Karate actually originated in India, but was developed further in China
A seagull can drink salt water because it has special glands that filter out the salt
Elvis had a twin brother named Jesse Garon, who died at birth
95% of the entire lemon crop produced in the U.S. is from California and Arizona
There are more than 3000 documented caves located in the state of Tennessee
Soy crayons have been invented to replace wax crayons and one acre of soybeans can produce over 80,000 crayons
People drank gold powder mixed in with water in medieval Europe to relieve pain from sore limbs
Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game
Twit is the name given for a pregnant goldfish
A ear trumpet was used before the hearing aid was invented by people who had difficulty hearing
In 1982, a cactus in Phoenix, Arizona killed a man. David Grundman fired two shotgun blasts at a giant saguaro cactus that ended up falling on top of him
There are 293 steps to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
The most popular American city for Kool-Aid sales is St. Louis, Missouri
A human embryo is smaller than a grain of rice at four weeks old
In 1923, the first neon sign was introduced in the U.S. Two neon signs were sold to a Packard car dealership for $24,000 which read, "Packard."
Silk was developed in China were it was kept a secret for more than two thousands years. Anyone found trying to smuggle silkworm eggs or cocoons out of the country was immediately put to death
Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been mixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. Customers wrote and told how much they loved that it floated, and it has floated ever since
Sir John Harington, the godson of Queen Elizabeth I, was the inventor of the toilet
The Popsicle was invented by 11 year-old Frank Epperson in 1905. He left his drink outside with a stir stick in it and he noticed that it had frozen. He applied for a patent in 1923 and named it "Epsicle." The name was later changed to Popsicle
In the U.S., approximately 46% of the chicken that is eaten by people comes from restaurants or other food outlets
An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado
There are only four words in the English language which end in"-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
One pound of maple syrup can make eight pounds of candy or sugar
Uranus is the only planet that rotates on its side
The peanut is not a nut, it is actually a legume
Approximately 71% of American chocolate eaters prefer to eat milk chocolate
A colony of bees have to fly almost fifty-five thousand miles and tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey
Popped popcorn should be stored in the freezer or refrigerator as this way it can stay crunchy for up to three weeks
An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet
In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones
The first fruit eaten on the moon was a peach
The name "Lego" came from the Danish word LEg Godt, which means "play well."
Female and male black bears cannot tolerate being around each other except when they breed
In 1998, Ten Speed Press publishing company published a book, "The Eat A Bug Cookbook" by David George Gordon that contains over 33 bug recipes
Twelve men have landed on and explored the moon
The football team Green Bay Packers comes from a meat packing company called Acme Packing
Unlike a frog a toad cannot jump
The average weight of a newborn baby is 7 lbs. 6 oz. For a triplet baby it is 3 lbs. 12 oz
Baseball was the first sport to be pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated
A group of tigers is called a streak
Hippos drink as much as 250 litres of water in any given 24 hour period
850 peanuts are needed to make an 18 oz. jar of peanut butter
The Beatles have sold more records than anyone else with over a billion worldwide
After the "Popeye" comic strip was launched in 1931, spinach consumption went up by thirty-three percent in the United States
The largest type of penguin is the Emperor Penguin which can stand to be almost 3.5 feet tall and weigh more than 90 pounds
Over 175 million cubic yards of earth was removed for the creation of the Panama Canal
7-Eleven was the first convenience store to have television advertising. The animated commercial ran in 1949 and had a singing rooster and owl
A honey bee strokes its wings about 11,500 times a minute
On average men spend 51 minutes a day grooming themselves
Sharks are so powerful that their bite can generate a force of up to 18 tons per square inch
The designated instrument for the city of Detroit is the accordion
Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland/Disney World: 70%
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise
A sheep, a duck, and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon
On average, Americans spend $1300 on utility bills annually
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house
There are approximately 2,700 different species of mosquitoes
Colonel Sanders original white suit was auctioned off for $80,000 in February 2002
EPCOT stands for "Experimental Prototype City Of Tomorrow."
The reason why tattoos do not vanish even though we shed our skin is because the dye is injected deeper into the dermis part of the skin. It is only the epidermis that we shed
Over 170,000 Indians from 210 tribes live in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest
Cashew nuts contain oil in the shell that is very irritating to the skin
A caterpillar grows roughly 27,000 times its size when it first emerges as an egg
Lightning strikes the Empire States Building about seven times a year
Snake venom is ninety percent protein
More than three thousand people work on research in Antarctica each year
The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames
Scientists have discovered a way to make biodegradable plastic from plants by using genetic engineering.
The Earth orbits the Sun at a speed of about 108,000 km per hour
In 1897, Bayer, who is the makers of Aspirin, once marketed the drug heroin
In Australia, a common "Boxing day" activity is surfing
In 1986, a drunk fan got into a pace car at Talladega Superspeedway, and started joyriding on the track in front of a nationwide audience. The police cruisers who had to chase him around the track were not amused when they caught and arrested him
Mary Hart, the co-anchor of Entertainment Tonight, has each of her legs insured for one million dollars
The two top toys in 1950 were Silly Putty which sold for $1, and Crayola crayons which sold for 50 cents
The King Cobra has enough venom in its bite that it can kill up to 13 adults
Earl Dean developed the bottle design for Coca-Cola
The word "super" to a beekeeper refers to the hive box where the honey is stored
Only 23% of New Zealand families have more than two children
Deliberately infecting people with malaria has been used to cure different viral infections. The high fever will strengthen the immune system and fight the virus. In recent times this has been considered as a treatment to HIV
By partially filling saucers with vinegar and distributing the saucers around a room, you can eliminate odors
The only animals that are capable of turning their heads 180 degrees are from the genus Galago, such as the Tarsier
In the United States birds and planes collided more than 22,000 times between the years of 1990 and 1998
The average number of pillowcases washed a day at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas is 15,000
Over 40 million Americans have chronic bad breath
There are 158 verses in the Greek National Anthem
A regulation baseball has exactly 108 stitches
In a study that was done by the University of Chicago in 1907, it was concluded that the easiest color to spot is yellow. This is why John Hertz, who is the founder of the Yellow Cab Company picked cabs to be yellow
On average it takes a shark seven days to replace a tooth
The biggest religious building in the world is a Hindu Temple, Angkor Wat, located in Cambodia. It was built at the end of the 11th century
In Britain, there are approximately 50,000 pubs with 17,000 different names
Snails eat with a rasping mouth called a "radula," which has thousands of teeth
A dragonfly has a lifespan of for to seven weeks
Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from producing tears
The majority of American models are skinnier than 98% of American women
The first jigsaw puzzle was created by map maker John Splisbury who mounted one of his maps on a sheet of hardwood. He proceeded to cut around the borders of each country use a fine saw
Owen Falls Lake is the largest man-made lake in the world
The patent number of the telephone is 174465.
On average, 81% of Americans 16 years of age and older watch television at least once in a day
If a raisin is dropped into a glass of champagne it will bounce up and down in the glass
Reptiles do not perspire, and do not have any oil glands
Eating chocolate three times a month helps people live longer as opposed to people who overeat chocolate or do not eat chocolate at all
There is a doggy disco held in Italy every year where owners can dance with their dogs
The average number of guests that attend a wedding in the U.S. is 189
In ancient Egypt, the dung beetle symbolized eternal rebirth and the Sun God Khepri
If a cockroach breaks a leg it can grow another one
Budweiser beer is named after a town in Czechoslovakia
Each day the sun causes about one trillion tons of water to evaporate
Actress Debra Winger helped to perform the voice of E.T. in the movie ?E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)."
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letteris uncopyrightable.
All penguins live south of the equator
There are more than 640 muscles in the human body
Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density
Every second, two Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world
The Ice Cream cone was invented in the summer of 1904 by Charles Menches. It made its debut one year later at the St. Louis World Fair
The rhinoceros beetle can carry up to 850 times its weight on its back. This is equivalent to a person carrying over 50 mini-vans on their back
The game rugby was originated at Rugby school located in England in 1823. This happened when William Webb Ellis, while playing soccer, picked the ball up in his hands and started running with it
The first episode of the popular television sitcom Happy Days was titled "All The Way."
Scientists have discovered that the longer the ring finger is in boys the less chance they have of having a heart attack
When the body is resting, it takes in about 10 litres of air every minute
The smallest bone in the human body is the stirrup bone, which is located in the ear
George Washington had to borrow money to go to his own inauguration
There have been over fifty million Mr. Potato Heads sold since it came out in 1952
All of Chrysler's PT Cruisers are built in Mexico.
Movies approximately make five times more from video sales than ticket sales
There has only been 193,000 metric tonnes of gold discovered to date.
The word Lethologica describes the state of not remembering the word you want to say
In 1958, the United States Coast Guard off western Greenland measured the tallest known iceberg at five hundred and fifty feet
In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere
Baby donkeys or baby mules are also known as "Foals."
When Sony introduced the walkman, it had a variety of different names in different countries. It was called "Soundabout" in the U.S., "Stowaway" in the U.K., and "Freestyle" in Australia
In Canada, the most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday
The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver"
Author Dr. Seuss wrote the book "Green Eggs and Ham" because the editor made him a bet that he could not write a book, which contained less than fifty words
Armadillos have four babies at a time, and they are always the same sex
The tallest mammal in the world is the giraffe
Obsessive nose picking is referred to as rhinotillexomania
The spider used in the 2002 movie Spider-Man was a Steatoda spider, not a black widow. The spider was given anaesthesia, and was then painted blue and red
The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet
In ancient Greece, throwing an apple to a girl was a way to propose for marriage.. If the girl caught it, that would mean she accepts
Donkeys can live between 30 to 50 years in captivity
In the United States, approximately 25,000 eye injuries occur that result in the person becoming totally blind
Australian Graham Barker extracted his own belly button fluff every day for 18 years acquiring a record-breaking amount of fluff. He hopes to accumulate enough fluff to stuff a pillow
Every year, surgical tools are left in approximately 1,500 patients in the USA. Fatter patients are more prone to having a surgical tool left inside of them due to the additional amount of space in their bodies
Medical reports show that about 18% of the population are prone to sleepwalking
In Ancient Egypt, cats were often buried with their masters, or in a special cemetary for cats
In Ontario, an average household income of a golfer is greater than $60,000
The Danish company Lego, which began in 1932, first manufactured ironing boards, and stepladders
Mice will nurse babies that are not their own
Saturday is the most popular day for people to eat out in the United States
Singer Alice Cooper once had a live chicken thrown at him during a concert in Toronto. He threw the chicken back at the crowd and all the publicity surrounding the incident skyrocketed his singing career
Between 1997-2002, there was an increase of 228% in cosmetic procedures in the United States
Elmer Smith was the first player to hit a grand slam in a World Series
Ancient Egyptians used the spice Thyme to help preserve mummies
On average, an American family sends and receives 28 Christmas cards each year
In Belgium, 94% of children under the age of fourteen own LEGO products
In ancient Rome, lead poisoning was a prevalent disease amongst the wealthy because of their extensive use of lead. Many Roman women died because of lead poisoning caused by the use of make-up that contained lead
The famous jewelry store Tiffany & Co. was established on September 18, 1837 in New York City. The amount of sales that were made the first day were $4.98
Depending on the size, it can take an oyster anywhere from few months to many years to form a pearl
In one minute, the heart of a giraffe can pump 160 gallons of blood
Each day Americans 15 and over spend an average of 55 minutes of driving
Storks were a symbol of fertility in Europe and were considered to bring good luck
The largest pig on record was a Poland-China hog named Big Bill, who weighed 2,552 lbs
The parents of Albert Einstein were worried that he was mentally slow because it took him a long time to learn how to speak
A honey bee has four wings
Badminton originates from a sport in India called "poona."
In October 1973, Swedish sweet maker Roland Ohisson of Falkenberg was buried in a coffin made of nothing but chocolate
More than 100 professional cyclists participate in the Tour de France every year and the race is over 3,200 kilometers
In the United States, turkeys are mostly raised in California
The only state to grow pineapples is Hawaii
There are more than 50 different types of pumpkins. Some of them have names such as Munchkin, Funny Face, and Spooktacular
In order to mate, a male deep sea anglerfish will bite a female when he finds her. The male will never let go and will eventually merge his body into the female and spend the rest of his life inside the female mate. The males internal organs will disappear apart from the testes that are needed to for breeding
Tacoma Narrows Bridge which was located in Washington was nicknamed "Galloping Gertie" because of the unusual way it twisted and swayed with even with the slightest winds when people would drive on it. The bridge collapsed on November 7, 1940, fortunately no humans died, except for a dog
At least 7% of all health care costs in the United States are attributed to smoking
On September 7, 1997, the first flight of the F-22a occurred.
There are five years in a quinquennium
The average life span of a mosquito is two weeks
Eating 11 pounds of apples will make you gain one pound of weight
Slugs have 4 noses
The shark cornea has been used in eye surgery, since its cornea is similar to a human cornea
Singer Billy Joel tried to commit suicide when he was 21 by drinking furniture polish
The largest fish in the world is the whale shark. It can weigh several tons and grow to more than fifty feet in length
The fastest bird in the world is the Peregrine Falcon, which can reach speeds in excess of two hundred miles per hour
The world camel population is close to 19 million
The word "Denim" comes from the French phrase "serge de Nimes" which is a fabric made in a town located in southern France
February 17th, 1930, was the first flight by a cow in an airplane. The milk that was produced by the cow during the flight was put into containers and parachuted over the city of St. Louis
The most popular gift that teachers receive in the United States from their students is chocolate
The Bible has been translated into Klingon
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating arealready married.
Stewardesses is one of the longest words typed with only the left hand
If a lobster loses an eye or a claw it can usually grow a new one
The name for the sign "&" which represents the world "and" is ampersand
The Eiffel Tower weight is approximately 9441 tons
The first translation of the Bible into English was in 1382 A.D., by John Wycliff
The meaning of Siberia is "sleeping land."
Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste
Billie Jean by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with a population of 1000 and a size 108.7 acres
Eyebrow hair lasts between 3-5 months before it sheds
An elephant cannot jump
Scientists say that babies that are breastfed are more likely to be slimmer as adults than those that are not breastfed
The reason why the Mexican sombrero hat is so wide is to provide shade for the entire body
Amazingly, goalies in the National Hockey League played without masks until the year 1959
According to research, the most productive workday is Tuesday and the least productive is Friday
The makers of Crayola produce over 2 billion crayons in a year
The human face is made up of 14 bones
Mangos are valued for their reputation as an aphrodisiac in countries such as Guatemala and India
There are over 9 million beef and dairy cattle in New Zealand
The coconut is the largest seed in the world
Basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain holds 56 NBA records
In 1990, the largest watermelon ever grown was 262 pounds, by Bill Carson of Tennesse, USA
Some toothpastes contain antifreeze
During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a simple glass of water
The only English place that has a name that ends with an exclamation mark is "Westward Ho!"
In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a huntinglicense.
There are at least six universal facial expressions. They are: happiness, sadness, disgust, fear, anger and surprise
In the movie "The Exorcist" the vomit that (Regan) Linda Blair hurls at Father Damien Karras is thick pea soup
The Library of Congress, located in Washington D.C., is the largest library in the world
There is a substance in the skin of the African clawed frog that helps in fighting infection
The Sea of Tranquility on the moon is deeper than the highest mountain on Earth
The most popular vacation destinations for Americans in 1956 was Niagara Falls
In 1967, the first successful heart transplant was performed in Cape Town, South Africa
There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun.
In one day, a queen bee can lay up to 1500 eggs in one day
"Pomology" is the science of growing an apple
The total number of episodes for the sitcom "I Love Lucy" was 180
The town with the most stop signs per capita than any other in the US: LaConner, Washington
There is a Harley-Davidson that was designed as an exact replica of a hamburger
The blue whale is the loudest animal on the earth. Its whistle can reach up to 188 decibels
Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, andchocolate.
Mosquitoes prefer children over adults
Sharks are capable of going at least 6 weeks without eating; the record observed in an aquarium is 15 months by a species of shark known as the swell sharks)
When baby sharks are born, they swim away from their mothers right away and are on there own. In fact, their mothers might see them as prey
Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence caused by beans
The vegetable that is eaten most by Americans is potatoes. On average, a person eats about 140 pounds of potatoes annually
In the dry valleys region of Antarctica, it has not rained in 2 million years according to scientists
Keeping your car tuned up is a good way to save on gas. A car that is tuned up is 9% more efficient on gasoline.
The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that one bite can kill twenty people or one elephant
There is a law in the state of Idaho that does not permit one citizen to give another citizen a box of candy that is heavier than 50 pounds
The kidneys filter over 400 gallons of blood each day
Another word to refer to old age is senectitude
The most popular meal ordered at restaurants in the U.S. is fried chicken
Kit Kat chocolate bar was introduced to the market in 1935
The average human head weighs about eight pounds
Fear of clowns is called coulrophobia
The average person is about a quarter of an inch taller at night
Common pesticides such as roach, termite and flea insecticide can be found in the bodies of majority of Americans
Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category
There is no tipping in Iceland
The founder of JC Penny had the middle name of Cash
Eating parsley after eating an onion can help in getting rid of onion breath
Gorilla gorilla gorilla is the scientific name for the animal gorilla
In the U.S. the most common excuse made to get out of paying a ticket is to say they missed the sign
On average, it is estimated that females injure themselves ten time more than males do while playing sports
A house cat spends 70% of its time sleeping
The first hair dryer was a vacuum cleaner that was used for drying hair
Whale eyes are the size of a grapefruit
Painting a house yellow or having a yellow trim helps in selling a house faster
On August 21st, 1911, someone stole the Mona Lisa, the most famous painting in the world, from the Louvre Museum. It was recovered two years later
The Great Wall stretches for about 4,500 miles across North China
Frosted Flakes mascot "Tony the Tiger" has a wife, son (Tony Jr.) and daughter (Antoinette) that were used in early advertising commercials
The iron disulfide (Pyrite) is considered "fool's gold" because it looks very similar to gold.
Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intraveinously.
Smiling releases endorphins in the body, which makes people feel better
A dentist from Buffalo New York named Alfred P. Southwick invented the electric chair.
ABBA got their name by taking the first letter from each of their names (Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, Anni-frid.)
The space between your eyebrows is called the Glabella
Grapes are grown around the world more than any other fruit
The best selling game in history for coin-operated machines is Pac-Man
Google receives more than 200 million search queries a day, more than half of which come from outside the United States. Peak traffic hours to google.com are between 6 a.m. and noon PST, when more than 2,000 search queries are answered a second
There is a Hamburger hall of fame in Seymour, Wisconsin
The Olympic torch weighs about 3 pounds
The famous Christmas song "Jingle Bells" was written for a Thanksgiving program in 1857 by James Pierpont. At the time, the song was called "The One-Horse Open Sleigh."
The average bank teller loses about $250 every year
Initially golf balls were made out of wood. After that they were made out of leather which was stuffed with feathers
Russian I.M. Chisov survived a 21,980 plunge out of a plane with no parachute. He landed on the steep side of a snow-covered mountain with only a fractured pelvis and slight concussion
About 70 percent of Americans who go to college do it just to make more money
The oldest actor to win a Best Actor Oscar is Henry Fonda. He was 76 when he won it
Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers
The first lighthouse built in the USA was in Boston, MA in 1716
The Snickers chocolate bar was invented in 1930
When Nylons first went on sale in the United States in 1940, four million pairs were sold in only a few days
On average, a man spends about five months of his life shaving
Oprah Winfrey was the first black woman to anchor a newscast in Nashville at WTVF-TV
Ever year, Americans spend close to $25 billion on beer
In 1888, an Egyptian peasant discovered an estimated three hundred thousand mummified cats in Beni Hassan, Egypt. Of the cats that were not stolen once, the find was made public, the remaining mummified cats were shipped to Great Britain to be used as agricultural fertilizer
The smallest stamp in the world was issued in 1863 by the Columbian state of Bolivar and measured 9.5 x 8mm
There are over 1,800 known species of fleas
Ivory soap slogan "99-44/100% Pure" was cleverly invented by Harley Proctor who with the help of chemists determined that Ivory soap was only 56/100 pure. Proctor simply subtracted 56 from 100 and came up with "99-44/100% Pure"
The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA
Polar bears are left-handed
Brain damage will only occur if a fever goes above 107.6 degrees farenheit
It requires 63 feet of wire to make a Slinky toy
A female ferret can die if she goes into heat and cannot find a mate
Casey Kasem is the voice of Shaggy on the cartoon show "Scooby-Doo." Casey Kasem, being a strict vegetarian, also requested that Shaggy follow the same diet on the show
In the U.S., the milk production per dairy cow is approximately 12,000 pounds
In America, 38% of doctors are Indians
There are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day
People with allergies can lower allergy reactions by laughing
Some farmers in Japan have learned to grow their watermelons into a square shape. They did this to conserve shelf space
The heaviest United States President was William Howard Taft who weighed 332 pounds
Tasmania is said to have the cleanest air in the world
Studies show that divorced women have more trouble starting new relationships than divorced men
Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ?
An individual coral animal is called a polyp
There are dolphins that live in the Amazon River that are the colour pink
Navel oranges got their name because the bottom of this type of orange resembles a belly button or navel
Tohru Iwatani, the inventor of the video game Pac-Man, came up with the idea when he saw a pizza with a slice missing at a dinner party
One tree can filter up to sixty pounds of pollutants from the air each year.
In America, one out of every two marriages ends up in divorce
A chance of a woman having twins is increased after the age of 35. About 1 in 27 women will give birth to twins after this age. After 50 the chances of having twins is 1 in 9
The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight, and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated
The Hollywood sign was first erected in 1923. It was first erected as "Hollywoodland."
During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles
The first commercial chewing gum was sold in 1848 by John B. Curtis, who also made the gum. He called the gum "State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum."
Touching and stroking a plant will aid in it growing healthy
Average age of top GM executives in 1994: 49.8 years. Average age ofthe Rolling Stones: 50.6.
Business.com is currently the most expensive domain name sold for $7.5 million
31% of employees skip lunch entirely
Olive oil can help in lowering cholesterol levels and decreasing the risk of heart complications
Ho-Ho-Kus, a small town in New Jersey, is the only town in the United States of America that has two dashes in its name
Romans, in the third century, believed that the lemon was an antidote for all poisons
During the Easter season, 600 million Marshmallow Peeps are bought my Americans. The Marshmallow Peep is the most popular Easter candy besides chocolate
In the Great Fire of London in 1666, only six people were killed
During World War II, the 2nd Polish Corps had a brown bear named Wojtek, who helped move boxes of ammunition during the battle of Monte Cassino
In the United States, every year about 15 people die from dog bites
Sheep can survive for up to two weeks buried in snow drifts.Click Here For More Details
The Crayola colour flesh was changed to peach in 1962 because of the fact that people have many different skin colours
"Kemo Sabe" means "soggy shrub" in Navajo
7 out of 10 people believe in life after death
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them would burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
The largest coral reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef located in Australia. The reef is approximately 2023 kilometers long
On a bottle of brandy VSOP stand for "Very Special Old Pale."
The word "dexterity", to do with skill is related to the right hand. The opposite of the word "deter" is "sinister", to do with evil, it is related to the left hand
Male sea horses are the ones that get impregnated rather than the females. Males have a pouch on their belly that provides incubation for the female?s eggs and they can have up to 1500 babies at one time
NASA scientists have concluded that the state of California is moving north and will collide with the state of Alaska in roughly 150 million years
The best selling chocolate syrup in the world is Hershey
The word Karate means, "empty hand."
There are some types of chocolates that are actually good for the arteries and heart
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair
The speed at which honey bees fly is at 15 miles per hour
The average life expectancy of an ant is about 90 days
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns
In France, it is illegal for a person to kiss another on railways
The appliance that uses the most use of water in the home is the toilet
The first movie to ever cost $100 million to make is Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991
Adolf Hitler wanted to be an architect, but he failed the entrance exam at the architectural school in Vienna
In the first century, people used to drink goats milk to sweeten their breath
The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker
In the United States, ice cream is sold the most on a Sunday
Over the course of one year, a coffee tree only produces about 1.5 pounds of coffee
The substance that gives red wine and dark beer its color is said to have a positive effects on cholesterol and blood pressure
Tripolini pasta was named for the Italian conquest of Tripoli in Libya
The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish
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