1. Elizabeth Taylor has appeared on the cover of Life magazine more than anyone else
2. The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long
3. The word “toy” comes from an old English word that means “tool.”
4. Smokers are twice as likely to develop lower back pain than non-smokers
5. Humans are born with 300 bones in their body, however when a person reaches adulthood they only have 206 bones. This occurs because many of them join together to make a single bone
6. The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for producing “melanin” which gives the hair colour
7. In 1960 there were 16,067 gambling slots in Nevada. By 1999, this number rose to 205,726 slots which would be one slot for every 10 people residing there
8. It takes the Hubble telescope about 97 minutes to complete an orbit of the Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivilent amount of energy as 30 household light bulbs to complete an orbit.
9. The two factories of the Jelly Belly Candy Company produces approximately 100,000 pounds of jelly beans a day. this amounts to about 1,250,000 jelly beans an hour
10. Pucks hit by hockey sticks have reached speeds of up to 150 miles per hour
11. The “naked recreation and travel” industry has grown by 233% in the past decade
12. The Planters Peanut Company mascot, Mr. Peanut, was created during a contest for schoolchildren in 1916
13. Most lipstick contains fish scales
14. The sentence “the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter in the english language
15. The expression cooked “al dente” means “to the tooth.” What this means is that the pasta should be somewhat firm, and offer some resistance to the tooth, but should also be tender
16. Of married couples, 70% of men and 60% of women have cheated on their spouse
17. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
18. More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes
19. The first couple to be shown on a sitcom sleeping in the same bed was “Mary Kay and Johnny.”
20. Asthma affects one in fifteen children under the age of eighteen
21. A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine
22. Throughout the South, peanuts were known as “Monkey Nuts,” and “Goober peas,” before the civil war
23. Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell
24. In 1810, Peter Durand invented the tin can for preserving food
25. The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth is called Arachibutyrophobia
26. Men in their early twenties shave an average of four times a week
27. Colour is not an indicator for the taste or ripeness in cranberries
28. Each year there are approximately 20 billion coconuts produced worldwide
29. A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs
30. Not all polar bears hibernate; only pregnant females polar bears do
31. There is a restaurant in Stockholm that only offers all-garlic products. They even have a garlic cheesecake
32. Serving ice cream on cherry pie was once illegal in Kansas
33. Superman The Escape rollercoaster, located in California at Six Flags Magic Mountain, goes from 0 to 100 miles per hour in only 7 seconds
34. Five thousandths of a millimeter is the tolerance of accuracy at the LEGO mould factories
35. 2.5 cans of Spam are consumed every second in the United States
36. In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg. updated
37. A meteor has only destroyed one satellite, which was the European Space Agency’s Olympus in 1993.
38. The Koala bear is not really a bear, but is really related to the kangaroo and the wombat.
39. One gallon of pure maple syrup weighs 11 pounds
40. Instead of a Birthday Cake, many Russian children are given a Birthday Pie
41. The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people
42. The word “comet” comes from the Greek word “kometes” meaning long hair and referring to the tail
43. The average price for a major league baseball game in 2004 is $19.82
44. The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a couple of days if it is cut in half
45. The deepest mine in the world is the East Rand mine, which goes to a depth of about 3,585 metres
46. Native Indians have been known to paint their doors blue, which they believe keeps the bad spirits out
47. Before air conditioning was invented, white cotton slipcovers were put on furniture to keep the air cool.
48. It would take about fourteen and half million notes of currency to build a mile high stack
49. Chinese Crested dogs can get acne
50. It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States
51. Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command “go hang yourself.”
52. The cross bow was invented by the Chinese and records of its usage goes back to as far as the Three Kingdom Period (220 a.d.-280 a.d.).
53. It is estimated that by the end of 2000, there has been 142,600 tonnes of gold mined in the world
54. One-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples
55. The Flintstones cartoon was the first thirty-minute cartoon to be aired during prime time
56. The abbreviation Xmas for the word Christmas is of Greek origin. Since the word for Christ in the Greek language is Xristos, which starts with the letter “X,” they started putting the X in place of Christ and came up with the short form for the word Christmas
57. Dipsomania refers to an insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages
58. China has more English speakers than the United States
59. Pitcher Darold Knowles once pitched all seven games of one World Series
60. In a day, kids in the U.S. that are between the ages of 2 - 8 spend 28 minutes of their time coloring
61. The Ancient Greek women made a type of cheek blush by painting their cheeks with herbal pastes which was made out of crushed berries and seeds
62. Herbert Hoover, who was the 31st president of the United Stated, turned over all the Federal salary checks he received to charity during the 47 years he was in government
63. Macadamia nuts are not sold in their shells because it takes 300 pounds per square inch of pressure to break the shell
64. Japan has approximately 200 volcanoes and is home to 10% of the active volcanoes in the world
65. Before 1928, yo-yos used to be called bandalores in the United States
66. The only South East Asian country that has never been colonized by a Western Power is Thailand
67. In 1631, two London bible printers accidentally left the word “not” out of the seventh commandment, which then read, “Thou shalt commit adultery.” This legendary book is now known as the “Wicked Bible.”
68. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar an England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes
69. Irish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live about 7-8 years
70. When Queen Elizabeth I of England died she owned over 3,000 gowns
71. Female alligators lay about 40 eggs that hatch in 60 - 70 days
72. The nickname for a Japanese businessmen is “Salarymen.”
73. Emus cannot walk backwards
74. The external tank on space shuttles is not painted. It is the only part of the shuttle that is lost after launch, so it is not necessary to worry about metal corrosion.
75. The most popular Twizzler candy flavor is strawberry
76. Thirty percent of all bingo players are under the age of 35
77. Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do
78. The famous Casanova (Giacomo Casanova) was a librarian for many years before he died
79. The only species of turtle that lives in the open ocean is the sea turtle
80. Toronto was the first city in the world with a computerized traffic signal system
81. Seniors who drink a cup of coffee before a memory test score higher than those who drink a cup of decaffeinated coffee
82. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise
83. Some octopuses have been known to eat their arms off when they are exposed to stressful situations
84. On average, 749 pounds of paper products is used by an American individual annually

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