Some Interesting Facts I

• The average chocolate bar has 8 insects’ legs in it The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
• A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair.
• The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. 
•  Elvis had a twin brother named Garon, who died at birth, which is why Elvis’ middle name was spelled Aron; in honor of his brother.
• Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn’t wear pants. 
•  If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.
• Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
• Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left handed people do.
• A snail can sleep for 3 years. 
•  China has more English speakers than the United States.
• The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
• “I am” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
• Cats have over 100 vocal sounds, dogs only have about 10.
• Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our noses and ears never stop growing.
• Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.
• In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
• Feb 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
• Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. State capital without a McDonald’s.
• No word in the English language rhymes with month.
• The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
• There are 2 credit cards for every person in the United States.
• Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
• It takes about a 1/2 gallon of water to cook macaroni, and about a gallon to clean the pot.
• The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
• The first toilet ever seen on television was on “Leave it to Beaver”.
• In the great fire of London in 1666, half of London was burnt out but only 6 people were injured.
• Frank Lloyd Wright’s son invented Lincoln Logs.
• Only one person in 2 billion will live to be 116 or older.
• The name Wendy was made up for the book “Peter Pan”.
• If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
• If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
• Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
• On average, people fear spiders more than they do death!!!
• The strongest muscle in the body is the TONGUE.
• It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
• You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath

Interesting Facts – 2

• In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty
• One out of 20 people have an extra rib
• 44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep
• In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the specific purpose to combat the counterfeiting of money
• Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents
• In 1967, the IMAX film system was invented by Canadian Ivan Grame Ferguson to premier at Expo 67.
• Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War
• Every three days a human stomach gets a new lining
• In 1873, Colgate made a toothpaste that was available in a jar
• The Kodiak, which is native to Alaska, is the largest bear and can measure up to eight feet and weigh as much as 1,700 pounds
• The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley
• Mars is the home of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in our solar system
• The Gastric Flu can cause projectile vomiting
• The second best selling game of all time is Jenga. Jenga is a Swahili word, meaning “to build.”
• Cinderella is known as Rashin Coatie in Scotland, Zezolla in Italy, and Yeh-hsien in China
• The name Wendy was made up for the book “Peter Pan.”
• The fur of the binturong, also known as the “Asian Bear Cat,” smells like popcorn. The scent is believed to come from a gland located near the tail
• In 1894 the first big Coke sign was found on the side of a building located in Cartersville, Georgia, and still exists today
• The longest distance a deepwater lobster has been recorded to travel is 225 miles
• Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison
• The Great Pyramids used to be as white as snow because they were encased in a bright limestone that has worn off over the years
• NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
• Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80%
• Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw
• A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana
• There are six million parts in the Boeing 747-400.
• The first TONKA truck was made in 1947
• In the U.S., over one million gallons of cosmetics, drinks, and lotions are sold that contain aloe in them per year
• Sugar Bear (the mascot for Golden Crisps cereal) was born in 1963
• The Tonle Sap River in Cambodia flows north for almost half the year and then south for the rest of the year
• Japanese research has concluded that moderate drinking can boost IQ levels
• For more than 3,000 years, Carpenter ants have been used to close wounds in India, Asia and South America
• Baskin Robbins plain vanilla ice cream is the number one selling flavour and accounts for a quarter of their sales
• Elizabeth Taylor has appeared on the cover of Life magazine more than anyone else
• The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long
• The word “toy” comes from an old English word that means “tool.”
• Smokers are twice as likely to develop lower back pain than non-smokers

(These were taken from GreatFacts.com)