Fun Facts

Did you know... l    Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. l Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious. l For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program. l Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks. l Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it. l We are diagonally parked in a parallel universe. l  42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot. l We should support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have. l No one has ever computed the speed of dark. l There’s no way to tell when you're out of invisible ink. Do you know... l How much deeper the ocean would be without sponges? l Why psychics have to ask you for your name? l What happens if you get scared half to death twice? Remember... l A day without sunshine is like, night. Other Stuff... Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. (see Human Teeth) The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there. Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older. The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache. A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight. (see Jet Airliners) Venus and Uranus rotate clockwise. (see The Solar System) Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin. The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public. (see U.S. Presidents) Walt Disney was afraid of mice. Pearls melt in vinegar. Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second? William Jefferson Clinton. China has more English speakers than the United States. Dueling is legal in Paraguay so long as both parties are registered blood donors. (see Human Blood) Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. If you pass gas constantly for 6 years and 9 months, you will have produced enough gas create the energy of an atomic bomb. The average human eats eight bugs or spiders in their lifetime while sleeping. The Pentagon in Arlington, VA, has twice as many bathrooms as necessary. When it was built in the 1940's, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites. The word racecar and kayak are the same whether read left to right or right to left. (also known as Palindromes) Lyme Disease is named after Lyme Connecticut where it was first recognized in 1975, NOT the fruit. The nickname Limey was applied to the English sailors who were routinely supplied with limes to prevent scurvy. (see Fruits and Vegetables and Vitamins) The dot over the letter "i" is called a Tittle. The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth. The properties in the board game Monopoly are named from streets in Atlantic City, NJ. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. The world's youngest mother is Lina Medina who gave birth at 5 years old. No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Super bowl, until the St. Louis Rams in 2000. (see Superbowl Winners) 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 Baseball All-Star Game. The game of GOLF was invented in Scotland, and for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden. (see Golf Clubs) Minnesota, the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", actually has 11,842 lakes. Half way around the world is much farther away than all the way around the world. Blue Laws, which regulate personal and public conduct on Sunday, got their name because they were originally printed on blue paper. The month of July is named in honor of Julius Caesar. (see Month Origins) Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald. A Fortnight is a period of 14 days. The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 oz. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles. American car horns beep in the tone of F. One in every four Americans has appeared on television. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. The first CD pressed in the U.S. was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA." The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. (2001) Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one foot. All U.S. Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public. It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs. 35% of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs. 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. Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka. The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses every letter in the alphabet. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the great; Hearts - Charlemagne; Diamonds - Julius Caesar. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 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. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th." 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. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. There are more chickens than people in the world. Two-thirds of the world's egg plant is grown in New Jersey. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. (need magnifying glass to see) Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula." Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. A dim has 118 ridges around the edge. it's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. The microwave oven was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. The average person falls asleep in 7 min. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. CLICK HERE for AMAZING up-to-the-second world statistics.