1. Every eleven minutes in the U.S., a woman dies of breast cancer
2. Mr. Butts invented the game SCRABBLE. The game was originally called “Criss Cross Words.”
3. Actress Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Oscar nominated actress, with a record of 13 nominations
4. In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper
5. Enamel is hardest substance in the human body
6. A leech has 32 brains
7. Thomas Edison designed a helicopter that would work with gunpowder. It ended up blowing up and also blew up his factory.
8. In the late 1800’s, washing machines and butter churners were sometimes powered by dogs walking on treadmills.
9. In China, people eat a bar of chocolate for every 1,000 chocolate bars eaten by the British
10. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors
11. Clarence Crane the inventor of “Crane’s Peppermint Life Savers” sold his rights to the popular candy for less than three thousand dollars.
12. Namco, who are the manufacturers of Pac Man the video game, has estimated that the original arcade game has been played over 10 billion times by individuals
13. In Ivrea, Italy, thousands of citizens celebrate the beginning of Lent by throwing oranges at one another
14. The sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in the grooves of their hair
15. In the world, the United States and France have the most pet dogs. Approximately one out of every three families has a pet dog. Switzerland and Germany are the lowest only having one dog per every ten families
16. There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females
17. Armadillos breed in July, but get pregnant in November after delaying implantation. This allows the young to be born during the spring when there is an abundance of food
18. Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes
19. The Nobel Peace prize was first awarded in 1901 to Jean Henry Dunant, who was the founder of the Swiss Red Cross
20. In August 1999, Lori Lynn Lomeli set a record by spinning 82 Hula Hoops at the same time for three full revolutions
21. The wheelbarrow was invented by the Chinese.
22. The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones
23. Over 20 million BluBlocker sunglasses have been sold since its debut in 1986. They now come in over 100 different styles
24. Crabs have very small hairs on their claws and other parts of their body to help detect water currents and vibrations
25. In 1962, the first Wal-Mart opened up in Rogers, Arkansas
26. Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste
27. Vampire bat saliva has been responsible for many advances in research into stroke recovery
28. During the making of the the movie “Fight Club,” actor Brad Pitt chipped his tooth. However, he did not get his tooth capped until after the movie was done filming as he thought it would look better chipped for his character
29. Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted peoplewithout killing them used to burn their houses down - hence theexpression “toget fired.”
30. In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose
31. The word “checkmate” in chess comes from the Persian phrase “Shah-Mat,” which means the king is dead
32. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee
33. A common drink for Tibetans is Butter Tea which is made out of butter, salt, and brick tea
34. Bourbon was first made by a Baptist minsister from Bourbon County in Kentucky in 1789. That is where it got its name
35. The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites
36. McDonald restaurants serve food and drink to an amazing 43 million customers on a daily basis
37. The game Monopoly was once very popular in Cuba; however, Fidel Castro ordered that all games be destroyed
38. Nearly half of all Americans suffer from symptoms of burnout
39. During the era of Louis XIV, women used lemons to redden their lips
40. 70% of the poor people in the world are female
41. The thickness of the Arctic ice sheet is on average 10 feet. There are some areas that are thick as 65 feet
42. The adult human body requires about 88 pounds of oxygen daily
43. The biggest pumpkin the world weighs 1,337.6 pounds
44. The highest consumption of Pizza occurs during Super Bowl week
45. During World War II, condoms were used to cover rifle barrels from being damaged by salt water as the soldiers swam to shore
46. Approximately 55% of movies released are Rated R
47. The Roman emperor Domitian took great pleasure in being secluded in his room for hours and catching flies and stabbing them with pens
48. Tarantulas can live up to 30 years
49. On average redheads have 90,000 hairs. People with black hair have about 110,000 hairs
50. More than half the time spent in United States courts is cases that involve automobiles
51. One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons
52. The smoke that is produced by a fire kills more people than a burn does because of carbon monoxide and other dangerous gases
53. The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does not grow branches until it is 75 years old.
54. In Belgium, 172,000 tons of chocolate are produced in a year
55. The word Nike comes from Greek Mythology. Nike is the goddess of victory and was often depicted as a small winged figure whom the goddess Athene carried
56. The biggest bug in the world is the Goliath Beetle which can weigh up to 3.5 ounces and be 4.5 inches long
57. Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth can waste four gallons of water in a minute
58. Steve Fletcher holds the record for the largest gum wrapper collection. His collection has 5300 gum wrappers from all across the world
59. There was once a country called Prussia. After World War II, it was divided among Poland, Germany, and the USSR
60. The word Spain means “the land of rabbits.”
61. In 1936, the first practical helicopter was invented. It was the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61.
62. The word tulip comes from the Turkish word for turban
63. Psychokinesis refers to the ability of moving objects through psychic power
64. The fat that comes from sheep, which is called tallow, can also be used to produce soap and candles
65. In Britain, one out of every four potatoes is eaten in the form of french fries
66. In the movie Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock, chocolate syrup was used for blood in the shower scene
67. The movie “Chicken Run” made in 2,000 had the most plasticine used in an animated movie. They used 2,380 kg of plasticine for the movie
68. During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles
69. The titan arum flower is the largest flower in the world and gives off a horrible odor that smells like rotting flesh when it blooms
70. Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of snot
71. When the only queen ant dies, so does the entire colony, because no new workers are born
72. The Dutch people are known to be the tallest people in Europe
73. The average American kid will eat approximately 1.500 peanut butter sandwiches by high school graduation
74. Goats do not have upper front teeth
75. It has been suggested that shepherds are responsible for inventing the game golf. It is said that they used to use their staffs to hit the stones
76. There are about 6,800 languages in the world
77. Studies have shown that by putting on slow background music it can make a person eat food at a slower rate
78. By walking an extra 20 minutes every day, an average person will burn off seven pounds of body fat in an year
79. Ironically, when doctors in Los Angeles, California went on strike in 1976, the daily number of deaths in the city dropped 18%
80. Octopus and squid are thought to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates
81. On average, a beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.
82. The name of the first menthol cigarette in the United States was “Spud.”

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