1. The largest stamp was issued by China and measured 210 x 65 mm
2. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle
3. It’s possible to lead a cow upstairs…but not downstairs.
4. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases
5. The best selling Crayola crayon box is the set of 24 crayons
6. People that smoke have 10 times as many wrinkles as a person that does not smoke
7. Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark. (Hence, the light bulb?)
8. The name of the character that is behind bars in the Monopoly board game is Jake the Jailbird
9. In Colorado, there are about 83,000 dairy cows
10. Just by recycling one aluminum can, enough energy would be saved to have a TV run for three hours.
11. The first telephone call from the White House was from Rutherford Hayes to Alexander Graham Bell
12. Turtles can breathe through their butts
13. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit
14. The name Wendy was made up for the book “Peter Pan.”
15. A glockenspiel is a musical instrument that is like a xylophone. It has a series of metal bars and is played with two hammers
16. Teenage suicide is the second cause of death in the state of Wisconsin
17. Diamonds were first discovered in the riverbeds of the Golconda region of India over 4,000 years ago.
18. French artist, Michel Vienkot, uses cow dung as paint when he creates his pictures
19. Canada is an Indian word meaning “village” or “settlement.”
20. There are 122 pebbles per square inch on a Spalding basketball
21. The seventeenth president of the United States, Andrew Johnson did not know how to read until he was 17 years old
22. The fastest growing tissue in the human body is hair
23. Bhutan issued a stamp in 1973 that looked like a record and actually would play the Bhutanese national anthem if placed on a record player
24. Asparagus comes in three colors: green, white and purple
25. Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, JohnHancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, butthe last signature wasn’t added until 5 years later.
26. A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
27. Pancakes are served for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Australia
28. A lion feeds once every three to four days
29. A honey bee has four wings
30. Chedder cheese is the best selling cheese in the USA
31. In the movie “The Matrix Reloaded” a 17 minute battle scene cost over $40 million to produce
32. According to research, Los Angeles highways are so congested that the average commuter sits in traffic for 82 hours a year
33. Over one million Pet Rocks were sold in 1975, makine Gary Dahl, of Los Gatos, California, a millionaire. He got the idea while joking with friends about his pet that was easy to take care of, which was a rock
34. First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer
35. Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster
36. The head of a jellyfish is called the “Bell.”
37. The game Monopoly has been played by approximately 500 million people in the world, and the game is available in 26 languages
38. The dragonfly has not changed over the last 300 million years
39. In 1983, a Japanese artist, Tadahiko Ogawa, made a copy of the Mona Lisa completely out of ordinary toast
40. Average number of days a West German goes without washing his underwear: 7
41. Cotton crops can be sprayed up to 40 times a year making it the most chemical-intensive crop in the world
42. The “Star Spangled Banner” did not become a national anthem until 1931. It was designated by an Act of Congress
43. Every year in the U.S., there are 178,000 new cases of lung cancer
44. On average, the American household consumes six pounds of peanut butter annually
45. A housefly can only ingest liquid material. They regurgitate their food to liquify the food that they are going to eat
46. Bugs Bunny was originally called “Happy Rabbit.”
47. In 1685, New France used playing cards as currency because of the shortage of coins
48. Sharks have upper and lower eyelids, but they do not blink
49. The size of a red blood cell is 708 microns. This is equivalent to one millionth of a meter
50. In 1657, the first chocolate house was opened in London, England. The cost of chocolate was about 13 shillings per pound and was a drink that only the elite enjoyed
51. In the movie “Gandhi” 300,000 extras appeared in the funeral scene. Of the 300,000, approximately 100,000 received a small fee, and the other 200,000 did it for free
52. O.J. Simpson had a severe case of rickets and wore leg braces when he was a child
53. The majority of cats do not have any eyelashes
54. Reindeer like to eat bananas
55. A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal in relation to its size
56. The hottest chili in the world is the Tezpur chili pepper
57. Over half the textile fibers that are used in the world are cotton
58. You can send a postcard from Hell. There is a small town located in the Cayman Islands called “Hell.” They even have a post office
59. The property (ID, Facts) VALUES on the Monopoly game board are the same today as they were in 1935
60. The song “Happy Birthday” brings in about $2 million in licensing revenue to Warner Communications who hold the copyright to the song
61. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world’snuclear weapons combined.
62. Ed Cox from San Francisco invented the pot scrubbing S.O.S. pads in 1917. His wife came up with the name, which stands for “Save Our Saucepans.”
63. The name Wendy was made up for the book “Peter Pan.”
64. Another word for hiccups is “singultus.”
65. Better wine can be produced by the soil being of poor quality. This is because the vines have to “work” harder
66. A white tiger can only be born when both parents carry the gene for white colouring
67. Lipogram refers to writing that does not have certain letter or letters
68. In October 1986, Pepsi paid close to $840 million to Nabisco for the Kentucky Fried Chicken empire
69. Edinburgh has more booksellers per head of population than any other city in Britain
70. The most common rock on Earth is basalt
71. The papaya tree is known as “the medicinal tree” in some cultures because it?s seeds and leaves have been used as ingredients in different medicines
72. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear
73. In one gram of soil, about ten million bacteria live in it
74. When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone back in 1876, only six phones were sold in the first month.
75. Americans eat approximately 20 pounds of pasta per person each year
76. Dolphins sleep with one eye open
77. Minnows have teeth located on a bone in their throat
78. The 20th president of the United States James Garfield could write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other at the same time
79. Japan uses the most energy per year than any other country.
80. Over 436,000 U.S. Troops were exposed to depleted uranium during the first Gulf war
81. Approximately two gallons of water are used to brush your teeth
82. Two-thirds of Canadians live in Quebec and Ontario
83. The first television show to show any portion of a toilet was on “Leave it to Beaver.” After fighting for ten weeks to show the toilet, CBS would only allow the producers to show the toilet tank, and not the whole toilet
84. Texas is the only state that is allowed to fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag
85. German immigrant, Louis Prang was the first to bring Christmas cards to America
86. In total, Americans eat more than 45 billion sandwiches each year, while sales of custom-made sandwiches are rising 15 percent per year
87. Ninety percent of the population has an innie belly button
88. The fear of Halloween is called Samhainophobia
89. In France, the Big Dipper is called the “casserole.”
90. The first African-American to receive a Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph J. Bunche in 1950
91. Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time
92. Of all the golfers in Canada, 71.4% golfers are male, 28.6% are female
93. Research indicates that babies who suck on pacifiers are more prone to ear aches
94. In 1917, Margaret Sanger was jailed for one month for establishing the first birth control clinic
95. Iguanas can recognize their human handlers and greet them differently, compared with strangers
96. Being lactose intolerant can cause chronic flatulence
97. Some of the titles that were considered for the hit T.V. show “Friends” were Six Of One, Across the Hall, and Insomnia Cafe
98. The only bone fully grown at birth is located in the ear
99. The incidents of immune system diseases has increased over 200% in the last five years
100. “dous”:tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
101. Bananas contain a natural chemical which can make a person happy. This same chemical is found in Prozac
102. The only desert in Canada is located in Osoyoos, British Columbia
103. The city of Seoul has been the capital city of Korea for more than 600 years
104. Romans used to believe that walnuts could cure head ailments during the Renaissance, since their shape was similar to that of a brain
105. There are coffee flavored PEZ
106. Half of the 42 U.S. Presidents are of Irish descent
107. The General Lee cars used in the popular show The Dukes of Hazards were 1969 Dodge Chargers
108. The word “limelight” that is used in theatre to refer to the performers on the stage originated because before electricity was available lime was burned in a lamp, which created a white light that was directed at the performers
109. Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time
110. In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket
111. In 1988, the largest ice cream sundae in history was made. It was made in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and weighed in at over 24 tons
112. Sports Illustrated has the largest sports magazine circulation
113. There are some hospitals in Shanghai that have issued a rule that a nurse must wear lipstick while on duty
114. Thirteen percent of the human population reside in deserts
115. There are more chickens than people in the world
116. In 1958, the Crayola crayon color “Prussian Blue” was changed to “Midnight Blue” by the request of teachers as kids could not relate to Prussian history
117. Americans on average use about 580 pounds of paper per year per person
118. Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour
119. Annually, fires that occur at home kill more Americans than all natural disasters combined
120. The only sound Seahorses make is a small clicking or popping sound during feeding or courtship
121. The Baltimore Orioles opened the 1988 baseball season by losing the first 21 games and 107 altogether for the entire season
122. Border collies are the most intelligent breed of dog
123. Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920
124. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar
125. Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine when it was initially introduced
126. All the Krispy Kreme donut stores collectively could make a doughnut stack as high as the Empire State Building in only 2 minutes
127. Pepsi originally contained pepsin, (the same stuff in pepcid AC) thus the name
128. The first letter Vanna White ever turned on the game show Wheel of Fortune was the letter “T.”
129. Harley Proctor got the idea to name the soap “Ivory” while he was listening to a bible reading at a church in 1879
130. The average American drinks 400 glasses of milk in a year
131. Canada beat Denmark 47-0 at the 1949 world hockey championships. new
132. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
133. Each Jelly Belly jelly belly bean has 4 calories
134. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is “screeched.”
135. Only 55 percent of all Americans know that the sun is a star
136. Kissing can aid in reducing tooth decay. This is because the extra saliva helps in keeping the mouth clean
137. There is a place called Hell, Michigan. It is about 50 miles from Detroit, Michigan
138. In 1929, the Coca-Cola slogan was “The Pause That Refreshes.”
139. Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
140. Since the United Nations was founded in 1945, there have been 140 wars
141. Goat meat contains up to 45 percent less saturated fat than chicken meat
142. Chef Boyardee is actually a real person. His real name is Hector Boiardi and he was born in northern Italy in 1898
143. Bill Bowerman, the co-founder of the shoe company Nike, got his first shoe idea after staring at a waffle iron. This gave him the idea of using squared spikes to make the shoes lighter
144. In 1989, the space shuttle Discovery carried 32 fertilized chicken eggs into orbit
145. The most recycled product in the world is the automobile.
146. Before the 17th century, carrots used to be the colour purple
147. William Taft who was the U.S. president between 1909-1913 once got stuck in the White House bathtub
148. If all the Oreo cookies ever sold were stacked on top of one another, they would be as high as 13.3 million Sears Towers
149. Ancient Egyptians kissed with their noses instead of with their lips
150. Krispy Kreme make five million doughnut a day
151. The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross
152. There were no red colored M&Ms from 1976 to 1987
153. In 1681, the last dodo bird died
154. There are over 600 different pasta shapes
155. Some people start to sneeze if they are exposed to sunlight or have a light shined into their eye
156. In 1989, twenty-three people were hired in Jacksonville Florida just to flush toilets so the pipes would not freeze
157. Lake Baikal is the oldest freshwater lake on Earth, having formed between 20 and 25 million years ago
158. From 1939 to 1942, there was a undersea post office in the Bahamas
159. An owl has three eyelids
160. Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie
161. Atlantic salmon can jump as high as 4.5 meters out of the water
162. Although the outsides of a bone are hard, they are generally light and soft inside. They are about 75% water
163. Each nostril of a human being register smell in a different way. Smells that are made from the right nostril are more pleasant than the left. However, smells can be detected more accurately when made by the left nostril
164. Children who are breast fed tend to have an IQ seven points higher than children who are not
165. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king fromhistory. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts -Charlemagne;and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
166. There are no ants in Iceland, Antarctica and Greenland
167. In the United States, approximately 135 million cars travel every day on the streets, roads, and interstates.
168. A salmon with two mouths, two sets of teeth and two tongues was caught by Bob Bateman of Canada
169. There is a “cemetery town” in California named Colma. Concerns about the public health, crime, and the need for space forced the city of San Francisco to outlaw burials in 1902. The city of Colma, which is five miles south of San Francisco, was established to bury the dead. The ratio of dead to living people is 750 to 1
170. Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors
171. In Belgium, there is a museum that is just for strawberries
172. The most reproduced image in the world is Mickey Mouse, which can be found on over 7,500 different items
173. On average a person passes gas 14 times a day
174. Vasaloppet, which is located in Sweden is the oldest, longest, and the biggest cross-country ski race in the world. Every year, 14,000 people compete in the race
175. The clown fish has the ability to change its sex. If a breeding female dies, the male fish will change its sex and mate with another male
176. Bats sleep during the day and feed at night. The place that bats sleep in is called the “roost.”
177. The puma and the leopard are the highest jumping mammals. They are able to reach a height of 16.5 feet
178. The chances of getting a cavity is higher if candy is eaten slowly throughout the day compared to eating it all at once and then brushing your teeth
179. The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building
180. On average, a car driver will swear or blashpheme 32,025 times in their lifetime while driving
181. The average ear grows 0.01 inches in length every year
182. The first penny candy to be wrapped in America was the Tootsie Roll in 1896
183. Buckingham Palace has over six hundred rooms
184. Male owls weigh less and are smaller than female owls
185. Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego
186. The city of Las Vegas has the most hotel rooms in the world
187. Cows drink anywhere from 25-50 gallons of water each day
188. In the United Kingdom, three million people play bingo every year
189. Humans are the only primates that don’t have pigment in the palms oftheir hands.
190. Every square inch of the human body has about 19,000,000 skin cells
191. In 1994, 7-Eleven coined the term “brain freeze.” The word was developed to explain the feeling people get when drinking a Slurpee.
192. A swordfish can live as long as 25 years and weigh up to 1,200 pounds
193. Due to eating habits in the USA, one in three children born in the year 2000 have a chance of getting type II diabetes
194. The world’s termites outweigh the world’s humans 10 to 1.
195. Each honeycomb in Honeycomb cereal has seven holes
196. The Nile river is 6,690 kilometers long
197. By law, information collected in a U.S. census must remain confidential for seventy-two years
198. Eighty percent of 10 year old girls in the USA go on a diet
199. 97% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine
200. The name “Grey Poupon” used for mustard comes from two people: Maurice Grey and Auguste Poupon. Grey was the inventor of a machine that mass produced fine textured mustard, and Poupon was an already established maker of mustard. In 1886 the Grey-Poupon firm was formed
201. The Faberge, “Winter Egg” was sold in 1994 for $5.6 million. This is the most expensive decorative egg that has ever been sold
202. The name “Tonka” trucks was named after Lake Minnetonka located in Minnesota. Tonka means “great” in Sioux
203. 18% of an Americans income is spent on transportation
204. Feb 1865 and Feb 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon
205. Turkeys have a wingspan of approximately 4.5 feet
206. The first music video ever played on MTV Europe was by Dire Straits, “Money For Nothing.”
207. Arnold Palmer was the first player to win $1 million on the PGA Tour
208. Three years after a person quits smoking, there chance of having a heart attack is the same as someone who has never smoked before
209. In a year, the average Americans eats approximately 18 pounds of Turkey
210. The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922
211. Squids move through the ocean using a jet of water forced out of the body by a siphon
212. Back in 1796, dimes were called dismes
213. Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers
214. The average human has about 20 square feet of skin weighing about 6 pounds
215. Mass murderer Charles Manson recorded an album titled “Lie.”
216. On average, each American consumes approximately two hundred and sixty pounds of meat in a year
217. The term “The Big Apple” was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930s who used the slang expression “apple” for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple
218. An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged. They all taste sweet
219. The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
220. Decaffeinated coffee is not 100% caffeine free. When coffee is being decaffeinated, 2% of the caffeine still remains in it
221. Sales of antacids increase by as much as 20% the day after the Superbowl
222. Automobile building is the largest manufacturing industry in the world.
223. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes
224. Polar bears can eat as much as ten percent of their body weight in less than one hour
225. Marlboro was the first cigarette company to market a cigarette that had a red filter called “beauty tip.” This was done to hide the lipstick marks left on the filter from women smokers
226. In Japan, the number four is considered to be unlucky because the Japanese word for four sounds very similar to the word death
227. The life expectancy of a $100 bill is nine years
228. The words moron, imbecile, and idiot are not interchangable. The one with the highest level of intelligence is a moron, followed, by an imbecile, and then idiot
229. Anise is the scent on the artificial rabbit that is used in greyhound races
230. The first known American novelist to hand in a manuscript that was typed was Mark Twain. His typewriter was a Remington No.1, which was invented by Christopher Sholes and Carlos Glidden.
231. The city of Nottingham in England was the first city to have Braille signs (signs for the blind) in its shopping malls for the blind
232. The only woman that has appeared on a U.S. paper currency is Martha Washington
233. The name of the Taco Bell dog is Gidget
234. Each year approximately half of billions dollars is spent on bubble gum by the kids in North America
235. Hair and fingernails are made from the same substance, keratin
236. The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night
237. The number one cause of blindness in adults in the United States is diabetes
238. India has a Bill of Rights for cows
239. A drink used to be made by the Aztecs for the gods which had the ingredients of ground cocoa mixed in with spices and corn
240. In America, the most common mental illness is Anxiety Disorders
241. The stage were the television sitcom “Friends” is shot on is said to be haunted
242. Gases that build up in your large intestine cause flatulence. It usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes for these gases to pass through your system
243. The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet
244. Whooping cranes are born with blue eyes that change to bright gold by the time they six months old
245. Belize is the only country in the world with a jaguar preserve
246. Tomatos were once referred to as “love apples.” This is because their was a superstition that people would fall in love by eating them
247. The American Kestrel hawk weighs only four ounces
248. A 27 year old heir to a sausage empire was handed a ticket for 116,000 pounds for driving at 80 km/hr in a 40 km/hr zone. This is because the speeding tickets in Finland are based on how much money a person makes
249. In China, pancakes are generally served as side dishes. They are stuffed with meat, bean sprouts, and other vegetables
250. 93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women

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