

66% of wedding cards are hand delivered by people

The New Zealand Kiwi bird cannot fly

After 8 months, babies are more likely to get a diaper rash

More than $1 billion is spent each year on neck ties in the United States

Ballroom dancing is a course at Brigham Young University in Utah

The human liver performs over 500 functions

The projection light used for IMAX theaters can be seen from space.

The largest dog in the world is the Irish Wolfhound

Of all the days of the week, the most popular day for people to eat ice cream is Sunday

The oil that is found in poison ivy is called "urushiol."

To make an espresso 42 coffee beans are needed

Earthworms have 5 hearts

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak

Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns

Next to bone marrow, hair is the fastest growing tissue in the human body

The fat from sheep, which is called tallow can be used to make soap and candles

In 1902, the game table tennis was brought to the U.S. from Europe by Parker Brothers

1 in 2000 babies are born with a tooth that is already visible

The first president to have a picture taken was John Quincy Adams

The silk that is produced by spiders is stronger than steel

On average, an ear of a corn has 16 rows and approximately 800 kernels

Back in 1953, it took 27 hours to make one Marshmallow Peep. Now it takes only six minutes

Pixie, a Siberian Husky, gave birth to 7 puppies, one of which was bright green

The stapler was invented in Spring Valley, Minnesota.

Eating a banana at night can help in falling asleep

Research has indicated that indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution

The average person spends two weeks of their life kissing

Coconuts kill more people in the world than sharks do

On average, a strawberry has 200 seeds on it

Milk and cheese can aid in the reduction of tooth decay

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears. never stop growing

The month of December is the most popular month for weddings in the Philippines

The cardigan was originally made to be a military jacket made of knitted wool

Apple seeds are poisonous as they contain a cyanide compound

The most common name in the world is Mohammed

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

Even if you eat food standing on your head, the food will still end up in your stomach

On average, an American makes three pounds of garbage in a day

The longest recorded duration of a total solar eclipse was 7.5 minutes.

Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War

In the Pacific Islands when people get burns they often use a banana leaf as treatment

In twins, there is a great chance that one will be left handed

In Israel, religious law forbids picking your nose on Sabbath

The only lizard that has a voice is the Gecko

The Sanskrit word for "war" means "desire for more cows."

Someone gets divorced every ten to thirteen seconds

In 1992, the Antarctic Ozone hole was larger than the continent of North America.

There are 40 official jelly belly flavours

Jackrabbits can reach a speed of fifty miles per hour and can leap as far as twenty feet

From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size

Over 80% of the brain is water

Some desert snails have been known to sleep for three to four years

The first Olympic games only had one event - a foot race

Wasps that feed on ferment occasionally get drunk and pass out

A person who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day will on average lose two teeth every ten years

The cost to build the Empire State Building was $40,948,900

The TV show Doctor Who, when it was popular, had an audience of 110 million people

There are 315 species of parrot in the world

In a lifetime, on average a honey bee produces 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey

The Tibetan name for Mount Everest is Chomolungma

President Lyndon Johnson used to smoke three packs of cigarettes a day

Construction on the Leaning Tower of Pisa began on August 9th, 1173

There are more Subway restaurants in Canada than there are McDonald restaurants

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years

Only 4% of babies are born on their actual due date

More pollution is emitted from the average home compared to the average car.

Actress Sally Field was paid $4,000 a week for her role in the TV show The Flying Nun

Uranus has 27 moons

The Dead Sea has been sinking for last several years

Snake is a delicacy in China

In 1796, Napoleon was only 26 years old when he took command of the French Army of Italy

It takes a sloth up to six days to digest the food it eats

In the Victoria era, red tulips were a declaration of love

Humans and cows have the same gestation period, which is about nine months

99% of the blueberries that are produced in the United States are produced in the state of Maine

A crocodile can open and close its jaw but cannot move it side to side

The average adult has approximately six pounds of skin

Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands

Shark cartilage has been used to make artificial skin for human burn victims

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs

Ray Kroc bought McDonalds for $2.7 million in 1961 from the McDonald brothers

The five Olympic rings represent the five continents linked together in friendship

Some people drink the urine of pregnant women to build up their immune system

The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high

James Buchanan was the only unmarried president of the United States

The Barbie doll has more than 80 careers

A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day

On average, there is about three molecules of ozone for every 10 million air molecules.

Polar bears can smell seal from 20 miles away

The male platypus has poisonous spurs on its legs

Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards

Construction on the White House began in October of 1792

The word "vamp" is used to describe the upper front top of a shoe

Approximately 125 people die in the United States from an anaphylaxis to foods each year

3000 children die every day in Africa because of malaria

The record for the longest Monopoly game played in a bathtub is ninety-nine hours

Nine egg yolks have been found in one chicken egg

More twins are born in the Western world than in the Eastern world

Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air

Bats always turn left when exiting a cave

A superstition in baseball is to never lend your bat to anyone or you will be jinxed

Most American car horns honk in the key of F

Unlike other four legged mammals, kangaroos cannot walk backwards

On average, 90% of the people that have the disease Lupus are female

Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.

Approximately 50% of Americans admit they have ran a red light

Walt Disney was afraid of mice

A "hairbreadth away" is 1/48 of an inch

Half of a cup of figs will give you just as much calcium as half a cup of milk

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur

In China, September 20 is "Love Your Teeth Day."

Close to 50% of the water used in a home originates from the bathroom

People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack

The artist Vincent Van Gogh sliced part of his ear off in madness

In 1894, the carnival made its debut in North America

The only animal, besides humans that can get leprosy is the Armadillo

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury

The food that people crave the most is cheese

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married

A yawn usually lasts for approximately six seconds

Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a higher chance of developing osteoporosis

The garfish has green bones

The first state to give the right to women to vote was Wyoming

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite

The country of Bolivia is named after a fighter Simon Bolivar

Every day the human stomach produces about 2 liters of hydrochloric acid

The most popular grown bulbs are tulips

There are no snakes in New Zealand

The Chihuahua was named after the Mexican state where they were discovered

Studies indicate that listening to music is good for digestion

Humans have about the same number of hair follicles as a chimpanzee has

The Goliath beetle is about the size of your fist and can weigh as much as 3-4 ounces

The Spring peeper (a frog) can survive the winter season with 65% of its body water as ice

The first British ship to use the SOS distress signal was the Titanic

Coffee beans were chewed for more than 400 years before the first cup of coffee was brewed

It takes 72 minutes for the restaurant at the top of the CN Tower to make one revolution

The dromedary camel can drink as much as 100 litres of water in just 10 minutes

The Welwitschia plant can live up to 1,000 years

Everyday, U.S. business use enough paper to circle the Earth over 20 times

Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache

Central air conditioners use 98% more energy than ceiling fans.

In 1945, a seven ounce bathroom cup was the first item Tupperware marketed

Bill Russell was the first black head coach of a major league pro sports team

Alexander the Great made his troops eat onions as he believed it would prove their vitality

Each day, anywhere from 35-150 species of life go extinct

An adult "Gold Frog" measures to be 9.8 millimeters in body length

Human birth control pills work on gorillas

Roses generally need around 6 hours of sunlight to grow properly.

An octopus has three hearts

The fleshy bulbs on each side of your nose are called the Alea (AY-lee) singular Ala (AY-luh)

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets

In Czechhoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made of human bones

Ancient Egyptians used to think having facial hair was an indication of personal neglect

The sound made by the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe is so loud that it can be heard 40 miles away

In New York City there are 6,374.6 miles of streets

Musk is extracted from the bottom of a civet, and is used as an ingredient to make perfumes.

Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suffered a nervous breakdown in 1836

Approximately one out of four injuries by athletes involve the wrist and hand

Bananas were discovered by Alexander the Great in 327 B.C. when he conquered India

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning

Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale ofvodka.

Each day 400 gallons of recycled blood are pumped through the kidneys

There are over 2,000 different species of cactuses

Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen

There are over 2,000 species of butterflies in the rainforests of South America

Montreal is actually located on an island

A can of Pepsi has 41 grams of sugar. This amount to about seven teaspoons of sugar

The name for insect poop is frass

In 1969, the American side of Niagara Falls was stopped completely for several months

To lose one pound of fat, a person has to burn approximately 3,500 calories

27% of female lottery winners hid their winning ticket in their bras

The theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters is "Sweet Georgia Brown."

The most popular ethnic food in the United States is Italian food

Boeing completed more than 15,000 hours of wind-tunnel testing on the first 747

The real name of actress Whoopi Goldberg is Caryn Elaine Johnson

Baseball games between college teams have been played since the Civil War

Every continent begins and ends in the same letter. eg AfricA, EuropE

In China, there is a species of yam that is used to make a dye

Florida has twice as many lightning injuries and deaths than any other state

The Boeing 737 is nicknamed the Fat Albert

Charles Darwin spent 39 years studying earthworms

In 1890, there was no sunshine for the whole month of December in Westminster in London.

Hair will fall out faster on a person that is on a crash diet

Every person has a unique tongue print

Approximately three jars of peanut butter are sold every second

Columbia University is the second largest landowner in New York City, after the Catholic Church

There are approximately one hundred million people in the United States that have a chronic illness

A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C

The longest Monopoly game ever played was 1,680 hours long, which is seventy straight days

Kotex was first manufactured as bandages, during W.W.I

Montreal was named after a local mountain "Mont Royal."

People who have eaten beetles say that it tastes like apples

Fat is important for the development of children and normal growth

According to studies, men prefer to have white bedrooms and women prefer to have blue bedrooms

Copper is the second most used metal in the world.

On average 1,668 gallons of water are used by each person in the United States daily

Elephants have been known to learn up to 60 commands

In Kentucky, 50 percent of the people who get married for the first time are teenagers

People over the age of fifty will start to lose their dislike for foods that taste bitter

Nintendo was first establish in 1889 and they started out making special playing cards

TWIX Caramel Cookie Bars were first introduced in 1979

The hormone replacement drug "Premarin" is made from the urine of pregnant horses

The largest member of the dolphin family are orcas

A fall of 30 feet can be survived my most cats

The oldest known disease in the world is leprosy

Almonds are members of the peach family

According to studies, an average roll of toilet paper lasts about five days in the bathroom

The Taj Mahal was actually built for use as a tomb

In Johannesburg, the average car will be involved in an accident once every four years.

The width of a tornado can range from less than ten yards to more than a mile.

Odontophobia is the fear of teeth

Crayola Crayons currently has over 120 different crayon colours

The pectin that is found in apples aids in lowering cholesterol levels

There are approximately fifty Bibles sold each minute across the world

The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war

A scorpion can have up to 12 eyes

The last land battle of the U.S. Civil War was fought in Texas

Many insects can carry 50 times their own body weight

The only predator that polar bears have are humans

More than 260,000 people have been killed by volcanic activity since 1700 AD.

Every three seconds, a new baby is born

Cat's urine glows under a blacklight.

A group of kangaroos is called a mob

Fido means faithful in Latin

People with darker skin will not wrinkle as fast as people with lighter skin

The average lifespan of a human taste bud is ten days

Impotence is grounds for divorce in 26 U.S. states

One female mouse can produce up to 100 babies a year

Of all the countries, Brazil has the most plant species, with over 56,000

Tug of war was an Olympic event from 1900-1920

Every year, 100 million sharks are killed by people

Annually a thousand people are killed by scorpions in Mexico

Ten radishes only contain eight calories

The decomposition point of Olive Oil is 220 degrees Celsius

A language becomes extinct in this world every two weeks

Oral-B were the first toothbrushes to go to the moon when they were aboard the Apollo 11 mission

A woman has approximately 4.5 litres of blood in her body, while men have 5.6 litres

In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are automobiles

The country of Andorra has a zero percent unemployment rate

The most popular name for a pet in the United States is Max

The largest wedding chapel in Las Vegas is the Viva Las Vegas Chapel, which can seat 100 people

Heinz first started making ketchup in 1876 and the recipe has remained the same ever since

The first lighthouse was in Alexandria in 290 B.C

The largest hamburger cooked in the world weighed in at 6,040 pounds

It takes 12 honeybees to make one teaspoon of honey

Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin

The real name of Toto the dog in "The Wizard Of Oz" was Terry

In a lifetime, the average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hours purring

There is a certain species of kangaroo that is only 2.5 centimetres long when it is born

Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza every day

There is enough concrete in the Hoover Dam to pave a two lane highway from San Francisco to New York

Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable

Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them

It takes seven to ten days to make a jelly belly jellybean

Most fleas do not live past a year old

Early hockey games allowed as many as 30 players a side on the ice

To make butter more attractive in colour, carrot juice was used by people in the Middle Ages

Celtic warriors sometimes fought their battles naked, their bodies dyed blue from head to toe

Americans consume the most peanut butter in the world

In a month, a fingernail grows an eighth of an inch

The early occurrence of a fetus yawning is at eleven weeks after conception

The national sport of Japan is sumo wrestling

In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10

Police detectives have used snapping turtles to help them locate dead bodies

A famous bullfighter, Lagarijo, killed 4,867 bulls in the 19th century.

Lack of sleep can affect your immune system and reduce your ability to fight infections

In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured

The word housekeeping was invented by Shakespeare

Alcohol beverages have all 13 minerals necessary for human life

The food that is digested in your stomach is called "chyme."

898 tornadoes were recorded to have occurred in the United States in the year 2000.

The tallest freestanding sculpture in the world is Chief Crazy Horse in South Dakota, USA

People who ride on roller coasters have a higher chance of having a blood clot in the brain

Indonesia consists only of islands - 13,667 total

Tripolini pasta was named for the Italian conquest of Tripoli in Libya

Over the course of one year, a coffee tree only produces about 1.5 pounds of coffee

In the United States, ice cream is sold the most on a Sunday

The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker

In the first century, people used to drink goats milk to sweeten their breath

The first movie to ever cost $100 million to make is Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991

The appliance that uses the most use of water in the home is the toilet

In France, it is illegal for a person to kiss another on railways

The average life expectancy of an ant is about 90 days

The speed at which honey bees fly is at 15 miles per hour

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair

There are some types of chocolates that are actually good for the arteries and heart

The word Karate means, "empty hand."

The best selling chocolate syrup in the world is Hershey

On a bottle of brandy VSOP stand for "Very Special Old Pale."

7 out of 10 people believe in life after death

Kemo Sabe means "soggy shrub" in Navajo

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In the United States, every year about 15 people die from dog bites

In the Great Fire of London in 1666, only six people were killed

Romans, in the third century, believed that the lemon was an antidote for all poisons

Olive oil can help in lowering cholesterol levels and decreasing the risk of heart complications

31% of employees skip lunch entirely

Business.com is currently the most expensive domain name sold for $7.5 million

Average age of top GM executives in 1994: 49.8 years. Average age ofthe Rolling Stones: 50.6.

Touching and stroking a plant will aid in it growing healthy

During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles

The Hollywood sign was first erected in 1923. It was first erected as "Hollywoodland."

In America, one out of every two marriages ends up in divorce

One tree can filter up to sixty pounds of pollutants from the air each year.

There are dolphins that live in the Amazon River that are the colour pink

An individual coral animal is called a polyp

Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ?

Studies show that divorced women have more trouble starting new relationships than divorced men

Tasmania is said to have the cleanest air in the world

The heaviest United States President was William Howard Taft who weighed 332 pounds

People with allergies can lower allergy reactions by laughing

There are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day

In America, 38% of doctors are Indians

In the U.S., the milk production per dairy cow is approximately 12,000 pounds

A female ferret can die if she goes into heat and cannot find a mate

It requires 63 feet of wire to make a Slinky toy

Brain damage will only occur if a fever goes above 107.6 degrees farenheit

Polar bears are left-handed

There are over 1,800 known species of fleas

Ever year, Americans spend close to $25 billion on beer

Oprah Winfrey was the first black woman to anchor a newscast in Nashville at WTVF-TV

On average, a man spends about five months of his life shaving

The Snickers chocolate bar was invented in 1930

The first lighthouse built in the USA was in Boston, MA in 1716

The oldest actor to win a Best Actor Oscar is Henry Fonda. He was 76 when he won it

About 70 percent of Americans who go to college do it just to make more money

The average bank teller loses about $250 every year

The Olympic torch weighs about 3 pounds

There is a Hamburger hall of fame in Seymour, Wisconsin

The best selling game in history for coin-operated machines is Pac-Man

Grapes are grown around the world more than any other fruit

The space between your eyebrows is called the Glabella

A dentist from Buffalo New York named Alfred P. Southwick invented the electric chair.

Smiling releases endorphins in the body, which makes people feel better

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intraveinously.

The Great Wall stretches for about 4,500 miles across North China

Painting a house yellow or having a yellow trim helps in selling a house faster

Whale eyes are the size of a grapefruit

The first hair dryer was a vacuum cleaner that was used for drying hair

A house cat spends 70% of its time sleeping

In the U.S. the most common excuse made to get out of paying a ticket is to say they missed the sign

Gorilla gorilla gorilla is the scientific name for the animal gorilla

Eating parsley after eating an onion can help in getting rid of onion breath

The founder of JC Penny had the middle name of Cash

There is no tipping in Iceland

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category

The average person is about a quarter of an inch taller at night

Fear of clowns is called coulrophobia

The average human head weighs about eight pounds

Kit Kat chocolate bar was introduced to the market in 1935

The most popular meal ordered at restaurants in the U.S. is fried chicken

Another word to refer to old age is senectitude

The kidneys filter over 400 gallons of blood each day

The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that one bite can kill twenty people or one elephant

Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence caused by beans

Mosquitoes prefer children over adults

Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, andchocolate.

The blue whale is the loudest animal on the earth. Its whistle can reach up to 188 decibels

There is a Harley-Davidson that was designed as an exact replica of a hamburger

The town with the most stop signs per capita than any other in the US: LaConner, Washington

The total number of episodes for the sitcom "I Love Lucy" was 180

Pomology is the science of growing an apple

In one day, a queen bee can lay up to 1500 eggs in one day

There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun.

In 1967, the first successful heart transplant was performed in Cape Town, South Africa

The most popular vacation destinations for Americans in 1956 was Niagara Falls

The Sea of Tranquility on the moon is deeper than the highest mountain on Earth

There is a substance in the skin of the African clawed frog that helps in fighting infection

The Library of Congress, located in Washington D.C., is the largest library in the world

In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a huntinglicense.

During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a simple glass of water

Some toothpastes contain antifreeze

Basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain holds 56 NBA records

The coconut is the largest seed in the world

There are over 9 million beef and dairy cattle in New Zealand

Mangos are valued for their reputation as an aphrodisiac in countries such as Guatemala and India

The human face is made up of 14 bones

The makers of Crayola produce over 2 billion crayons in a year

According to research, the most productive workday is Tuesday and the least productive is Friday

Amazingly, goalies in the National Hockey League played without masks until the year 1959

The reason why the Mexican sombrero hat is so wide is to provide shade for the entire body

An elephant cannot jump

Eyebrow hair lasts between 3-5 months before it sheds

Billie Jean by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist

Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste

The meaning of Siberia is "sleeping land."

The first translation of the Bible into English was in 1382 A.D., by John Wycliff

The Eiffel Tower weight is approximately 9441 tons

The name for the sign "&" which represents the world "and" is ampersand

If a lobster loses an eye or a claw it can usually grow a new one

Stewardesses is one of the longest words typed with only the left hand

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating arealready married.

The Bible has been translated into Klingon

The most popular gift that teachers receive in the United States from their students is chocolate

The world camel population is close to 19 million

Singer Billy Joel tried to commit suicide when he was 21 by drinking furniture polish

The shark cornea has been used in eye surgery, since its cornea is similar to a human cornea

Slugs have 4 noses

Eating 11 pounds of apples will make you gain one pound of weight

The average life span of a mosquito is two weeks

There are five years in a quinquennium

On September 7, 1997, the first flight of the F-22a occurred.

At least 7% of all health care costs in the United States are attributed to smoking

The only state to grow pineapples is Hawaii

In the United States, turkeys are mostly raised in California

Badminton originates from a sport in India called "poona."

A honey bee has four wings

The largest pig on record was a Poland-China hog named Big Bill, who weighed 2,552 lbs

Storks were a symbol of fertility in Europe and were considered to bring good luck

Each day Americans 15 and over spend an average of 55 minutes of driving

In one minute, the heart of a giraffe can pump 160 gallons of blood

In Belgium, 94% of children under the age of fourteen own LEGO products

On average, an American family sends and receives 28 Christmas cards each year

Ancient Egyptians used the spice Thyme to help preserve mummies

Elmer Smith was the first player to hit a grand slam in a World Series

Between 1997-2002, there was an increase of 228% in cosmetic procedures in the United States

Saturday is the most popular day for people to eat out in the United States

Mice will nurse babies that are not their own

In Ontario, an average household income of a golfer is greater than $60,000

Medical reports show that about 18% of the population are prone to sleepwalking

Donkeys can live between 30 to 50 years in captivity

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet

Obsessive nose picking is referred to as rhinotillexomania

The tallest mammal in the world is the giraffe

Armadillos have four babies at a time, and they are always the same sex

The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver"

In Canada, the most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday

Baby donkeys or baby mules are also known as "Foals."

In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere

The word Lethologica describes the state of not remembering the word you want to say

There has only been 193,000 metric tonnes of gold discovered to date.

Movies approximately make five times more from video sales than ticket sales

All of Chrysler's PT Cruisers are built in Mexico.

There have been over fifty million Mr. Potato Heads sold since it came out in 1952

George Washington had to borrow money to go to his own inauguration

The smallest bone in the human body is the stirrup bone, which is located in the ear

When the body is resting, it takes in about 10 litres of air every minute

The first episode of the popular television sitcom Happy Days was titled "All The Way."

Every second, two Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world

Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density

There are more than 640 muscles in the human body

All penguins live south of the equator

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letteris uncopyrightable.

Each day the sun causes about one trillion tons of water to evaporate

Budweiser beer is named after a town in Czechoslovakia

If a cockroach breaks a leg it can grow another one

In ancient Egypt, the dung beetle symbolized eternal rebirth and the Sun God Khepri

The average number of guests that attend a wedding in the U.S. is 189

There is a doggy disco held in Italy every year where owners can dance with their dogs

Reptiles do not perspire, and do not have any oil glands

If a raisin is dropped into a glass of champagne it will bounce up and down in the glass

On average, 81% of Americans 16 years of age and older watch television at least once in a day

The patent number of the telephone is 174465.

Owen Falls Lake is the largest man-made lake in the world

The majority of American models are skinnier than 98% of American women

Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from producing tears

A dragonfly has a lifespan of for to seven weeks

Snails eat with a rasping mouth called a "radula," which has thousands of teeth

In Britain, there are approximately 50,000 pubs with 17,000 different names

On average it takes a shark seven days to replace a tooth

A regulation baseball has exactly 108 stitches

There are 158 verses in the Greek National Anthem

Over 40 million Americans have chronic bad breath

The average number of pillowcases washed a day at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas is 15,000

Only 23% of New Zealand families have more than two children

The word "super" to a beekeeper refers to the hive box where the honey is stored

Earl Dean developed the bottle design for Coca-Cola

The King Cobra has enough venom in its bite that it can kill up to 13 adults

In Australia, a common "Boxing day" activity is surfing

In 1897, Bayer, who is the makers of Aspirin, once marketed the drug heroin

The Earth orbits the Sun at a speed of about 108,000 km per hour

The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames

More than three thousand people work on research in Antarctica each year

Snake venom is ninety percent protein

Lightning strikes the Empire States Building about seven times a year

A caterpillar grows roughly 27,000 times its size when it first emerges as an egg

Cashew nuts contain oil in the shell that is very irritating to the skin

Over 170,000 Indians from 210 tribes live in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest

EPCOT stands for "Experimental Prototype City Of Tomorrow."

Colonel Sanders original white suit was auctioned off for $80,000 in February 2002

There are approximately 2,700 different species of mosquitoes

The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house

On average, Americans spend $1300 on utility bills annually

A sheep, a duck, and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise

Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland/Disney World: 70%

The designated instrument for the city of Detroit is the accordion

Sharks are so powerful that their bite can generate a force of up to 18 tons per square inch

On average men spend 51 minutes a day grooming themselves

A honey bee strokes its wings about 11,500 times a minute

Over 175 million cubic yards of earth was removed for the creation of the Panama Canal

The Beatles have sold more records than anyone else with over a billion worldwide

850 peanuts are needed to make an 18 oz. jar of peanut butter

Hippos drink as much as 250 litres of water in any given 24 hour period

A group of tigers is called a streak

Baseball was the first sport to be pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated

The average weight of a newborn baby is 7 lbs. 6 oz. For a triplet baby it is 3 lbs. 12 oz

Unlike a frog a toad cannot jump

The football team Green Bay Packers comes from a meat packing company called Acme Packing

Twelve men have landed on and explored the moon

Female and male black bears cannot tolerate being around each other except when they breed

The name "Lego" came from the Danish word LEg Godt, which means "play well."

The first fruit eaten on the moon was a peach

In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones

An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet

Approximately 71% of American chocolate eaters prefer to eat milk chocolate

The peanut is not a nut, it is actually a legume

Uranus is the only planet that rotates on its side

One pound of maple syrup can make eight pounds of candy or sugar

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado

An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards

Sir John Harington, the godson of Queen Elizabeth I, was the inventor of the toilet

A human embryo is smaller than a grain of rice at four weeks old

The most popular American city for Kool-Aid sales is St. Louis, Missouri

There are 293 steps to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa

A ear trumpet was used before the hearing aid was invented by people who had difficulty hearing

Twit is the name given for a pregnant goldfish

Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game

People drank gold powder mixed in with water in medieval Europe to relieve pain from sore limbs

There are more than 3000 documented caves located in the state of Tennessee

95% of the entire lemon crop produced in the U.S. is from California and Arizona

Elvis had a twin brother named Jesse Garon, who died at birth

A seagull can drink salt water because it has special glands that filter out the salt

Karate actually originated in India, but was developed further in China

Annually, British people eat more than 15 pounds of beans

Eighty percent of the Vanilla Beans which are used to make ice cream is grown in Madagascar

The average person falls asleep in about 12 to 14 minutes

All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20

In a five card poker game there are 2,598,960 possible hands

People in France own more pets in the world per person than any other country

Even though red roses looks the same, there are over 900 different types of red roses

American President John Tyler had 15 children

In Ireland, a prime minister is a called a Taoiseach

Many of the stars that were in the Poltergeist Trilogy had strange deaths

Studies indicate that weightlifters working out in blue gyms can handle heavier weights

The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards

The Bible was written by over 40 authors over a period of 1500 years

The MGM lion, whose name was Leo, lived in Memphis until his death

Men are more likely to be colorblind than women. About one of out of 12 men are colorblind

The board game Scrabble was originally called "Criss Cross Words" by inventor Alfred Butts

Hundreds of years ago, only the wealthy people used to wear underwear

The first American astronaut in space was Alan B. Shepard Jr

Two million red blood cells die every second

The heart of an adult giraffe weighs on average 26 pounds

Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.

A diet high in fat is said to impede memory

Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump."

On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months

Adult earwigs can float in water for up to 24 hours

In the United States there are about three million honey producing colonies

Birds do not sweat, as they do not have sweat glands

The first hot air balloon flight traveled for 5.5 miles over Paris and lasted for 23 minutes

Chances of a women getting breast cancer are increased by excesseive use of alcohol

Stinging insects kills approximately 25 people annually in the U.S

The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas

There was a time in Japan where a wife being left handed was a ground for divorce

The Super Bowl is so popular that it is the number on at-home party event of the year

The fins of the Spiny Dogfish Shark are sometimes used as sandpaper for wood products

There are approximately 75,000,000 horses in the world

Polar bears have been known to swim more than 60 miles without resting

Hair is made from the same substance as fingernails

Polar bears can smell seals who are 20 miles away

In 1845, inventor Thomas Adams started the world's first chewing gum factory.

The all-time most nominated Grammy artist with 77 nominations is Quincy Jones

Men are four times more likely to be struck by lightning than women

The most popular place to burn candles in the house is the living room

A cow has four compartments in its stomach

About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light

Bird droppings are the chief export of Nauru, an island nation in the Western Pacific

Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy

The average stay for a prisoner on Alcatraz, when it was used as a prison, was five years

The most popular recipient of Valentine cards are school teachers

It is common in Israel and Egypt to eat watermelon with feta cheese

Strawberries are a member of the rose family

In 1681, the last dodo bird died

In some parts of the Atacama Desert it has never rained

Germany produces more than 5,000 varieties of beer and has about 1,300 breweries in country

Dogs can be trained to detect an upcoming epileptic seizure

Most snails are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both female and male reproductive organs

Seven percent of a humans body wieght is made up of blood

The stringy thing that is seen in egg whites is called "chalazae."

The fastest speed a raindrop had reached when falling is seven miles per hour.

Cubic Zirconia is 55% heavier than real diamonds.

Pikeville, Kentucky consumes the most Pepsi per capita then any other American city

Every year, 50,000,000 automobiles are produced in the world.

In 1825, the first toilet was installed in the White House

A cockroach can change directions up to 25 times in a second

In the United States, 80% of households have oatmeal in their kitchen

Pollsters say that 40 percent of dog and cat owners carry pictures of the pets in their wallets

To produce a dozen eggs, a hen has to eat about four pounds of feed

The average temperature on Earth is 15 degrees celcius.

More than 90% of shark attack victims survive

Rice is thrown at weddings as a symbol of fertility

A myrmecologist studies ants

The first ice hotel was built in Swedish Lapland

The most disliked vegetable by Americans is Brussels sprouts

Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpaste

Humans breathe in and out approximately one litre of air in ten seconds

George Washington had teeth made out of hippopotamus ivory

German cockroaches can survive for up to one month without food and two weeks without water

Hummingbirds are the only animal that can fly backwards

There are only four words in the English language which end in

Washing machines use anywhere from 40 to 200 litres of water per load

Central Park located in New York has 125 drinking fountains

The word Himalayas means the "home of snow."

The official state mammal of Texas is the armadillo

On average Americans spend 18% of their income on transportation

Beethoven used to take hay baths to remedy the swelling he used to get in his legs

Watermelons are a popular gift to bring to a host in China or Japan

People from the United States eat the most chicken per person than anywhere else in the world

Britons eat over 22,000 tonnes of french fries a week

A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born

Air is passed through the nose at a speed of 100 miles per hour when a person sneezes

The idea of Christmas cards was invented by Englishman Henry Cole in 1843

The smallest frog is the "Brazilian baby frog", which is smaller than a dime

The revolving door was invented in 1888, by Theophilus Van Kannel.

Desert snails can stay in their shell for up to three years

The Pentagon cost $49,600,000 to build in 1941

A sneeze can travel as fast as one hundred miles per hour

Thailand used to be called Siam

Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark

Studies indicate that surgeons who listen to music while they operate improve in their performance

In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die

One out of every five births in the United States are delivered by Cesarean section

On average, Americans spend 33% of their life sleeping

The Xerox company was initially called the Haloid Company

In 1657, the first chocolate house was opened in London, England

98% of brown bears in the United States are in Alaska

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple

The first owner of the Marlboro Company, Wayne McLaren, died of lung cancer

55,700 people in the US are injured by jewelry each year

The biggest candy eaters are the Dutch, who average 65 pounds of candy per person in a year

There are about 34,000 species of spiders

The city of Chicago has the only post office in the world where you can drive your car through

The first email was sent out by Ray Tomlinson in 1971

The average American eats 35,000 cookies in his/her lifetime

NASDAQ stand for, "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations."

Most snakes have six rows of teeth

The first television broadcast of the Oscars took place in 1953, hosted by Bob Hope on NBC

In a year, the average person walks four miles to make his or her bed

In the 13th century, quality standards for paste were assigned by the Pope

It has been medically been proven that laughter is an effective pain killer

When a women is pregnant, her senses are all heightened

Pineapples were first introduced into Europe by Christopher Columbus

Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters

215 jeans can be made with one bale of cotton

The giant squid is the largest animal without a backbone

The world record for time without sleep is 264 hours (11 days) by Randy Gardner in 1965

Great White sharks have about 3,000 teeth

There are approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body

The original name for butterfly was flutterby

The first drug to be sold in the form of a tablet is Aspirin

When a porcupine is born, its quills are soft and mostly white, but harden within hours

The sun is approximately 75% hydrogen, 25% helium by mass

While digging, an Armadillo can hold its breath for up to six minutes

The word "diastema" is the word for having a gap between your teeth

Wild Flamingos are pink because they consume vast quantities of algae and brine shrimp

The temperature of milk when it is coming out of a cow is about 36 degrees celsius

Mangos are known throughout the world as the "King of Fruits."

It took eleven years to built the Taj Mahal, (1632-1643)

Male rabbits are called "bucks," females are "does."

In 1933, Mickey Mouse is believed to have received 800,000 fan letters

Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb was afraid of the dark

Over 100 million birds die annually by crashing into glass windows in the United States

The word "America" comes from the European explorer "Amerigo Vespucci

Hockey pucks were originally made from frozen cow dung

There are over one billion people that are actively involved in rice growth

Every 25 miles a car produces one pound of pollution.

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No president of the United States was an only child

Trees that are near street lights do not shed their leaves as fast as a tree that is in the country

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange,silver or purple

The Golden Gate Bridge was first opened in 1937

Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use

On average, Americans move to a new place eleven times in their lifetime

Cows do not have any upper front teeth. Instead they have a thick pad on the top jaw

In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air

Fried spiders taste like nuts

A crocodile can run up to a speed of 11 miles per hour

Teflon is the most slipperiest substance in the world

65% of the candy that is produced in an year is consumed by American adults 18 years and older

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States

The list of ingredients that make up lipstick include fish scales

Pigeons can see ultraviolet lights

On average a business document is copied 19 times

Singer Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem

A person that is struck by lightning has a greater chance of developing motor neurone disease

In the U.S., 75% of the pencils sold are painted yellow

One Neptune year lasts 165 Earth years

Peladophobia refers to the fear of bald people

The DNA of humans is closer to a rat than a cat

The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in 1893

The "Mexican Hat Dance" is the official dance of Mexico

A human eyeball weighs an ounce

There are more pigs than humans in Denmark

When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food

A study concludes that kids who snore do poorly in school

There are 691 drinking fountains in the Pentagon

Women blink nearly twice as much as men

Mexican jumping beans jump because of moth larvae inside the bean

About 85% or product warning labels on household products are inadequate

In 2002, the most popular car color in North America was silver.

Only President to win a Pulitzer: John F. Kennedy for "Profiles in Courage"

Pigs have no sweat glands, which is why they stay in water or mud to keep cool

Tomatina is the legendary Spanish tomato-throwing festival held in Bunol, Spain

Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air

There are over 100 styles of BluBlocker sunglasses available on the market

38% of Americans eat breakfast everyday

The deepest underwater penguin dive is 1,772 feet by an Emperor Penguin

Fat is important for the development of children and normal growth

A 13-year-old boy in India produced winged beetles in his urine after hatching the eggs in his body

A "gelotologist" is a person who studies laughter

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older

Men are four times more likely to be struck by lightning than women

Your right lung takes in more air than your left one does

Albert Einstein was cremated and his ashes were spread over a river located in New Jersey

There are over 500 different types of bananas

Moscow was founded in 1147 by Yury Dolgoruky

In 1980, there was only one country in the world with no telephones - Bhutan

In England, a cigarette is referred to as a fag

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older

The highest point in France is Mont Blanc, located in the Alps.

The ocean sunfish can produce thirty million eggs at once

On February 10, 1964 the first self-adhesive stamps were issued

Before 1859, baseball umpires were seated in padded chairs behind home plate

The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years

The human heart weighs less than a pound

In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.

People who meet their calcium need reduce their risk of developing kidney stones

One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water

There is a type of coffin made that can be used as a wine rack or picnic table before its final use

A group of whales is called a pod or gam

Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

The name Hasbro was invented by the name of the founders: HASsenfeld BROthers

On average, 350 squirts are needed from milking a cow to make a gallon of milk

Mules have one horse and one donkey for a parent

In 1952, the first TV toy commercial aired. It was for Mr. Potato Head

In 1980, Saddam Hussein received a key to the city of Detroit

In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans annually

George Washington grew hemp in his garden

Adolf Hitler loved chocolate cake

A Hungarian named Ladislo Biro invented the first ballpoint pen in 1938.

The United States Mint once considered producing donut-shaped coins.

41% of women apply body or hand moisturizer a minimum three times a day

The lifespan of a rhinoceros is generally 50 years

Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer

The music group Simply Red got its name from band member Mick Hucknall, who has red hair

Actor Charlie Chaplin made 81 movies over a career that spanned 50 years

A starfish can turn its stomach inside out

Every 30 seconds a house fire doubles in size

Ukrainian monk, Dionysius Exiguus, created the modern day Christian calendar

Sharks have survived on earth for about 400 million years

The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897.

Ants do not sleep

Talc was used by cavemen 15,000 years ago as an ingredient added to make paint

Astronomers once believed a planet named Vulcan existed between Mercury and the Sun

Melba toast is named after an Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba

In the U.S., the sport that causes the most injuries among the age group of 15-24 is basketball

The most famous movie theatre is the "Chinese Theatre" located in Los Angeles, USA

Great Britain was the first country to issue postage stamps in 1840

Found in Argentina, the ornate horned frog can eat an entire mouse with one swallow

The USS Abraham Lincoln has five gymnasiums on the ship and a basketball league with 22 teams

On average, the Pentagon uses 666 rolls of toilet paper in one day

An estimated 690 million people live in Africa

In Miami, Florida, roosting vultures have taken to snatching poodles from rooftop patios

Smelling bananas can help a person lose weight

From all the vegetables, beets contain the most sugar

Over 600,000 people died as a result of the Spanish influenza epidemic

A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945

The speed of sound must be exceeded to produce a sonic boom.

Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones

When the Pez mint dispenser was first introduced it was meant to replace the activity of smoking

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

Dairy cows can produce 20 to 35 gallons of saliva a day

A Canadian Tour company offers a two-day course in igloo building

The elephant is the national animal of Thailand

On Sunday, December 7, 1941 at 7:55 AM, the attack on Pearl Harbor commenced

99% of pumpkins that are sold are sold for decoration

The origin of apples traces back to the Middle East over 4,000 years ago

The first toilet tank ever seen on television was on Leave it to Beaver

Water expands 9% when it is frozen

Singer Paula Abdul used to be a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers

On average, a whole chicken from the grocery store weighs 3 pounds 12 ounces

The stomach of an adult can hold 1.5 liters of material

After being picked an orange cannot ripen

The driest place on earth is Calama, in the Atacama Desert in Chile

It only takes a male horse 14 seconds to copulate

The largest bill U.S. bill made is for $100,000

Hitler and Napolean both had only one testical

There are more recreational golfers per capita in Canada than any other country in the world

Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots

The Sears Tower located in Chicago, Illinois is made up 76,000 tons of steel

The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Suess in the book "If I Ran to the Zoo."

For every human in the world there are one million ants

There is a town named Dildo in the province of Newfoundland, Canada

Hydrogen is the most common atom in the universe

New Jersey has a spoon museum that has over 5,400 spoons from across the world

The average human scalp has 100,000 hairs

The name Reebok was named after the African Gazelle

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television

Coca-Cola was originally green

Morihei Ueshiba, founder of Aikido, once pinned an opponent using only a single finger

The candlefish is so oily that it was once burned for fuel

Platypuses mate in the water

Dandelion root can be roasted and ground as a coffee substitute

Girls have more tastebud than boys

Between 12%-15% of the population is left-handed

Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister

A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery

Olives, which grow on trees, were first cultivated 5,000 years ago in Syria

It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.

40 percent of the almonds in the world are used by manufacturers of chocolate

Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation

When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 milesper year.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.

You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider

There are three golf balls sitting on the moon

Koalas sleep up to 19 hours a day

The most expensive animated movie is "Prince of Egypt", which cost $70 million to make

The age of a saguaro cactus is calculated by its height

Approximately 850 peanuts make a 18 oz jar of peanut butter

Coffee has about five times the amount of caffeine as a can of Coke

During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings (The Red Vineyard)

If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white

A chicken is 75% water

There are an estimated 2,500 collisions between birds and planes each year in the US

Pearls melt in vinegar

On average, a hen lays 300 eggs per year

Pilgrims did not eat potatoes for Thanksgiving as they thought they were poisonous

The electric chair was invented by a dentist

By donating just one pint of blood, four lives can be saved

The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean

Everyday, more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury

Scientists have actually performed brain surgery on cockroaches

96% of people put the peanut butter on first when making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

An olive tree can live up to 1500 years

The first Valentine candy box was invented by Richard Cadbury in the 1800's.

80% of people that are on weight loss programs exercise on average three times a week

Reserves from the Irish army were used as extras in the movie "Braveheart."

98% of houses in the United States have at least one television set

It takes approximately 12 years for Jupiter to orbit the sun

In the U.S. 7 out of 10 homes use candles

Spiders have claws at the ends of their legs

On average, Americans spend five times more of their time in their cars than they do on vacation

In 1958 the United States sent three mice into space named, Mia, Laska and Benji

The turkey was once nominated to be the official bird of the United States

The first restaurant to open in Hollywood was the Musso & Frank Grill in 1919

Hippos can live up to 40 years in the wild

In China, fish is eaten more than three times what it is in the United States

The first German car to be built solely outside of Germany is the BMW Z3.

May babies are on average 200 grams heavier than babies born in other months

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds

No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses

Most heart attacks occur between the hours of 8 and 9 am

There is a town in Norway called "Hell"

The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray

About 30% of Canadians rely on getting their water from the ground for their domestic use

Chameleon is derived from the Greek, meaning "little lion."

Soil that is heated by geysers are now making it possible to produce bananas in Iceland

Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches

At lift off, US space shuttles weight about 4.5 million pounds.

Dieting can cause bad breath since less saliva is produced which leads to dry mouth

During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times

The planet Venus spins opposite to the other planets in the solar system

Watermelon is considered a good gift to give a host in Japan and China

It cost the soft drink industry $100 million a year for thefts committed involving vending machines

The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross

In a day, an elephant can drink 80 gallons of water

The first jet engine was invented by Frank Whittleof of England in 1930.

The most popular show amongst baby boomers is Star Trek.

The first United States president to visit China was Richard Nixon

In 1999, a three headed turtle was discovered by Lin Chi-Fa in his pond in Southern Taiwan

In the U.S. there is, on average, three sex change operations per day

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag

Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935

Benjamin Franklin invented the rocking chair.

The word assassination was invented by William Shakespeare

Majority of brides plan their wedding for approximately 7 to 12 months

The strike note of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is e-flat

In an year, an average person makes 1,140 phone calls

In many of the milk ads that are shown, a mix of thinner and white paint is used instead of milk

In one day, the Tootsie Roll Industry makes over 16 million lollipops

Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses

A fetus starts to develop fingerprints at the age of eight weeks

There are approximately 9,000 taste buds on the tongue

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease caused by ticks

All babies are colour blind when they are born

There was no punctuation until the 15th century

Bobby Carpenter was the first American player to score 50 goals in a season

The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia

The first American celebration of St. Patricks Day was at Boston in 1737

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has the largest bar per capita than anywhere else in the world

Kellogg?s started selling their most famous product, Corn Flakes, in 1906

High Priests in ancient Egypt were the only ones who were allowed to wear garments made from cotton

The Cincinnati Reds are the oldest professional baseball team

Teenage cosmetic surgeries nearly doubled in the USA between 1996 and 1998

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag

75-90% of primary physician visits are due to stress

Four out of five brides in the U.S. have a job

An average home creates more pollution than does the average car

Bookkeeper is the only word in English language with three consecutive double letters

Every second, 8000 Coca-Cola Company products are consumed in the world

A women from Berlin Germany has had 3,110 gallstones taken out of her gall bladder

In 1924, Kleenex tissues were originally designed as a cold cream remover

There are approximately 60 muscles in the face

66% of home based businesses are owned by women

A lifespan of an eyelash is approximately 150 days

An egg shell can have up to 17,000 tiny pores on its surface

There are approximately 1300 species of scorpion but only 25 of them are deadly

A little under one quarter of the people in the world are vegetarians

Everyday approximately 35 meters of hair fibre is produced on the scalp of an adult

Electronic companies sell five times as many big-screen TVs during Super Bowl Week

The full name of the Titanic ship is R.M.S. Titanic, which stands for Royal Mail Steamship

Hannibal, who was a soldier, had only one eye after getting a disease while attacking Rome

The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. The bird is 2.24 inches long

Sailors once thought that wearing a gold earring would improve their eyesight

Tobacco contains over 50 chemicals that can cause cancer

Bill Gates began programming computers at age 13

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated

There have been 191 coops in Bolivia since it became a sovereign country in 1825

The sun shrinks five feet every hour

The city of Tokyo was originally called Edo

The blackberry bush is also called the "bramble."

Ninety-five percent of tropical fish sold in North America originate from Florida

Peaches were once known as Persian apples

The longest game of Monopoly played underwater is 45 days

From all the oxygen that a human breathes, twenty percent goes to the brain

4% of an apples is made up of minerals and vitamins, and over 80% is made up of water

Brazil is the largest producers of oranges in the world

There are are roughly 100 million single adults living in the USA

Althaiophobia is the fear of marshmallows

In a year, Americans eat approximately 20 billion pickles

For people that are lactose intolerant, chocolate aids in helping milk digest easier

Los Angeles is the most polluted city in the USA

Close to fifty percent of Internet shoppers spend over five hours a week online

Another way to say "every 9 years" is Novennial

The state of Alaska has almost twice as many caribou as people

The Roman emperor Commodus was at one time going to change the name of Rome to Colonia Commodiana

Marilyn Monroe had six toes

Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana

The first ever "World Summit on Toilets" was held in Singapore in November 2001

Each year in America there are about 300,000 deaths that can be attributed to obesity

Arabic numerals were not invented by Arabs, but were invented in India by the Hindus

The conjunctiva is a membrane that covers the human eye

Minimum wage was 0.25 per hour when it was first enacted in 1938

In 1905, Chapman and Skinner in San Francisco invented the first portable electric vacuum.

Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries

In the United States, about 33% of land is covered by forests

In Quebec, Canada, an old law states that margarine must be a different colour than butter

Hens will produce larger eggs as they grow older

Retail sales for soft drinks in the United States in 2001 were more than sixty billion dollars

The University of Plymouth was the first university to offer a degree in surfing

The first formal rules for playing the sport of baseball required the winning team to score 21 runs

Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day

The coliseum in Rome was used regularly for about 400 years

Walter Hunt patented the safety pin in 1849. He later sold the patent rights for only $400.

Food can only be tasted if it is mixed with saliva

Polar bears are left handed

The only flying saucer launch pad in the world is located in St. Paul, Alberta, Canada

A tree in metropolitan area will survive for approximately eight years

The first president to ride in an airplane was Franklin Roosevelt

Each year the Pentagon estimates their computer network is hacked about 250,000 times annually

Burger King restaurants serve over 400 million ounces of orange juice annually

The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters

After the U.S Civil War, about 33%-50% of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit

In the UK, one third of accidental deaths that happen occur in the home

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma

A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon

In 1916, an elephant was tried and hung for murder in Erwin, Tennessee

The Australian box-jellyfish has eight eyes

The hippopotamus has the capability to remain underwater for as long as twenty-five minutes

Next to man, the porpoise is the most intelligent creature on earth

Approximately 97.35618329% of all statistics are made up

James Bond is also known as Mr. Kiss-Kiss-Bang-Bang

Between 1902 and 1907, the same tiger killed 434 people in India

Some African tribes refer to themselves as "motherhoods" instead of families

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer

The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone which is located in the ear

To make one raindrop of water, it takes approximately a million cloud droplets

Reports from owners of cats and dogs indicate that 21% of dogs and 7% of cats snore

An artist from Chicago named Dwight Kalb created a statue of Madonna made out of 180 pounds of ham

On average, Guinness sells 7 million glasses of beer a day

There are more than 2,000 different varieties of cheese in the world

Each year, Americans throw away 25 trillion Styrofoam cups

The body of the average baby is 75% water

A honey bee has four wings

In a year, an average person uses the toilet 2500 times a year

In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills

In a day 34,000 children die every day from causes that are related to poverty and hunger

Singer Chaka Khan came out with a line of chocolates called "Chakalates."

In 1884, Dr. Hervey D. Thatcher invented the milk bottle.

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour

The Super Bowl is broadcast to over 182 countries in the world

Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400

Humpback whales are capable of living up to 95 years

The sperm count of an average American male compared to thirty years ago is down thirty percent

Smartest dogs: 1) Scottish border collie; 2) Poodle; 3) Golden retriever

The Shroud of Turin is the single most studied artifact in human history

Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze

State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

A headache and inflammatory pain can be reduced by eating 20 tart cherries

The word "walkman" was included in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1986

Honey is used sometimes for antifreeze mixtures and in the center of golf balls

Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks

Ukrainian people celebrate Christmas on January 7th, which is the Orthodox Christmas Day

Influenza caused over twenty-one million deaths in 1918

Taipan snakes have 50 times more toxic than a cobra snake

In 1953, racecar driver Tim Flock raced at Nascar with a monkey in the seat beside him

Over 90% of diseases are caused or complicated by stress

People who studies laughter are called a "gelotologists."

Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate every second

Little Miss Muffet was a girl from the 16th century whose name was really Patience

The least likely day to eat out in the United States is Monday

There is an automobile model called Stutz Bearcat.

There are over 200 parts in a typical telephone

The most deadly fires that occur in the home happen between 6pm and 10pm

93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women

The American Kestrel hawk weighs only four ounces

Belize is the only country in the world with a jaguar preserve

Whooping cranes are born with blue eyes that change to bright gold by the time they six months old

The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet

The stage were the television sitcom "Friends" is shot on is said to be haunted

In America, the most common mental illness is Anxiety Disorders

India has a Bill of Rights for cows

The number one cause of blindness in adults in the United States is diabetes

The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night

Hair and fingernails are made from the same substance, keratin

Each year approximately half of billions dollars is spent on bubble gum by the kids in North America

The name of the Taco Bell dog is Gidget

The only woman that has appeared on a U.S. paper currency is Martha Washington

Anise is the scent on the artificial rabbit that is used in greyhound races

The life expectancy of a $100 bill is nine years

Polar bears can eat as much as ten percent of their body weight in less than one hour

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes

Automobile building is the largest manufacturing industry in the world.

Sales of antacids increase by as much as 20% the day after the Superbowl

The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.

On average, each American consumes approximately two hundred and sixty pounds of meat in a year

Mass murderer Charles Manson recorded an album titled "Lie."

The average human has about 20 square feet of skin weighing about 6 pounds

Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers

Back in 1796, dimes were called dismes

Squids move through the ocean using a jet of water forced out of the body by a siphon

The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922

In a year, the average Americans eats approximately 18 pounds of Turkey

Arnold Palmer was the first player to win $1 million on the PGA Tour

Turkeys have a wingspan of approximately 4.5 feet

Feb 1865 and Feb 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon

18% of an Americans income is spent on transportation

97% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine

Eighty percent of 10 year old girls in the USA go on a diet

By law, information collected in a U.S. census must remain confidential for seventy-two years

The Nile river is 6,690 kilometers long

Each honeycomb in Honeycomb cereal has seven holes

The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.

A swordfish can live as long as 25 years and weigh up to 1,200 pounds

Every square inch of the human body has about 19,000,000 skin cells

Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms oftheir hands.

In the United Kingdom, three million people play bingo every year

Cows drink anywhere from 25-50 gallons of water each day

The city of Las Vegas has the most hotel rooms in the world

Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego

Male owls weigh less and are smaller than female owls

Buckingham Palace has over six hundred rooms

The first penny candy to be wrapped in America was the Tootsie Roll in 1896

The average ear grows 0.01 inches in length every year

On average a person passes gas 14 times a day

In Belgium, there is a museum that is just for strawberries

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors

A salmon with two mouths, two sets of teeth and two tongues was caught by Bob Bateman of Canada

There are no ants in Iceland, Antarctica and Greenland

Children who are breast fed tend to have an IQ seven points higher than children who are not

Atlantic salmon can jump as high as 4.5 meters out of the water

Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie

An owl has three eyelids

From 1939 to 1942, there was a undersea post office in the Bahamas

Some people start to sneeze if they are exposed to sunlight or have a light shined into their eye

There are over 600 different pasta shapes

In 1681, the last dodo bird died

There were no red colored M&Ms from 1976 to 1987

The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross

Krispy Kreme make five million doughnut a day

Ancient Egyptians kissed with their noses instead of with their lips

William Taft who was the U.S. president between 1909-1913 once got stuck in the White House bathtub

Before the 17th century, carrots used to be the colour purple

The most recycled product in the world is the automobile.

In 1989, the space shuttle Discovery carried 32 fertilized chicken eggs into orbit

Goat meat contains up to 45 percent less saturated fat than chicken meat

Since the United Nations was founded in 1945, there have been 140 wars

Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.

In 1929, the Coca-Cola slogan was "The Pause That Refreshes."

There is a place called Hell, Michigan. It is about 50 miles from Detroit, Michigan

Only 55 percent of all Americans know that the sun is a star

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

Each Jelly Belly jelly belly bean has 4 calories

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Canada beat Denmark 47-0 at the 1949 world hockey championships. new

The average American drinks 400 glasses of milk in a year

Pepsi originally contained pepsin, (the same stuff in pepcid AC) thus the name

Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine when it was initially introduced

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar

Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920

Border collies are the most intelligent breed of dog

The only sound Seahorses make is a small clicking or popping sound during feeding or courtship

Annually, fires that occur at home kill more Americans than all natural disasters combined

Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour

Americans on average use about 580 pounds of paper per year per person

There are more chickens than people in the world

Thirteen percent of the human population reside in deserts

Sports Illustrated has the largest sports magazine circulation

In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket

Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time

The General Lee cars used in the popular show The Dukes of Hazards were 1969 Dodge Chargers

Half of the 42 U.S. Presidents are of Irish descent

There are coffee flavored PEZ

The city of Seoul has been the capital city of Korea for more than 600 years

The only desert in Canada is located in Osoyoos, British Columbia

dous:tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous

The incidents of immune system diseases has increased over 200% in the last five years

The only bone fully grown at birth is located in the ear

Being lactose intolerant can cause chronic flatulence

Iguanas can recognize their human handlers and greet them differently, compared with strangers

Research indicates that babies who suck on pacifiers are more prone to ear aches

Of all the golfers in Canada, 71.4% golfers are male, 28.6% are female

Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time

The first African-American to receive a Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph J. Bunche in 1950

In France, the Big Dipper is called the "casserole."

The fear of Halloween is called Samhainophobia

Ninety percent of the population has an innie belly button

German immigrant, Louis Prang was the first to bring Christmas cards to America

Texas is the only state that is allowed to fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag

Two-thirds of Canadians live in Quebec and Ontario

Approximately two gallons of water are used to brush your teeth

Over 436,000 U.S. Troops were exposed to depleted uranium during the first Gulf war

Japan uses the most energy per year than any other country.

Minnows have teeth located on a bone in their throat

Dolphins sleep with one eye open

Americans eat approximately 20 pounds of pasta per person each year

In one gram of soil, about ten million bacteria live in it

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear

The most common rock on Earth is basalt

Edinburgh has more booksellers per head of population than any other city in Britain

Lipogram refers to writing that does not have certain letter or letters

A white tiger can only be born when both parents carry the gene for white colouring

Another word for hiccups is "singultus."

The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world'snuclear weapons combined.

Over half the textile fibers that are used in the world are cotton

The hottest chili in the world is the Tezpur chili pepper

A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal in relation to its size

Reindeer like to eat bananas

The majority of cats do not have any eyelashes

O.J. Simpson had a severe case of rickets and wore leg braces when he was a child

he size of a red blood cell is 708 microns. This is equivalent to one millionth of a meter

Sharks have upper and lower eyelids, but they do not blink

In 1685, New France used playing cards as currency because of the shortage of coins

Bugs Bunny was originally called "Happy Rabbit."

On average, the American household consumes six pounds of peanut butter annually

Every year in the U.S., there are 178,000 new cases of lung cancer

Average number of days a West German goes without washing his underwear: 7

The dragonfly has not changed over the last 300 million years

The head of a jellyfish is called the "Bell."

Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster

First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer

Chedder cheese is the best selling cheese in the USA

A honey bee has four wings

A lion feeds once every three to four days

Pancakes are served for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Australia

A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.

Asparagus comes in three colors: green, white and purple

The fastest growing tissue in the human body is hair

There are 122 pebbles per square inch on a Spalding basketball

Canada is an Indian word meaning "village" or "settlement."

French artist, Michel Vienkot, uses cow dung as paint when he creates his pictures

Teenage suicide is the second cause of death in the state of Wisconsin

The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit

Turtles can breathe through their butts

The first telephone call from the White House was from Rutherford Hayes to Alexander Graham Bell

In Colorado, there are about 83,000 dairy cows

The name of the character that is behind bars in the Monopoly board game is Jake the Jailbird

Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark. (Hence, the light bulb?)

People that smoke have 10 times as many wrinkles as a person that does not smoke

The best selling Crayola crayon box is the set of 24 crayons

It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle

The largest stamp was issued by China and measured 210 x 65 mm

Annually, an Australian eats 15 kg of bananas, which comes out to 27 meters of bananas

Surveys indicate that the number one reason people play BINGO is for leisure

In the United States, poisoning is the fourth leading cause of death among children

The word witch comes from the word "wicca" which translates to the "wise one."

Every second, 630 steel cans are recycled

Alaska got its name from the Aluet word "Alyeska" which means "The Great Land."

Estuarine crocodiles are the biggest of all 26 species of the crocodilian family

The most popular brand of raisins is Sunmaid

In 1946, the New York Yankees became the first baseball team to travel by plane

The word Cotton originates from the Arabic word "Qutun."

The study of the iris of the eye is called iridology

Approximately 1 billion stamps are produced in Australia annually

Manicuring the nails has been done by people for more than 4,000 years

Sharks are immune to cancer

The first Tupperware item marketed was the seven-ounce bathroom cup in 1945

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously

A chicken loses its feathers when it becomes stressed

Jupiter is the fastest rotating planet, which can complete one revolution in less than ten hours

Barney, the famous dinosaur that entertains kids is from Dallas

In one trip, a honey bee visits about 75 flowers

Every day, over five billion gallons of water are flushed down toilets in the United States

On average people fear spiders more than they do death

Leonardo Da Vinci never signed or dated his most famous painting, the Mona Lisa

An ear of corn consists of 80% water

In a pack of Skittles candy, there is an equal 20% distribution of each flavour

The TV show "Saturday Night Live" made its debut on October 11, 1975

One grape vine produce can produce about 20 to 30 glasses of wine

People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared to paper

A group of crows is called a murder

It is estimated that 93% of American children will go out trick or treating for Halloween

Women hearts beat faster than men

One ragweed plant can release as many as a million grains of pollen in one day

Spiders usually have eight eyes, but still they cannot see that well

On average, 150 couples get married in Las Vegas each day

Men are able to read fine print better than women can

In 1903, there were originally only eight Crayola crayons in a box and they sold for five cents

Kemo Sabe means "soggy shrub" in Navajo

1 out of every 4 kids in the USA is overweight

Whale oil was used in some car transmissions until 1973

75% of all raisins eaten by people in the United States are eaten at breakfast

Canada has more donut shops per capita than the United States

In America, approximately 25% of kids aged 6-14 have a magaznie subscription

Women take three times longer than men when using the toilet

India has the most post offices in the world

In the Middle Ages, peacocks and swans were sometimes served at Christmas dinners

Lake Baikal, in Siberia, is the deepest lake in the world

Lachanophobia is the fear of vegetables

The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer

Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable

Actor Sylvester Stallone once had a job as a lion cage cleaner

In 1864, A Quebec farmer found a frog inside a hailstone

Heinz Catsup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles per year

Every photograph of the first American atomic bomb detonation was taken by Harold Edgerton

Approximately 75% of human poop is made of water

The loss of eyelashes is referred to as madarosis

In a lifetime, an average driver will release approximately 912 pints of wind inside a car

The largest number of children born to one woman, who was a Russian peasant is 69

The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people

Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

The production of toilet paper in China began in 1391, which was used for the Emperors

Americans consumed more than twenty billion hot dogs in 2000

Honolulu, Hawaii boasts the only royal palace in the United States of America

Over 90% of poison exposures occur in homes

The state of Tennessee was known as Franklin before 1796

The most diners per capita in the world are located in the U.S. state New Jersey

In 1908, the first machine to make lollipops opened for business in New Haven, Connecticut

The Canandian province of New Brunswick had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

On average, a person has two million sweat glands

People of Salt Lake City eat the most lime-flavoured gelatin Jell-O in the United States

Flu shots only work about 70% of the time

A giraffe is able to clean its ears with its own tongue

The most popular Hot Wheels vehicle sold is the Corvette

The longest punt return for a touchdown was 103 yards

Thirty to 40 gallons of sugar maple sap must be boiled down to make just one gallon of maple syrup

The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com

Dexter is the smallest type of cow. This cow was bred to be a small size for household living

The water displacement product, WD-40, can be found in 80% of American homes

Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation

An average American eats approximately 60 hot dogs per year

One billion seconds is about 32 years

Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country

People have the tendency to chew the food on the side that they most often use their hand

Quality standards for pasta were set in the 13th century by the Pope

An average American child watches approximately 28 hours of television in one week

The quills of a porcupine are soft when they are born

There are 10 million bacteria at the place where you rest your hands at a desk

Every day 2,700 people die of heart disease

One out of four American households own a cat

The human heart can create enough pressure that it could squirt blood at a distance of thirty feet

A violin actually contains 70 separate pieces of wood

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado

Avery Laser Labels are named after company founder R. Stanton Avery

In the U.S. there are approximately 65.8 million cats

The longest U.S. highway is Route 20, which is over 3,365 miles

In the last 30 years, only seven people have been killed by a polar bear in Canada

Some dolphins can swim up to 40 kilometers an hour

The Hundred Years War lasted for 116 years

Research on pigs led to the development of CAT scans.

Every single hamster in the United States today comes from a single litter captured in Syria in 1930

Emilio Marco Palma was the first person born in Antarctica in 1978

In a day, a mature oak tree can draw approximately 50 gallons of water

Canadians eat more Kraft Dinner (Macaroni and Cheese) per capita than any other country in the world

Alexander the Great was an epileptic

An orca whale can hold its breath for up to 15 minutes

Chewing gum has rubber as an ingredient

Billiards used to be so popular at one time that cigarette cards were issued featuring players

The largest chicken egg ever laid weighed a pound and had a double yolk and shell

There are no blossoms on the branches of a fig tree, instead it is inside the fruit

The dumbest dog in the world is the Afghan Hounds

The Great Comet of 1843 had a tail that was over 300 kilometres long.

Every second there are 418 Kit Kat fingers eaten in the world

In one day, 230 marriage licenses are issued in Las Vegas

In 1963, Mister Rogers was ordained as a Presbyterian minister

Americans did not commonly use forks until after the Civil War

Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration

There are more than 2,400 flea species in the world

The Canadian province of New Brunswick had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839

Lake Ontario was originally named Lake St. Louis

There are no two zebras who have stripes that are exactly the same

In 1783, the hot air balloon was invented in France.

Women are four times more likely to have foot problems than men

An artificial Christmas tree last up to six years in a home

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The #1 peanut producing state is Georgia

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is 58.36 metres above the ground

In Australia, a dust-devil is called a "willy-willy

Polar bears are excellent swimmers. They have been known to swim more than 60 miles without a rest

Peanut butter is an effective way to to remove chewing gum from hair or clothes

Maine is the toothpick capital of the world

Nerve cells can travel as fast as 120 metres per second

Bill Gates house was partially designed using a Macintosh computer. new

In the United States, more than 4.2 million couples live together that are not married

In the USA, 32% of employees eat lunch and work at the same time

Medical research has found substances in mistletoe that can slow down tumor growth

Armadillos can be housebroken

The Olympic Flame was introduced in 1928 in Amsterdam

The music band UB40 got its name from an unemployment form in England

A newly hatched fish is called a "fry."

The markings that are found on dice are called "pips."

Stalks of sugar cane can reach up to 30 feet

Pluto is the only planet in our solar system that has not been visited by a spacecraft

Charlie Chaplin once lost a contest for a Charlie Chaplin look a like

Research has indicated that a tie that is on too tight can increase the risk of glaucoma in men

Rice flour was used to strengthen some of the bricks that make up the Great Wall of China

One million cloud droplets are needed to make enough water to produce one raindrop.

Shirley Temple was considered to play the role of Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz."

Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years. This is before sharks and dinosaurs

Totally Hair Barbie is the best selling Barbie of all time. It sold over ten million units

The reason why flamingos are pink is because they eat shrimp which have a red pigment

In the United States, lightning hits the ground 40 million times a year.

There are some ice creams that are 75% air

In the United States, the most frequent month for a tornado to occur is in May.

In 1391, China began producing toliet paper for use by its Emperors

Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge

The 1960 Summer Olympics were the first Olympics to be aired on television by CBS

The favorite honeymoon place is Hawaii

Chopsticks originated from China approximately 4,000 years ago

When Burger King introduced the Whopper Sandwich in 1957, it cost only thirty-seven cents

The temperature of lightning bolts is sometimes hotter than the surface of the sun.

In 1876, Maria Spelterina was the first woman to ever cross Niagara Falls on a high wire

Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000

The average number of bridesmaids at a wedding is four

The Barn Owls hearing is so highly developed that they can hunt for their prey in total darkness

The word Thailand means "land of the free."

A penguin swims at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour

Every year, more than one million miles of Twizzlers licorice is made

Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic

Chocolate accounts for less than two percent of the fat in the American diet

Actor John Ritter was the voice of Clifford, from "Clifford The Big Red Dog."

Water that is safe to drink is referred to as POTABLE

Urophobia is the fear of urine or urinating

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure

The first spacecraft to visit the planet Venus was Mariner 2 in 1962.

Bubble gum contains rubber

In Las Vegas, casinos do not have any clocks

In an year, an average American kid eats 46 slices of pizza

Polar bear livers contain so much Vitamin A that it can be fatal if eaten by a human

A group of people that are hired to clap at a performance are called a claque

Queen Elizabeth I always wore a necklace with a little perfume bottle attached everywhere she went

From all the states, Montana has the most different species of animals

An oyster can change its gender

The USSR launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957.

Actor Sylvester Stallone once had a job as a lion cage cleaner

Hang On Sloopy is the official rock song of Ohio.

Weatherman Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald

Every continent has a city called Rome

Great Britain has the highest consumption of ice cream than any other European nation

True spiders always have organs for spinning silk known as spinnerets

There is cyanide in apple pips

In Albania, nodding your head means "no" and shaking your head means "yes."

There were 43,687 toilet related accidents in the United States in 1996

Montreal is the second largest French speaking city after Paris

A baby kangaroo is called a joey

Lions cannot roar until they reach the age of two.

A butterfly can see the colors red, green, and yellow

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten

Dolphins hear by having sound waves transmit through their skull to their inner ear region

Cattle can produce up to 180 litres of saliva in one day

In the United States, approximately 50 million people fish per year

Tomatoes and cucumbers are fruits

In London, during rush hour traffic moves on average at 13 kilometres an hour

A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere

On average, a person will spend about five years eating during their lifetime

I am. is the second shortest complete sentence in the English language

In 1876, the first microphone was invented by Emile Berliner.

Blood is such a good stain that Native Americans used it for paint

An adult sheep can eat between 1 to 4 kg of food per day

The average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day

To be born on Sunday was considered a sign of great sin during the Puritan times

Mosquitoes have teeth

The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver".

Eating eight strawberries will provide you with more Vitamin C than an orange

Soldier Field is the oldest field in the NFL

Camel is considered unclean meat in the Bible

Five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married

Neptune was the first planet in our solar system to be discovered by mathematics

The Coca Cola company offers more than 300 different beverages

There is a town in Texas called Ding Dong. In 1990, the population was only twenty-two people

Marilyn Monroe had six toes

The sea cucumber spills its internal organs out as a defense mechanism

Chili Powder was invented in the 19th century in the American Southwest

A slug has four noses

In a lifetime, an average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva

The flatulation from domesticated cows produce about 30% of the methane on this planet

The name of the first menthol cigarette in the United States was "Spud."

On average, a beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.

Octopus and squid are thought to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates

There are about 6,800 languages in the world

Goats do not have upper front teeth

The Dutch people are known to be the tallest people in Europe

When the only queen ant dies, so does the entire colony, because no new workers are born

Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of snot

In the movie Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock, chocolate syrup was used for blood in the shower scene

In Britain, one out of every four potatoes is eaten in the form of french fries

Psychokinesis refers to the ability of moving objects through psychic power

The word tulip comes from the Turkish word for turban

In 1936, the first practical helicopter was invented. It was the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61.

The word Spain means "the land of rabbits."

Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth can waste four gallons of water in a minute

In Belgium, 172,000 tons of chocolate are produced in a year

One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons

More than half the time spent in United States courts is cases that involve automobiles

On average redheads have 90,000 hairs. People with black hair have about 110,000 hairs

Tarantulas can live up to 30 years

Approximately 55% of movies released are Rated R

The highest consumption of Pizza occurs during Super Bowl week

The biggest pumpkin the world weighs 1,337.6 pounds

The adult human body requires about 88 pounds of oxygen daily

70% of the poor people in the world are female

During the era of Louis XIV, women used lemons to redden their lips

Nearly half of all Americans suffer from symptoms of burnout

McDonald restaurants serve food and drink to an amazing 43 million customers on a daily basis

A common drink for Tibetans is Butter Tea which is made out of butter, salt, and brick tea

In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose

Vampire bat saliva has been responsible for many advances in research into stroke recovery

In 1962, the first Wal-Mart opened up in Rogers, Arkansas

The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones

The wheelbarrow was invented by the Chinese.

Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes

There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females

The sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in the grooves of their hair

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors

In China, people eat a bar of chocolate for every 1,000 chocolate bars eaten by the British

A leech has 32 brains

Enamel is hardest substance in the human body

Mr. Butts invented the game SCRABBLE. The game was originally called "Criss Cross Words."

Every eleven minutes in the U.S., a woman dies of breast cancer

Apples are part of the rose family

In 1893, the first mosque in the United States was built

Skippy Peanut Butter is sold more in the world than any other peanut butter

Jewelers Tiffany & Co., based in New York, are responsible for making the Super Bowl trophy

In a lifetime, the average driver will honk 15,250 times

In 1819, the USA purchased Florida from Spain for the cancellation of a $5 million debt

The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons

The only popcorn museum in the world is lcoated in Marion, Ohio, USA

In 1832, in Paisley, Scotland the first municipal water filtration works was opened

The sun is approximately 149 million kilometres from the earth

Every day, over 1,300 babies are born prematurely in the USA

The country with the highest consumption of candy at 29.5 pounds annually per person is Denmark

The purpose of tonsils is to destroy foreign substances that are swallowed or breathed in

Cheetahs are the fastest land animal and can reach speeds up to 72mph

The human body makes anywhere from 1 to 3 pints of saliva every 24 hours

The first American president to deliver a speech over the radio was Warren G. Harding

A rabbit is not able to vomit

A baseball will go farther in hot temperature than in cold temperature

At the White House, president John Adams was said to be the first to display fireworks there

The palms of your hands and the soles of your feet cannot tan, or grow hair

Eating dandelions can make you urinate more

Over 50% of the wedding in the U.S. occur in the afternoon

In Spain, it is common to pour chocolate milk or cafe au lait on cereal for breakfast

The labels for Crayola crayons come in 18 different colors

An average person laughs about 15 times a day

There is a city called Smackover located in Arkansas

There is a dog museum in St. Louis, Missouri

The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark

Nerve impulses for muscle position travel at a speed of up to 390 feet per second

Close to 73% of girls in Bangladesh are married by age 18

The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments

The dot that appears over the letter "i" is called a tittle

To make one pound of butter, 29 cups of milk are needed

There are approximately 45 billion fat cells in an average adult

The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897

The Sears Tower consists of nine framed tubes, which connects nine skyscrapers as one building

On average, a typical dairy cow lies down and stands up about 14 times a day

There are over one hundred billion galaxies with each galaxy having billions of stars

An armadillo can walk under water

All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill

In Greece, the climate is so warm that many of the cinemas do not even have roofs

Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world

There are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year

The honey badger can withstand hundreds of bee stings that would otherwise kill another animal

At just four years old Mozart was able to learn a piece of music in half an hour

Dumbest Dog: Afghan hound

Isaac Newton used to be a member of parliament

Crayola is a French word that means "Oily chalk."

In North America there are approximately 618 roller coasters

The watch was invented by Peter Henlein of Nuremberg in 1510.

The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million

Some Chinese chopsticks contain gold as on of their materials

Over 250 million Slinky toys have been sold since its debut in 1946

The average life span of a single red blood cell is 120 days

Rabbits can live up to ten years

Annually Americans eat 45 million turkeys at Thanksgiving

The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move up to 7 miles per hour

Detroit, Michigan has more registered bowlers than any other city in the USA

Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne

Pumpkins contain potassium and vitamin A

On average, falling asleep while driving results in 550 accidents per day in the United States

An average city dog lives approximately three years longer than an average country dog

The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses

The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and she provided twenty-five years of service

A piece of French toast that was partially eaten by Justin Timberlake sold on eBay

On average, a Canadian girl owns seven Barbie dolls, whereas an American girl owns eight

The Simpsons is the longest running prime-time animated series on television history

In Belgium, there is a museum just for strawberries

Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at 0.08988g/cc

500,000 tons of dog excrement are dumped annually on the streets of Paris

The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10? inches

Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than men in the United States

The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want

Canada has more inland waters and lakes than any other country in the world

Walmart-mart sells more apparel a year than all the other competing department stores combined

Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimeter in one year

The chemical name for caffeine is 1,3,7-trimethylzantihine

The pound key (#) on the keyboard is called an octothorpe

Native Americans used to use pumpkin seeds for medicine

Walt Disney had originally suggested using the name Mortimer Mouse instead of Mickey Mouse

The USA bought Alaska from Russia for 2 cents an acre

Franklin Pierce was the first U.S. President to have a Christmas tree in the White House

There are bananas called "Red banana" that are maroon to dark purple when ripe

The longest freshwater shoreline in the world is located in the state of Michigan

During the First World War, cigarettes were handed out to soldiers along with their rations

The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, which is 176 verses

Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world

The youngest pope was 11 years old

Some snails live on branches in trees

Former U.S. President William Taft converted the White House stable into a four car garage in 1909

Over 200 varieties of watermelons are grown in the U.S

The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements

Incas used to create pots in the shape of peanuts that were highly prized

The skeleton of a spider is located on the outside of the body. The name for this is exoskelton

On average, 749 pounds of paper products is used by an American individual annually

Some octopuses have been known to eat their arms off when they are exposed to stressful situations

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise

Toronto was the first city in the world with a computerized traffic signal system

The only species of turtle that lives in the open ocean is the sea turtle

The famous Casanova (Giacomo Casanova) was a librarian for many years before he died

Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do

Thirty percent of all bingo players are under the age of 35

The most popular Twizzler candy flavour is strawberry

Emus cannot walk backwards

The nickname for a Japanese businessmen is "Salarymen."

Female alligators lay about 40 eggs that hatch in 60 - 70 days

When Queen Elizabeth I of England died she owned over 3,000 gowns

Irish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live about 7-8 years

The only South East Asian country that has never been colonized by a Western Power is Thailand

Before 1928, yo-yos used to be called bandalores in the United States

Japan has approximately 200 volcanoes and is home to 10% of the active volcanoes in the world

Pitcher Darold Knowles once pitched all seven games of one World Series

China has more English speakers than the United States

Dipsomania refers to an insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages

The Flintstones cartoon was the first thirty-minute cartoon to be aired during prime time

One-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples

It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States

Chinese Crested dogs can get acne

It would take about fourteen and half million notes of currency to build a mile high stack

The average price for a major league baseball game in 2004 is $19.82

Instead of a Birthday Cake, many Russian children are given a Birthday Pie

One gallon of pure maple syrup weighs 11 pounds

The Koala bear is not really a bear, but is really related to the kangaroo and the wombat.

2.5 cans of Spam are consumed every second in the United States

Five thousandths of a millimeter is the tolerance of accuracy at the LEGO mould factories

Serving ice cream on cherry pie was once illegal in Kansas

Not all polar bears hibernate; only pregnant females polar bears do

Each year there are approximately 20 billion coconuts produced worldwide

Colour is not an indicator for the taste or ripeness in cranberries

Men in their early twenties shave an average of four times a week

The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth is called Arachibutyrophobia

In 1810, Peter Durand invented the tin can for preserving food

Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell

A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine

Asthma affects one in fifteen children under the age of eighteen

More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times

Of married couples, 70% of men and 60% of women have cheated on their spouse

Most lipstick contains fish scales

The "naked recreation and travel" industry has grown by 233% in the past decade

Pucks hit by hockey sticks have reached speeds of up to 150 miles per hour

Smokers are twice as likely to develop lower back pain than non-smokers

The word "toy" comes from an old English word that means "tool."

The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long

Elizabeth Taylor has appeared on the cover of Life magazine more than anyone else

Japanese research has concluded that moderate drinking can boost IQ levels

Sugar Bear (the mascot for Golden Crisps cereal) was born in 1963

The first TONKA truck was made in 1947

There are six million parts in the Boeing 747-400.

A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana.

NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.

Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison.

The longest distance a deepwater lobster has been recorded to travel is 225 miles.

Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents.

Every three days a human stomach gets a new lining.

In 1873, Colgate made a toothpaste that was available in a jar.

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.

Cinderella is known as Rashin Coatie in Scotland, Zezolla in Italy, and Yeh-hsien in China.

The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."

44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep.

One out of 20 people have an extra rib.

In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty.

A raisin will bounce continuously from bottom to top of a glass of fresh champaigne.

Average, 3,000 right-handed people die each year making products for left-handed people.