Rice paper does not have any rice in it

Pageant Models often smear Vaseline on their teeth so their lips won’t stick when smiling.


One punishment for an adulterous wife in medieval France was to make her chase a chicken through town naked.

One of the many Tarzan’s, Karmuela Searlel, was mauled to death on the set by a raging elephant.

More than 40,000 parasites and 250 types of bacteria are exchanged during a typical French kiss.

It is now possible to print human skin with an inkjet printer.

In Albania, nodding your head means ‘no’ and shaking your head means ‘yes’.

Each year, approximately 250,000 American husbands are physically attacked and beaten by their wives.

A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine.

In Venezuela, fuel costs around $0.02

In Arizona, it is illegal to have more then two dildos in one house.

Formicophilia is the fetish for having small insects crawl on your genitals.

Matthew Perry is missing part of his middle finger on his right hand due to a door shutting accident.

Musician Eric Clapton also grew up thinking his mother was his sister

At age 37, Jack Nicholson discovered that the woman he’d always thought his sister was actually his mother.

The volume of the Earth’s moon is close to the amount of the Pacific Ocean

The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons.

Jupiter’s moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury.

The 7-Eleven Extreme Gulp is 50% bigger than the volume of the human stomach.

Watermelons can cost up to $100 in Japan.

If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there’s no air pressure.

Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth’s atmosphere each second.

A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.

About 10% of Jewish households have Christmas Trees

Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.

Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.

Women who read romance novels are reported to make love 74% more often than women who do not read romance novels.

Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers are invented by women.
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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In 1932. Engineer, Harry Jennings, built the first folding, tubular steel wheelchair. The chair was built for a paraplegic friend of Jennings called Herbert Everest. Together they founded Everest & Jennings, a company that monopolized the wheelchair market for many years.
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Otto Frederick Rohwedder is generally credited with inventing the first automatic bread slicer in 1928
There are 366 dimples on a golf ball.
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There are 318,979,564,000 possible ways to play first four moves, per side, in chess.
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Playing cards in India are in round shape.
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Boxing is the only sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the winner until the contest ends.
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The biggest badminton shuttle in the world can be found on the lawns of the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, in Kansas City. It is 48 times larger than the real thing. This shuttle is 18 feet high and weighing 5,000 pounds.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history. Spades - King David, Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne, Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

A snail can sleep for three years.
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All polar bears are left handed.
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Butterflies taste with their feet.
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Ants never sleep.
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Owls cannot move their eyes because their eyeballs tubular in shape.
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A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in length.
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A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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There are 701 types of pure breed dogs.
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Tapeworms range in size from about 0.04 inch to more than 50 feet in length.
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A baby bat is called a pup.
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A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
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German Shepherds (dog) bite humans more than any other breed of dog.
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A female mackerel lays about 500,000 eggs at one time.
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The animal (insect) responsible for the most human deaths world-wide is the mosquito.
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The biggest pig in recorded history was Big Boy of Black Mountain, North Carolina, who was weighed 1,904 pounds in 1939.
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Snakes are immune to their own poison.
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Cats have more than one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
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Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.
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A shrimp’s heart is in their head.
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It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
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Hydra - an aquatic creature is the only living creature that never die. It regenerates, replacing its cells with fresh ones.
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Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.
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In the animal kingdom, the animals that fart the most are the elephants.
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Lions, leopards, tigers, and jaguars are the only species of cats that can roar; but they can’t purr.
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Entomophagy is the scientific name for insect eating. There are more than 1,450 recorded species of edible insects. Many species of insects are lower in fat and higher in protein and have a better food-to-meat ratio than beef, lamb, pork, or chicken.

1. The most deadly fires that occur in the home happen between 6pm and 10pm
2. There are over 200 parts in a typical telephone
3. There is an automobile model called Stutz Bearcat.
4. If you were standing on Mercury, the Sun would appear 2.5 times larger than it appears from Earth
5. The water inside of a coconut is identical to human blood plasma. Many lives in third world countries have been saved from coconut water fed through an IV
6. The least likely day to eat out in the United States is Monday
7. Little Miss Muffet was a girl from the 16th century whose name was really Patience
8. In 1978, the World Water Speed record was made by Ken Warby from Australia. His average speed was 317.6 mph, and his jet-powered hydroplane was 27 feet long called “Spirit of Australia.” Warby built the boat himself in his back yard
9. In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills
10. In a year, an average person uses the toilet 2500 times a year
11. A honey bee has four wings
12. The Bank of America was originally called the Bank of Italy until the founder, Amedeo Giannini, changed the name in 1930
13. Other than London, Liverpool is the most filmed British city, and was used to film more than 140 films in 2002
14. The body of the average baby is 75% water
15. A Chinese Scientist discovered that the Earth is round during the Han Dynasty by measuring the sun and moon’s path in the sky. He recorded this fact down in the imperial records but went unnoticed until it was unearthed recently but Chinese archaeologists.
16. Each year, Americans throw away 25 trillion Styrofoam cups
17. There are more than 2,000 different varieties of cheese in the world
18. On average, Guinness sells 7 million glasses of beer a day
19. An artist from Chicago named Dwight Kalb created a statue of Madonna made out of 180 pounds of ham
20. Reports from owners of cats and dogs indicate that 21% of dogs and 7% of cats snore
21. The scarlet tanager, a songbird native to Illinois, can eat as many as 2,100 gypsy-moth caterpillars in one hour
22. To make one raindrop of water, it takes approximately a million cloud droplets
23. At 120 miles per hour, a Formula One car generates so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel
24. The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone which is located in the ear
25. India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century
26. The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer
27. Some African tribes refer to themselves as “motherhoods” instead of families
28. Between 1902 and 1907, the same tiger killed 434 people in India
29. The word vaccine comes from the Latin word “vacca,” which means cow. This name was chosen beacause the first vaccination was derived from cowpox which was given to a boy
30. James Bond is also known as Mr. Kiss-Kiss-Bang-Bang
31. A snail can crawl across a razor blade without getting injured. This is possible because they excrete a slime that protects them
32. Behram, an Indian thug, holds the record for most murders by a single individual. He strangled 931 people between 1790-1840 with a piece of yellow and white cloth, called a ruhmal. The most murders by a woman are 612, by Countess Erzsebet Bathory of Hungary
33. Approximately 97.35618329% of all statistics are made up
34. The largest spider ever was the Megarachne which had a diameter of 50 cm. The fossil was found in Argentina
35. In Russia, when flowers are given for a romantic occasions, flowers are given in odds numbers as even number of flowers is given at funerals only
36. Next to man, the porpoise is the most intelligent creature on earth
37. The hippopotamus has the capability to remain underwater for as long as twenty-five minutes
38. The Australian box-jellyfish has eight eyes
39. In 1916, an elephant was tried and hung for murder in Erwin, Tennessee
40. A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon
41. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma
42. In the UK, one third of accidental deaths that happen occur in the home
43. After the U.S Civil War, about 33%-50% of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit
44. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined
45. The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters
46. Tycho Brahe, a 16th century astronomer, lost his nose in a duel with one of his students over a mathematical computation. He wore a silver replacement nose for the rest of his life
47. Termites do more damage in the U.S. ever year than all the fires, storms and earthquakes combined. They do an average of $750 million in damage annually
48. Burger King restaurants serve over 400 million ounces of orange juice annually
49. Each year the Pentagon estimates their computer network is hacked about 250,000 times annually
50. The first president to ride in an airplane was Franklin Roosevelt
51. The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the “American Pie.” (Thus the name of the Don McLean song.)
52. A tree in metropolitan area will survive for approximately eight years
53. The only flying saucer launch pad in the world is located in St. Paul, Alberta, Canada
54. The sex of a baby crocodile is determined by the temperature in the nest and how deeply the eggs are buried
55. Polar bears are left handed
56. Food can only be tasted if it is mixed with saliva
57. Walter Hunt patented the safety pin in 1849. He later sold the patent rights for only $400.
58. The coliseum in Rome was used regularly for about 400 years
59. Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day
60. The first formal rules for playing the sport of baseball required the winning team to score 21 runs
61. The University of Plymouth was the first university to offer a degree in surfing
62. Retail sales for soft drinks in the United States in 2001 were more than sixty billion dollars
63. Hens will produce larger eggs as they grow older
64. In Quebec, Canada, an old law states that margarine must be a different colour than butter
65. In the United States, about 33% of land is covered by forests
66. Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
67. Shridhar Chillal from India is known to have the record for the longest fingernails in the world, which were each at least three feet long
68. In 1905, Chapman and Skinner in San Francisco invented the first portable electric vacuum.
69. Minimum wage was 0.25 per hour when it was first enacted in 1938
70. The conjunctiva is a membrane that covers the human eye
71. In 1785, the city of Paris removed bones from cemeteries to ease the overflow of dead people. They took these bones and stacked them in tunnels now known as the Catacombs. You can visit these tunnel attractions and work your way along long corridors, which are stacked with skulls and bones
72. It is estimated that over fifty-four million people died in World War II, which was the bloodiest war in history
73. Arabic numerals were not invented by Arabs, but were invented in India by the Hindus
74. Each year in America there are about 300,000 deaths that can be attributed to obesity
75. The first ever “World Summit on Toilets” was held in Singapore in November 2001
76. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana
77. Researchers have developed odourless socks. The sock fabric is made by attaching molecules that contain chlorine called halamines to textile fibers
78. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the man who designed the Eiffel Tower, also designed the inner structure of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour
79. In the 1985 Boise, Idaho mayoral election, there were four write-in votes for Mr. Potato Head
80. MS-DOS was originally calle QDOS and was bought of the author by Microsoft for a small fee. The rest is history
81. Marilyn Monroe had six toes
82. The Roman emperor Commodus was at one time going to change the name of Rome to Colonia Commodiana
83. The state of Alaska has almost twice as many caribou as people
84. Another way to say “every 9 years” is Novennial
85. In the spring of 1975, a baby in Detroit fell 14 stories and landed on Joseph Figlock, who was walking below. A few years later it happened again. Figlock and both babies survived
86. Close to fifty percent of Internet shoppers spend over five hours a week online
87. Los Angeles is the most polluted city in the USA
88. For people that are lactose intolerant, chocolate aids in helping milk digest easier
89. Using recycled aluminum cans and making news cans out of them saves 75% energy compared to making it from new material.
90. In a year, Americans eat approximately 20 billion pickles
91. Althaiophobia is the fear of marshmallows
92. There are are roughly 100 million single adults living in the USA
93. In the year 2000, there were approximately 11,000 injuries that were treated in a hospital in the U.S. that resulted from fireworks
94. Brazil is the largest producers of oranges in the world
95. 4% of an apples is made up of minerals and vitamins, and over 80% is made up of water
96. From all the oxygen that a human breathes, twenty percent goes to the brain
97. In 1902, the coat hanger was invented Albert Parkhouse who was frustrated at the lack of hooks available to hang up his coat at work. His company thought it was a good idea and patented the invention and unfortunately, Parkhouse never received any money for his idea
98. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes
99. The longest game of Monopoly played underwater is 45 days
100. In WWII, when allied armies reached the Rhine River the first thing men did was pee in it. This was pretty universal from the lowest private to Winston Churchill (who made a big show of it). Gen. Patton had himself photographed in the act
101. Peaches were once known as Persian apples
102. Dustin Phillips of the U.S. has the record for ketchup drinking. He drank a 14-ounce bottle of tomato ketchup through a ? inch straw in 33 seconds on September 23, 1999
103. Ninety-five percent of tropical fish sold in North America originate from Florida
104. The blackberry bush is also called the “bramble.”
105. The city of Tokyo was originally called Edo
106. The sun shrinks five feet every hour
107. There have been 191 coops in Bolivia since it became a sovereign country in 1825
108. During World War II, Kit Kat was unavailable due to milk shortages, so the chocolate bar was made without milk
109. The first TV commercial advertisement was by the Bulova Watch company on July 1, 1941. The watch company paid $9.00 for an announcement that was 10 seconds long
110. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated
111. A common custom in Spain is to eat one grape for each of the last 12 seconds of every year for good luck
112. Bill Gates began programming computers at age 13
113. Tobacco contains over 50 chemicals that can cause cancer
114. Sailors once thought that wearing a gold earring would improve their eyesight
115. The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. The bird is 2.24 inches long
116. A species of earthworm, “Megascolides australis,” in Australia can grow up to fifteen feet in length
117. Hannibal, who was a soldier, had only one eye after getting a disease while attacking Rome
118. The full name of the Titanic ship is R.M.S. Titanic, which stands for Royal Mail Steamship
119. Electronic companies sell five times as many big-screen TVs during Super Bowl Week
120. Everyday approximately 35 meters of hair fibre is produced on the scalp of an adult
121. A U.S. company came out with a toilet night-light that sends out a green warning beacon when the seat is up
122. A little under one quarter of the people in the world are vegetarians
123. There are approximately 1300 species of scorpion but only 25 of them are deadly
124. An egg shell can have up to 17,000 tiny pores on its surface
125. A lifespan of an eyelash is approximately 150 days
126. 66% of home based businesses are owned by women
127. There are approximately 60 muscles in the face
128. In 1924, Kleenex tissues were originally designed as a cold cream remover
129. A women from Berlin Germany has had 3,110 gallstones taken out of her gall bladder
130. Every second, 8000 Coca-Cola Company products are consumed in the world
131. If all the strawberries produced in California annually were put side by side, they would wrap around the Earth fifteen times
132. Devon, England has about 33,000 miles of hedgerows, more hedgerows than any other country
133. “Bookkeeper” is the only word in English language with three consecutive double letters
134. An average home creates more pollution than does the average car
135. Four out of five brides in the U.S. have a job
136. 75-90% of primary physician visits are due to stress
137. The reason why the Canadian Arctic is called the “Land of the Midnight Sun” is because during the summer many communities have light 24 hours of the day. Many people have to cover their windows with tin foil to keep the light out when they sleep
138. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag
139. Teenage cosmetic surgeries nearly doubled in the USA between 1996 and 1998
140. A rocket-like device can be traced back to Ancient Greece when a flying steam-powered pigeon was built out of wood.
141. The Cincinnati Reds are the oldest professional baseball team
142. In 1871, horse cars were introduced. It was simply a car that was pulled over a track by a horse.
143. High Priests in ancient Egypt were the only ones who were allowed to wear garments made from cotton
144. Kellogg?s started selling their most famous product, Corn Flakes, in 1906
145. Chocolate was used as medicine during the 18th century. It was believed that chocolate could cure a stomach ache
146. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has the largest bar per capita than anywhere else in the world
147. The Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world before the construction of the Empire State Building in 1930
148. The first American celebration of St. Patricks Day was at Boston in 1737
149. The name of the popular sports drink Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where it was developed
150. The largest employer in Central Florida is Walt Disney World. There are approximately 50,000 people working there
151. In his youth, United States president George W. Bush used to play for the Midland (Texas) Central Little League. He played the position of the catcher
152. The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia
153. Bobby Carpenter was the first American player to score 50 goals in a season
154. The word, tattoo originated from the Tahitain word “tattau” which means “to mark.”
155. There was no punctuation until the 15th century
156. All babies are color blind when they are born
157. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease caused by ticks
158. There are approximately 9,000 taste buds on the tongue
159. A fetus starts to develop fingerprints at the age of eight weeks
160. The reason why your nose gets runny when you are crying is because the tears from the eyes drain into the nose
161. Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses
162. On October 15, 1794, the first silver dollar coins were released to be circulated to the public
163. In one day, the Tootsie Roll Industry makes over 16 million lollipops
164. In many of the milk ads that are shown, a mix of thinner and white paint is used instead of milk
165. Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream. This was the only vegetable flavoured ice cream produced. However, they discontinued it since they thought it would not sell well
166. In an year, an average person makes 1,140 phone calls
167. The strike note of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is e-flat
168. A Connecticut Toy maker, Herobuilders, sells action figures of President George W. Bush, Islamic militant Osama bin Laden, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, which are all major figures tied to the September 11, 2001 WTC attacks
169. Majority of brides plan their wedding for approximately 7 to 12 months
170. The word assassination was invented by William Shakespeare
171. Benjamin Franklin invented the rocking chair.
172. Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935
173. In the wild, the poinsettia flower can reach a height of 12 feet, and have leaves that are eight inches across.
174. Construction workers hard hats were first invented and used in the building of the Hoover Dam in 1933.
175. A study indicates that smokers are likely to die on average six and a half years earlier than non-smokers
176. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag
177. TYPEWRITER, is one of the longest words that can be made using the letters only one row of the keyboard
178. Bill Gates donated close to $100 million to fight AIDS in India. As a percent of his total wealth, this would be comparable to him donating ten cents if he only had $60
179. In the U.S. there is, on average, three sex change operations per day
180. The American Airlines Sports Center, in Dallas, has most toilets per capita than any other sports and entertainment venue in the USA
181. In 1999, a three headed turtle was discovered by Lin Chi-Fa in his pond in Southern Taiwan
182. Approximately one out of every 55 women from Canada give birth in their car on the way to the hospital or clinic
183. The first United States president to visit China was Richard Nixon
184. The most popular show amongst baby boomers is Star Trek.
185. The first jet engine was invented by Frank Whittleof of England in 1930.
186. In a day, an elephant can drink 80 gallons of water
187. The term “the whole 9 yards” came from WWII fighter pilots in thePacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 calibermachine gunammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into thefuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got “the whole 9yards.”
188. In 1948 and 1950 the oldest ears of popping corn were discovered. They were located in the Bat Cave of west central New Mexico. They ranged in size from smaller than a penny to approximately two inches, and were about 4,000 years old
189. The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross
190. It cost the soft drink industry $100 million a year for thefts committed involving vending machines
191. The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-Star Game
192. Watermelon is considered a good gift to give a host in Japan and China
193. The planet Venus spins opposite to the other planets in the solar system
194. During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times
195. Frog-eating bats identify edible frogs from poisonous ones by listening to the mating calls of male frogs. Frogs counter this by hiding and using short, difficult to locate calls
196. Dieting can cause bad breath since less saliva is produced which leads to dry mouth
197. At lift off, US space shuttles weight about 4.5 million pounds.
198. Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches
199. When an orange is shown in any of the “Godfather” movies, this means that someone is about to die or a close call is to occur.
200. Doctors in Canada use an adhesive similar to Krazy Glue instead of stitches, lowering the possibility of bacterial infection and minimizing scarring
201. Soil that is heated by geysers are now making it possible to produce bananas in Iceland
202. Chameleon is derived from the Greek, meaning “little lion.”
203. The name Aspirin was invented from “A” in acetyl chloride. The “spir” comes from spiraea ulmaria which is the plant that they got the salicylic acid from, and the “in” was used because back then it was popular to end the name of medicines with “in.”
204. About 30% of Canadians rely on getting their water from the ground for their domestic use
205. The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray
206. There is a town in Norway called “Hell”
207. Most heart attacks occur between the hours of 8 and 9 am

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

1. The Canadian holiday Boxing Day got its name from the custom of giving. Servants were given boxes which had money hidden inside them from their employers. The servants would have to break the box into pieces to get the money
2. In proportion, if Jupiter were a basketball, then the sun would be the size of the Louisiana Super Dome
3. The Toronto Maple Leafs used to be called the Toronto Arenas, then the St. Patricks and finally the Maple Leafs
4. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge
5. Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world
6. In 1391, China began producing toliet paper for use by its Emperors
7. In the United States, the most frequent month for a tornado to occur is in May.
8. There are some ice creams that are 75% air
9. In the United States, lightning hits the ground 40 million times a year.
10. A mother hen turns her egg approximately 50 times in a day. This is so the yolk does not stick to the shell
11. The reason why flamingos are pink is because they eat shrimp which have a red pigment
12. Totally Hair Barbie is the best selling Barbie of all time. It sold over ten million units
13. Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years. This is before sharks and dinosaurs
14. Although white wine can be produced from both red and white grapes, red wine can only be created from red grapes
15. Shirley Temple was considered to play the role of Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.”
16. Babies that wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to get a diaper rash than babies wearing a cotton diaper
17. One million cloud droplets are needed to make enough water to produce one raindrop.
18. In the world, the Netherlands has the highest concentration of museums in the world. Just in Amsterdam alone there are 42 museums
19. Amongst pre-schoolers, Caillou is the fastest-ever-growing television show and is seen in close to 97% of U.S. households
20. Rice flour was used to strengthen some of the bricks that make up the Great Wall of China
21. Research has indicated that a tie that is on too tight can increase the risk of glaucoma in men
22. Each year all of the Hostess bakeries combined bake 500 million Twinkies a year. (A twinkie is a sponge cake with a creamy filling.)
23. Charlie Chaplin once lost a contest for a Charlie Chaplin look a like
24. Pluto is the only planet in our solar system that has not been visited by a spacecraft
25. The worlds tallest free fall rollercoaster is The Giant Drop located in Australia. The drops is 120 meters which is equivalent to a 39 storey building
26. Stalks of sugar cane can reach up to 30 feet
27. The markings that are found on dice are called “pips.”
28. Joseph Gayetty is credited for inventing toilet paper in 1857. Unfortunately, his invention failed and did not catch on until ten years later
29. A newly hatched fish is called a “fry.”
30. The music band UB40 got its name from an unemployment form in England
31. The Olympic Flame was introduced in 1928 in Amsterdam
32. The YKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the worlds largest zipper manufacturer
33. Armadillos can be housebroken
34. The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies
35. The material to build the Taj Mahal was brought in from various parts of India by a fleet of 1000 elephants
36. Medical research has found substances in mistletoe that can slow down tumor growth
37. In the USA, 32% of employees eat lunch and work at the same time
38. In Alabama, it is against the law to wear a fake mustache that could cause laughter in the church
39. In the United States, more than 4.2 million couples live together that are not married
40. Bill Gates house was partially designed using a Macintosh computer. new
41. The male howler monkey of Central and South America is the noisiest land animal, which can be heard clearly from a distance of ten miles away
42. Nerve cells can travel as fast as 120 metres per second
43. It is said that grapefruit got its name because it grows like grapes in clusters. One cluster can have up to 25 grapefruits
44. Abdul Kassam Ismael, Grand Vizier of Persia in the tenth century, carried his library with him wherever he went. Four hundred camels carried the 117,000 volumes
45. An average adult produces about half a litre of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen occurrences of flatulence a day
46. Maine is the toothpick capital of the world
47. Peanut butter is an effective way to to remove chewing gum from hair or clothes
48. The longest kiss on record lasted 30 hours and 45 minutes. Dror Orpaz and Carmit Tsubara recorded it on April 5, 1999 at a kissing contest held in Tel Aviv, Israel
49. Polar bears are excellent swimmers. They have been known to swim more than 60 miles without a rest
50. The most expensive perfume in the world is Parfum VI, which was made by Arthur Burnham. A 4 inch bottle which is covered with diamonds and 24-carat gold costs $71,380
51. If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world
52. Cimeti?re du P?re Lachaise located in Paris is the most visited cemetery in the world. The cemetery opened in 1805 and has over one million people buried there, including rock star Jim Morrison
53. In Australia, a dust-devil is called a “willy-willy
54. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is 58.36 metres above the ground
55. Americans write approximately 50 billion checks a year making it the second most frequent payment method used after cash
56. The name “Snickers” for the popular candy bar was named after a horse that the Mars family owned
57. The #1 peanut producing state is Georgia
58. Keeping Warm With an Axe, is the title of a real how-to book. Click Here For More Details
59. An artificial Christmas tree last up to six years in a home
60. Women are four times more likely to have foot problems than men
61. In 1783, the hot air balloon was invented in France.
62. There was an army general during the Liberia Civil War who used to lead his army into battle naked. His nickname was “General Butt Naked.” Joshua Milton Blahyi (his real name) is now an evangelical preacher in Monrovia
63. There are no two zebras who have stripes that are exactly the same
64. The Angel Falls in Venezuela were named after an American pilot, Jimmy Angel, whose plane got stuck on top of the mountain while searching for gold
65. Lake Ontario was originally named Lake St. Louis
66. Actor John Travolta was offered the role of Billy Flynn many times for the movie “Chicago.” Richard Gere ended up playing the role
67. The Canadian province of New Brunswick had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
68. There are more than 2,400 flea species in the world
69. Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration
70. David McConnell started the California Perfume Company (CPC) in 1886. Today the company is known as Avon, which he named after his favorite playwright William Shakespeare, and Stratford on Avon
71. Americans did not commonly use forks until after the Civil War
72. Chicago has the largest cookie factory, where Nabisco made over 4.6 billion “Oreo” cookies in 1997
73. In 1963, Mister Rogers was ordained as a Presbyterian minister
74. There was a post office on the Russian space station Mir. Visiting cosmonauts would use unique postal “markers” to stamp envelopes and other items as having flown aboard the Mir space station
75. In one day, 230 marriage licenses are issued in Las Vegas
76. Every second there are 418 Kit Kat fingers eaten in the world
77. The Great Comet of 1843 had a tail that was over 300 kilometres long.
78. The dumbest dog in the world is the Afghan Hounds
79. There are no blossoms on the branches of a fig tree, instead it is inside the fruit
80. The largest chicken egg ever laid weighed a pound and had a double yolk and shell
81. Billiards used to be so popular at one time that cigarette cards were issued featuring players
82. Chewing gum has rubber as an ingredient
83. An orca whale can hold its breath for up to 15 minutes
84. Alexander the Great was an epileptic
85. Wood frogs can be frozen solid and then thawed, and continue living. They use the glucose in their body to protect their vital organs while they are in a frozen state
86. Canadians eat more Kraft Dinner (Macaroni and Cheese) per capita than any other country in the world
87. In a day, a mature oak tree can draw approximately 50 gallons of water
88. The reason why bubble gum is pink is because the inventor only had pink colouring left. Ever since then, the colour of bubble gum has been predominantly pink
89. Emilio Marco Palma was the first person born in Antarctica in 1978
90. A top freestyle swimmer achieves a speed of only 4 miles per hour. Fish, in contrast, have been clocked at 68 mph
91. Every single hamster in the United States today comes from a single litter captured in Syria in 1930
92. Research on pigs led to the development of CAT scans.
93. The Hundred Years War lasted for 116 years
94. Some dolphins can swim up to 40 kilometers an hour
95. In the last 30 years, only seven people have been killed by a polar bear in Canada
96. The longest U.S. highway is Route 20, which is over 3,365 miles
97. The largest LEGO castle that was ever built was built with 400,000 LEGO bricks and was 4.45 m x 5.22 m
98. In the U.S. there are approximately 65.8 million cats
99. One of the steepest main streets in Canada is located in Saint John, New Brunswick. Over a distance of two blocks the street rises about 80 feet
100. Avery Laser Labels are named after company founder R. Stanton Avery
101. The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado
102. On September 9, 1950 dubbed laughter was used for the first time on television. It was used for the sitcom “The Hank McCune Show.”
103. A violin actually contains 70 separate pieces of wood
104. The human heart can create enough pressure that it could squirt blood at a distance of thirty feet
105. One out of four American households own a cat
106. Queen Lydia Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Islands. She was also the only Queen the United States ever had
107. Every day 2,700 people die of heart disease
108. There are 10 million bacteria at the place where you rest your hands at a desk
109. The quills of a porcupine are soft when they are born
110. An average American child watches approximately 28 hours of television in one week
111. Quality standards for pasta were set in the 13th century by the Pope
112. The A.A. Milne character of Winnie the Pooh made his animated film debut in 1966 in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
113. People have the tendency to chew the food on the side that they most often use their hand
114. Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country
115. The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as isnecessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the ste of Virginia stillhad segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks andwhites.
116. The Lemon shark grows about 24,000 new teeth a year. A new set of teeth grow approximately every 14 days
117. One billion seconds is about 32 years
118. An average American eats approximately 60 hot dogs per year
119. Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation
120. The water displacement product, WD-40, can be found in 80% of American homes
121. Dexter is the smallest type of cow. This cow was bred to be a small size for household living
122. As part of the original design, the names of 72 French scientists and other famous people is imprinted on the sides of the Eiffel tower
123. The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com
124. Thirty to 40 gallons of sugar maple sap must be boiled down to make just one gallon of maple syrup
125. The most frequent season for most suicides to occur is in the spring. The winter months have the lowest number of suicides
126. A seven year old boy was the first person to survive the Horeshoe Falls (Niagara Falls) in just a life jacket
127. The longest punt return for a touchdown was 103 yards
128. The most popular Hot Wheels vehicle sold is the Corvette
129. A giraffe is able to clean its ears with its own tongue
130. The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the middle finger
131. Flu shots only work about 70% of the time
132. People of Salt Lake City eat the most lime-flavoured gelatin Jell-O in the United States
133. In a survey conducted in 2000 by Kimberly-Clark, it was found that men prefer to fold their toilet paper, and women like to wad it
134. On average, a person has two million sweat glands
135. France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Greece, and Australia have always been in the modern Olympics since it began in 1896
136. The longer white infants from low-income families are breast-fed, the less likely they will be overweight as young children, researchers said on Monday
137. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
138. The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts) is one of the few places in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane
139. The most popular treat for Halloween trick-or-treaters are candy bars with Snickers being the most popular
140. Corned beef got its name because this beef was preserved with pellets of salt that were the size of corn kernels, which was also referred to as “corns” of salt
141. The Canandian province of New Brunswick had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839.
142. In 1908, the first machine to make lollipops opened for business in New Haven, Connecticut
143. In 1976, a Los Angeles secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a fifty pound rock. More than twenty people witnessed the ceremony
144. The most diners per capita in the world are located in the U.S. state New Jersey
145. In Denmark, people eat about 36 pounds of candy a year. The highest consumption of candy of any country
146. John Van Wormer invented paper milk cartons after dropping a bottle of milk one morning. The bottle broke spilling the milk everywhere. That annoyance was enough for Van Wormer to come up with the idea.
147. The long fibres that are found in bananas are excellent in making paper. The long fibres that are found in the banana plant can make the banana fibre paper approximately 3000 times stronger than regular paper
148. The state of Tennessee was known as Franklin before 1796
149. Over 90% of poison exposures occur in homes
150. Honolulu, Hawaii boasts the only royal palace in the United States of America
151. Seven asteroids were especially named for the Challenger astronauts who were killed in the 1986 failed launch of the space shuttle
152. Americans consumed more than twenty billion hot dogs in 2000
153. The production of toilet paper in China began in 1391, which was used for the Emperors
154. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yorewhen the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on theground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
155. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
156. It would take approximately twenty-four trees that are on average six to eight inches in diameter to produce one ton of newsprint for the Sunday edition of the New York Times
157. Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum
158. The tuatara lizard of New Zealand has three eyes, two in the center of its head and one on the top of its head
159. The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people
160. The largest number of children born to one woman, who was a Russian peasant is 69
161. In a lifetime, an average driver will release approximately 912 pints of wind inside a car
162. The loss of eyelashes is referred to as madarosis
163. Approximately 75% of human poop is made of water
164. The popular chocolate bar “Three Musketeers” got its name because when it was first introduced in 1932 there were three individual bars. The flavours were strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla
165. Every photograph of the first American atomic bomb detonation was taken by Harold Edgerton
166. Heinz Catsup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles per year
167. In 1864, A Quebec farmer found a frog inside a hailstone
168. Actor Sylvester Stallone once had a job as a lion cage cleaner
169. The first time there was an instance where they had a separate toilet for women and men was in 1739 at a ball in Paris
170. In the marriage ceremony of the Ancient Inca Indians of Peru, the couple was considered officially wed when they took off their sandals and handed them to each other
171. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable
172. Some birds have been know to put ants into their feathers because the ants squirt formic acid, which kills parasites
173. On average, 42,000 balls are used and 650 matches are played at the annual Wimbledon tennis tournament
174. The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer
175. Lachanophobia is the fear of vegetables
176. Lake Baikal, in Siberia, is the deepest lake in the world
177. In the Middle Ages, peacocks and swans were sometimes served at Christmas dinners
178. India has the most post offices in the world
179. Women take three times longer than men when using the toilet
180. In America, approximately 25% of kids aged 6-14 have a magaznie subscription
181. Canada has more donut shops per capita than the United States
182. In 1886, Coca-cola was first served at a pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia for only five cents a glass. A pharmacist named John Pemberton created the formula for Coca-cola
183. 75% of all raisins eaten by people in the United States are eaten at breakfast
184. Whale oil was used in some car transmissions until 1973
185. Flamingos are able to fly at a speed of approximately 55 kilometers an hour. In one night they can travel about 600 km
186. 1 out of every 4 kids in the USA is overweight
187. “Kemo Sabe” means “soggy shrub” in Navajo
188. In 1903, there were originally only eight Crayola crayons in a box and they sold for five cents
189. Men are able to read fine print better than women can
190. On average, 150 couples get married in Las Vegas each day
191. Spiders usually have eight eyes, but still they cannot see that well
192. One ragweed plant can release as many as a million grains of pollen in one day
193. Women hearts beat faster than men
194. The Central African raffia palm is known to have the longest leaves. The leaves can measure up to 82.5 feet long.
195. Due to the shortages of lead and metals during World War II, toothpaste was packaged in plastic tubes and have been ever since
196. It is estimated that 93% of American children will go out trick or treating for Halloween
197. In humans, the epidermal layer of skin, which consists of many layers of skin regenerates every 27 days
198. A group of crows is called a murder
199. Ellen Macarthur, yachtswoman, had a total of 891 naps in 94 days that were each 36 minutes long while on her Vendee Round the Globe yacht race
200. Davao City, located at the Southern state of Philippines, is the largest city in the world in terms of area
201. Castaways Travel, a Houston-area travel agency, offers an all-nude flight to Cancun Mexico. Once the plane reaches cruising altitude, you are allowed to take off all your clothes and roam about the cabin
202. People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared to paper
203. Certain female species of spiders such as the Australian crab spider, sacrifice their bodies as a food source for their offspring
204. One grape vine produce can produce about 20 to 30 glasses of wine
205. The TV show “Saturday Night Live” made its debut on October 11, 1975
206. In a pack of Skittles candy, there is an equal 20% distribution of each flavour
207. The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia
208. The Hubble telescope is so powerful that it is like pointing a beam of light at a dime that is two hundred miles away.
209. The word “umbrella” is derived from the Latin root word “umbra”, which means shade or shadow
210. An ear of corn consists of 80% water
211. Leonardo Da Vinci never signed or dated his most famous painting, the Mona Lisa
212. On average people fear spiders more than they do death
213. Every day, over five billion gallons of water are flushed down toilets in the United States
214. In one trip, a honey bee visits about 75 flowers
215. Barney, the famous dinosaur that entertains kids is from Dallas
216. Jupiter is the fastest rotating planet, which can complete one revolution in less than ten hours
217. A chicken loses its feathers when it becomes stressed
218. Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously
219. The first Tupperware item marketed was the seven-ounce bathroom cup in 1945
220. Sharks are immune to cancer
221. Manicuring the nails has been done by people for more than 4,000 years
222. Approximately 1 billion stamps are produced in Australia annually
223. The study of the iris of the eye is called iridology
224. Back in 1919, the Russian transplant pioneer Serge Voronoff made headlines by grafting monkey testicles onto human males.
225. The word Cotton originates from the Arabic word “Qutun.”
226. In 1946, the New York Yankees became the first baseball team to travel by plane
227. Mummy powder was once thought to be a cure for all remedies. English men used to carry the powder with them in a tiny bag wherever they went
228. By recycling just one glass bottle, the amount of energy that is being saved is enough to light a 100 watt bulb for four hours
229. Slinkys were invented by an airplane mechanic; he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use of one of the springs
230. The most popular brand of raisins is Sunmaid
231. Estuarine crocodiles are the biggest of all 26 species of the crocodilian family
232. Alaska got its name from the Aluet word “Alyeska” which means “The Great Land.”
233. The Mall of America, located in Bloomington, Minnesota is so big that it can hold 24,336 school buses
234. Every second, 630 steel cans are recycled
235. The word witch comes from the word “wicca” which translates to the “wise one.”
236. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have$1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without beingable tomake change for a dollar.
237. In the United States, poisoning is the fourth leading cause of death among children
238. Surveys indicate that the number one reason people play BINGO is for leisure
239. In 1916, Charlie Chaplin was making $10,000 a week, making him the highest paid actor of his time
240. Annually, an Australian eats 15 kg of bananas, which comes out to 27 meters of bananas