you can find it

1. In 2002, the mostpopularboat name inthe U.S. was Liberty
One out of 20 people have anextrarib
44% of kidswatch televisionbeforetheygotosleep
In 1865, the U.S. SecretService wasfirstestablishedforthe specificpurpose tocombatthe
counterfeitingof money
Istanbul,Turkeyisthe onlycityinthe worldlocatedontwo continents
In 1967, the IMAXfilmsystemwasinventedbyCanadianIvanGrame FergusontopremieratExpo 67.
Approximately40%of the U.S. papercurrency incirculationwascounterfeitbythe endof the Civil War
Everythree daysa humanstomachgetsa new lining
In 1873, Colgate made a toothpaste thatwas available inajar
The Kodiak,whichisnative toAlaska,isthe largestbearand can measure upto eightfeetandweighas
much as 1,700 pounds
The three best-knownwesternnamesinChina:JesusChrist,RichardNixon,andElvisPresley

2. Mars isthe home of OlympusMons,the largestknownvolcanoinoursolarsystem
The Gastric Flu can cause projectile vomiting
The secondbestsellinggame of all time isJenga.Jengaisa Swahili word,meaning"tobuild."
CinderellaisknownasRashinCoatie inScotland,ZezollainItaly,andYeh-hsieninChina
The name Wendywasmade up forthe book"PeterPan."
The fur of the binturong,alsoknownasthe "AsianBearCat," smellslikepopcorn.The scentisbelieved
to come from a glandlocatednearthe tail
In 1894 the firstbigCoke signwas foundonthe side of a buildinglocatedinCartersville,Georgia,and
still existstoday
The longestdistance adeepwaterlobsterhasbeenrecordedtotravel is225 miles
Orcas (killerwhales),whentravelingingroups,breathe inunison
The Great Pyramidsusedtobe as white assnow because theywere encasedinabrightlimestonethat
has wornoff overthe years
NASCARstandsforNational AssociationforStockCar AutoRacing

3. Percentage of Americanmenwhosaytheywouldmarrythe same womanif theyhad itto do all over
again:80%
Paul Hunn holdsthe recordfor the loudestburp,whichwas118.1 decibels,whichisasloudas a
chainsaw
A monkeywasonce triedandconvictedforsmokinga cigarette inSouthBend,Indiana
There are six millionpartsinthe Boeing747-400.
The firstTONKA truck was made in1947
In the U.S., overone milliongallonsof cosmetics,drinks,andlotionsare soldthatcontainaloe inthem
peryear
Sugar Bear (the mascotfor GoldenCrispscereal) wasbornin1963
The Tonle Sap RiverinCambodiaflowsnorthforalmosthalf the yearand thensouthfor the restof the
year
Japanese researchhasconcludedthatmoderate drinkingcanboostIQ levels
For more than 3,000 years,Carpenterantshave beenusedtoclose woundsinIndia,AsiaandSouth
America
BaskinRobbinsplainvanillaice creamisthe numberone sellingflavourandaccountsfora quarter of
theirsales

4. ElizabethTaylorhasappearedonthe coverof Life magazine more thananyone else
The typical leadpencil candraw a line thatisthirtyfive mileslong
The word "toy"comesfrom an oldEnglishwordthatmeans"tool."
Smokersare twice as likelytodeveloplowerbackpainthannon-smokers
Humansare born with300 bonesintheirbody,howeverwhenapersonreachesadulthoodtheyonly
have 206 bones.Thisoccursbecause manyof themjointogethertomake a single bone
The reasonwhy hairturns gray as we age is because the pigmentcellsinthe hairfolliclestarttodie,
whichisresponsibleforproducing"melanin"whichgivesthe haircolour
In 1960 there were 16,067 gamblingslotsinNevada.By1999, thisnumberrose to 205,726 slotswhich
wouldbe one slotforevery10 people residingthere
It takesthe Hubble telescopeabout97 minutestocomplete anorbitof the Earth. On average,the
Hubble usesthe equivilentamountof energyas30 householdlightbulbstocomplete anorbit.
The two factoriesof the JellyBellyCandyCompanyproducesapproximately100,000 poundsof jelly
beansa day. thisamountstoabout 1,250,000 jellybeansanhour
Puckshit byhockeystickshave reachedspeedsof upto150 milesperhour
The "nakedrecreationandtravel"industryhasgrownby 233% inthe past decade

5. The PlantersPeanutCompanymascot,Mr. Peanut,wascreatedduringa contestforschoolchildrenin
1916
Most lipstickcontainsfishscales
The sentence "the quickbrownfox jumpsoverthe lazydog"useseveryletterinthe englishlanguage
The expressioncooked"al dente"means"tothe tooth."Whatthismeansisthat the pastashouldbe
somewhatfirm,andoffersome resistancetothe tooth,butshouldalsobe tender
Of marriedcouples,70%of menand 60% of womenhave cheatedontheirspouse
No piece of papercan be foldedinhalf more than7 times
More people are killedbydonkeysannuallythanare killedinplane crashes
The firstcouple to be shownon a sitcomsleepinginthe same bedwas"Mary Kay and Johnny."
Asthmaaffectsone infifteenchildrenunderthe age of eighteen
A one ounce milkchocolate barhas 6 mgof caffeine
Throughoutthe South,peanutswere knownas"MonkeyNuts,"and"Gooberpeas,"before the civil war
Scallopshave approximately100eyesaroundthe edge of itsshell

6. In 1810, PeterDurand inventedthe tincanforpreservingfood
The fear of peanutbutterstickingtothe roof of the mouthiscalledArachibutyrophobia
Men intheirearlytwentiesshave anaverage of fourtimesaweek
Colourisnot an indicatorforthe taste or ripenessincranberries
Each year there are approximately20billioncoconutsproducedworldwide
A chickenwithredearlobeswill produce browneggs,andachickenwithwhite earlobeswill produce
white eggs
Notall polarbearshibernate;onlypregnantfemalespolarbearsdo
There isa restaurantinStockholmthatonlyoffersall-garlicproducts.Theyevenhave agarlic
cheesecake
Servingice creamon cherrypie wasonce illegal inKansas
SupermanThe Escape rollercoaster,locatedinCaliforniaatSix FlagsMagic Mountain,goesfrom0 to
100 milesperhourinonly7 seconds
Five thousandthsof amillimeteristhe tolerance of accuracyat the LEGO mouldfactories
2.5 cans of Spam are consumedeverysecondinthe UnitedStates

7. In 1836, MexicanGeneral SantaAnna heldanelaborate state funeral forhisamputatedleg.updated
A meteorhasonlydestroyedone satellite,whichwasthe EuropeanSpace Agency'sOlympusin1993.
The Koala bearisnot reallya bear,butis reallyrelatedtothe kangarooandthe wombat.
One gallonof pure maple syrupweighs11 pounds
Insteadof a BirthdayCake,manyRussianchildrenare givenaBirthdayPie
The largestemployerinthe worldisthe IndianrailwaysysteminIndia,employingover1.6million
people
The word "comet"comesfromthe Greekword "kometes"meaninglonghairandreferringtothe tail
The average price for a major league baseball game in2004 is$19.82
The hydra, whichisrelatedtothe jellyfish,cangrow itsbodyback ina couple of daysif it iscut in half
The deepestmine inthe worldisthe East Rand mine,whichgoestoa depthof about3,585 metres
Native Indianshave beenknowntopainttheirdoorsblue,whichtheybelievekeepsthe badspiritsout
Before airconditioningwasinvented,whitecottonslipcoverswereputonfurniture tokeepthe aircool.
It wouldtake aboutfourteenandhalf millionnotesof currencytobuildamile highstack

8. Chinese Cresteddogscanget acne
It costs about3 centsto make a $1 bill inthe UnitedStates
Colgate faceda bigobstacle marketingtoothpasteinSpanishspeakingcountries.Colgatetranslatesinto
the command"go hang yourself."
The cross bow wasinventedbythe Chineseandrecordsof itsusage goesback to as far as the Three
KingdomPeriod(220a.d.-280 a.d.).
It isestimatedthatbythe end of 2000, there hasbeen142,600 tonnesof goldminedinthe world
One-thirdpoundstalkof broccoli containsmore vitaminCthan204 apples
The Flintstonescartoonwasthe firstthirty-minute cartoontobe airedduringprime time
The abbreviationXmasforthe wordChristmasisof Greekorigin.Since the wordforChristinthe Greek
language isXristos,whichstartswiththe letter"X,"theystartedputtingthe Xinplace of Christand
came upwiththe short formfor the word Christmas
Dipsomaniareferstoaninsatiable cravingforalcoholicbeverages
Chinahas more Englishspeakersthanthe UnitedStates
PitcherDaroldKnowlesonce pitchedall sevengamesof one WorldSeries

9. In a day,kidsin the U.S. that are betweenthe agesof 2 - 8 spend28 minutesof theirtime coloring
The AncientGreekwomenmade atype of cheekblushbypaintingtheircheekswithherbal pasteswhich
was made outof crushedberriesandseeds
HerbertHoover,whowasthe 31st presidentof the UnitedStated,turnedoverall the Federal salary
checkshe receivedtocharityduringthe 47 yearshe wasin government
Macadamia nutsare not soldintheirshellsbecause ittakes300 poundspersquare inchof pressure to
breakthe shell
Japanhas approximately200volcanoesandishome to 10% of the active volcanoesinthe world
Before 1928, yo-yosusedtobe calledbandaloresinthe UnitedStates
The onlySouthEast Asiancountrythathas neverbeencolonizedbyaWesternPowerisThailand
In 1631, two Londonbible printersaccidentallyleftthe word"not"outof the seventhcommandment,
whichthenread,"Thoushaltcommitadultery."Thislegendarybookisnow knownasthe "Wicked
Bible."
The shortestwar inhistorywasbetweenZanzibaranEnglandin1896. Zanzibarsurrenderedafter38
minutes
IrishWolfhounddogshave ashort lifespanandlive about7-8years
WhenQueenElizabethIof Englanddiedshe ownedover3,000 gowns

10. Female alligatorslayabout40 eggsthat hatch in60 - 70 days
The nickname fora Japanese businessmenis"Salarymen."
Emus cannotwalkbackwards
The external tankonspace shuttlesisnotpainted.Itisthe onlypart of the shuttle thatis lostafter
launch,so itis notnecessarytoworry aboutmetal corrosion.
The most popularTwizzlercandyflavourisstrawberry
Thirtypercentof all bingoplayersare underthe age of 35
Infantsspendmore time dreamingthanadultsdo
The famousCasanova(GiacomoCasanova) wasa librarianformany yearsbefore he died
The onlyspeciesof turtle thatlivesinthe openoceanisthe seaturtle
Torontowas the firstcity inthe worldwitha computerizedtrafficsignal system
Seniorswhodrinka cupof coffee before amemorytestscore higherthanthose whodrinka cup of
decaffeinatedcoffee
Venusisthe onlyplanetthatrotatesclockwise

11. Some octopuseshave beenknowntoeattheirarmsoff whentheyare exposedtostressful situations
On average,749 poundsof paperproductsis usedbyan Americanindividual annually
The skeletonof aspiderislocatedonthe outside of the body.The name forthisis exoskelton
Incas usedtocreate potsinthe shape of peanutsthatwere highlyprized
The letterJ doesnotappearanywhere onthe periodictable of the elements
Over200 varietiesof watermelonsare growninthe U.S
The most dangerousjobinthe UnitedStatesisthat of a fisherman,followedbyloggingandthenan
airline pilot
The words "abstemioius,"and"facetious"bothhave all the five vowelsintheminorder
FrenchsoldiersduringWorldWarI had the nickname "poilu"whichtranslatesto"hairyone."
FormerU.S. PresidentWilliamTaftconvertedthe White House stable intoafourcar garage in1909
People livingonthe eastcoastprefercreamypeanutbutter,while peoplelivingonthe westcoastprefer
chunkypeanutbutter
Some snailslive onbranchesintrees

12. Tomato ketchupisa goodconditionerforthe hair.It alsohelpsgetthe greenishtinge thatsome blonde
hairedpeople getafterswimminginwaterwithchlorineinit
The youngestpope was11 yearsold
Didyou knowyoushare your birthdaywithatleast9 othermillionpeopleinthe world
Soldiersdisease isatermfor morphine addiction.The Civil Warproducedover400,000 morphine
addicts
The longestchapterinthe Bible isPsalm119, whichis176 verses
Duringthe First WorldWar, cigaretteswere handedouttosoldiersalongwiththeirrations
The longestfreshwatershoreline inthe worldislocatedinthe state of Michigan
There are bananascalled"Redbanana"that are maroon to dark purple whenripe
FranklinPierce wasthe firstU.S.Presidenttohave aChristmastree inthe White House
The USA boughtAlaskafromRussiafor 2 centsan acre
Walt Disneyhadoriginallysuggestedusing the name MortimerMouse insteadof MickeyMouse
The lengthof brinkof the Canadian"Horseshoe"FallslocatedinNiagaraFalls,Ontario,Canadais2600
feet

13. The smile isthe mostfrequentlyusedfacial expression.A smilecanuse anywhere fromapairof 5 to 53
facial muscles
The right lungof a humanislargerthan the leftone.Thisisbecause of the space andplacementof the
heart
Native Americansusedtouse pumpkinseedsformedicine
The poundkey(#) on the keyboardiscalledanoctothorpe
The chemical name forcaffeine is1,3,7-trimethylzantihine
Coralstake a longtime togrow. Some coralsonlygrow one centimeterinone year
Walmart-martsellsmore apparel ayearthan all the othercompetingdepartmentstorescombined
Canada hasmore inlandwatersandlakesthananyothercountry inthe world
RamsesII,a pharaohof Egypt diedin1225 B.C.At the time of hisdeath,he hadfathered96 sonsand 60
daughters
The word "lethologica"describesthe state of notbeingable torememberthe wordyouwant
Since itsintroductioninFebruary1935, more than two hundredmillionMonopolyboardgameshave
beensoldworldwide
Womenare twice aslikelytobe diagnosedwithdepressionthanmeninthe UnitedStates

14. The smallestmaneverwasGul Mohammed(1957-1997) of India,whomeasured1 feet,10? inches
500,000 tonsof dogexcrementare dumpedannuallyonthe streetsof Paris
Hydrogengas isthe leastdense substance inthe world,at0.08988g/cc
In Belgium,there isamuseumjustforstrawberries
The Simpsonsisthe longestrunningprime-time animatedseriesontelevisionhistory
The more a personstrugglestogetout of quicksandthe fastertheywill sink.Stayingstill,andbeingcalm
will actuallymake the bodyfloatinthe quicksandbecause the bodyislessdensethanthe quicksandis
On average,aCanadiangirl ownssevenBarbie dolls,whereasanAmericangirl ownseight
A piece of Frenchtoastthat was partiallyeatenbyJustinTimberlakesoldoneBay
The Olympicwasthe sistershipof the Titanic,and she providedtwenty-fiveyearsof service
Atari had to burymillionsof unsold"E.T."game cartridgesina New Mexicodesertlandfill in1982
The biggestdiscoball inthe worldhas a diameterof 2.41 metersand137.89 kilograms.Italso has 6,900
mirrorsquareson it
The national anthemof Greece has158 verses

15. An average citydoglivesapproximatelythree yearslongerthananaverage countrydog
On average,fallingasleepwhile drivingresultsin550 accidentsperday inthe UnitedStates
Scatologistsare expertswhostudyfeces.(aka.crap,dung,dookie,dumps,feces,excrement,etc.)
PumpkinscontainpotassiumandvitaminA
The greatestmountainrange isthe Mid-OceanRidge,extending64,374 kmfrom the Arctic Oceanto the
AtlanticOcean
Pepsi gotitsname from the ingredientpepsin,whichissaidtoaidindigestion,however,itisnotknown
The spray WD-40 got itsname because there were fortyattemptsneededbefore the creationof the
"waterdisplacing"substance
Contraryto popularbeliefs,chocolate doesnotcause acne
Detroit,Michiganhasmore registeredbowlersthananyothercityin the USA
The fastestmovinglandsnake isthe BlackMamba, whichcan move upto 7 milesperhour
AnnuallyAmericanseat45 million turkeysatThanksgiving
Rabbitscan live upto tenyears

16. The average life spanof a single redbloodcell is120 days
Over250 millionSlinkytoyshave beensoldsince itsdebutin1946
In 1961, ItalianartistPieroManzoni packedhisfecesincans,signedandmountedthem, andthensold
themas art
The last thingElvisPresleyate beforehe diedwasfourscoopsof ice cream and6 chocolate chipcookies
Some Chinese chopstickscontaingoldasonof theirmaterials
The chances of makingtwoholes-in-oneinaroundof golf are one in67 million
The watch was inventedbyPeterHenleinof Nurembergin1510.
In NorthAmericathere are approximately618 rollercoasters
The concept of BoxingDay,whichison December26th, wasto give boxesof foodandclothingtothe
poor.It is nowviewedinsome countriesasa time toget merchandise fromstoresatreducedprices
Crayolaisa Frenchwordthat means"Oilychalk."
Everyyear,Burger Kingrestaurantsprepare over950,000 poundsof baconfor theirbreakfastcustomers
Isaac Newtonusedtobe a memberof parliament

17. DumbestDog:Afghanhound
At justfouryearsold Mozart was able tolearna piece of musicin half an hour
It wouldtake twentynewmid-sizecarsto generate the same amountof pollutionthat amid-size 1960's
car did.
The honeybadgercan withstandhundredsof bee stingsthatwouldotherwisekillanotheranimal
There are 500,000 detectable earthquakesinthe worldeachyear
Black pepperisthe mostpopularspice inthe world
In Greece,the climate issowarm thatmany of the cinemasdonotevenhave roofs
The word "moose"comesfromthe native AlgonquianIndianwordmeaning"twigeater."
All 50 statesare listedacrossthe top of the LincolnMemorial onthe back of the $5 bill
An armadillocanwalkunderwater
There are overone hundredbilliongalaxieswitheachgalaxyhavingbillionsof stars
The Uape Indians,wholive inthe Amazon,mix the ashesof theirrecentlycrematedrelativeswith
alcohol,thenall membersof the familydrink the mix withfondmemoriesof the deceased

18. The word "diamond"comesfromthe Greekword"adamas,"whichmeans"unconquerable."
On average,atypical dairycow liesdownandstandsup about14 timesa day
For the movie "Tootsie"actorDustinHoffmanthoughtof the title.Hismotherusedtocall himthat as a
child
The worldrecord forrockingnon-stopina rockingchair is480 hoursheldbyDennisEasterling,of
Atlanta,Georgia
The Sears Towerconsistsof nine framedtubes,whichconnectsnine skyscrapersasone building
The firstsubwaysysteminAmericawasbuiltinBoston,Massachusettsin1897
There are approximately45billionfatcellsinanaverage adult
To make one poundof butter,29 cupsof milkare needed
The dot that appearsoverthe letter"i"iscalleda tittle
The San FranciscoCable cars are the onlymobile National Monuments
Close to73% of girlsin Bangladeshare marriedbyage 18
Nerve impulsesformuscle positiontravelata speedof upto 390 feetpersecond

19. In the summerof 1858, the smell of the sewage inthe ThamesRiverinLondonwasso bad that the
Membersof Parliamenthadtoleave fromthe chamberof the House of Commons.Thiswasa resultof
twomillionpeople dumpingall theirsewage intothe river
One out of five people thateatice creambinge onice cream inthe middle of the night.The personis
usuallybetween18- 24 yearsold
The Basenji dogis the onlydogthat is notable to bark
There isa dogmuseuminSt. Louis,Missouri
The tip of a bullwhipmovessofastthatit breaksthe soundbarrier.The crack of the whipisactuallya
tinysonicboom.
There isa citycalledSmackoverlocatedinArkansas
An average personlaughsabout15 timesa day
The labelsforCrayolacrayons come in18 different colors
The temperature of milkwhenitleavesthe bodyof acow is101 degreesFahrenheit.The milkisthen
quicklychilledandstoredata temperature of 40 degreesFahrenheit
In Spain,itiscommonto pour chocolate milkorcafe au laitoncereal for breakfast
Over50% of the weddinginthe U.S.occur inthe afternoon

20. Before the furtrade had startedin Canada,it wasestimatedthatthere were over6millionbeavers
Eatingdandelionscanmake youurinate more
Enoughpaperis recycledinthe USA everyday,thata 15 mile longtrainof boxcarscouldbe filledup
withpaper.
The palmsof yourhands andthe solesof yourfeetcannottan,or grow hair
At the White House,presidentJohnAdamswassaidtobe the firstto displayfireworksthere
About10% of the 100,000 thunderstormsthatoccur inthe USA everyyearare classifiedassevere.
SylviaPlathwasa famouspoetwhokilledherselfatage thirty-one bystickingherheadintoagas oven
A baseball willgofartherinhottemperature thanincoldtemperature
A rabbitisnot able to vomit
The aorta, whichis largestarterylocatedinthe body,isaboutthe diameterof agardenhose
NiagaraFallsactuallystoppedflowingbackin1848 for about20 hoursbecause there wasice that was
blockingthe NiagaraRiver
The world'sfirstundergroundwasthe LondonUndergroundin1863. It has 275 stationsand 253 milesof
track.

21. The firstAmericanpresidenttodeliveraspeechoverthe radiowas WarrenG. Harding
There are more than 40 millionAmericansthathave "chronichalitosis,"whichisbadbreaththat never
goesaway
The human bodymakesanywhere from1to 3 pintsof salivaevery24 hours
Cheetahsare the fastestlandanimal andcan reach speedsupto72mph
The purpose of tonsilsisto destroyforeignsubstancesthatare swallowedorbreathedin
The country withthe highestconsumptionof candyat 29.5 poundsannuallyperpersonisDenmark
One of the mostdangerousinsectinthe worldisthe commonhousefly.Theycarryandtransmitmore
diseasesthananyotheranimal inthe world
Everyday, over1,300 babiesare born prematurelyinthe USA
The sun isapproximately149millionkilometresfromthe earth
The Great White Shark can growto be more than twentyfeetlongandcanweighapproximately4,000
pounds
In 1832, in Paisley,Scotlandthe firstmunicipalwaterfiltrationworkswasopened
The onlypopcornmuseuminthe worldis lcoatedinMarion,Ohio,USA

22. Anyanimal that hasskinhair or fur can getdandruff,butinanimalsitiscalled "dander."
The average ice berg weighs20,000,000 tons
In 1819, the USA purchasedFloridafromSpainforthe cancellationof a$5 milliondebt
In a lifetime,the average driverwillhonk15,250 times
JewelersTiffany&Co.,basedinNewYork,are responsible formakingthe SuperBowl trophy
SkippyPeanutButterissoldmore inthe worldthan anyotherpeanutbutter
The highestbridge inthe worldislocatedinthe Himalyanmountains.Itwasbuiltbythe IndianArmy,in
1982, andis about5,600 metresabove sealevel
In 1893, the firstmosque inthe UnitedStateswasbuilt
Applesare partof the rose family
Everyelevenminutesinthe U.S.,awomandiesof breast cancer
Mr. Buttsinventedthe game SCRABBLE.The game wasoriginallycalled"CrissCross Words."
ActressMeryl Streepholdsthe recordforthe mostOscar nominatedactress,witharecordof 13
nominations

23. In a yearapproximately900milliontreesare cutdownto make the raw materialsneededforAmerican
pulpmillsandpaper
Enamel ishardestsubstance inthe humanbody
A leechhas32 brains
ThomasEdisondesignedahelicopterthatwouldworkwithgunpowder.Itendedupblowingupandalso
blewuphisfactory.
In the late 1800's, washingmachinesandbutterchurnerswere sometimes poweredbydogswalkingon
treadmills.
In China,people eatabar of chocolate for every1,000 chocolate barseatenbythe British
LeonardoDa Vinci inventedthe scissors
Clarence Crane the inventorof "Crane'sPeppermintLife Savers"soldhisrightsto the popularcandyfor
lessthanthree thousanddollars.
Namco,whoare the manufacturersof Pac Man the videogame,hasestimatedthatthe original arcade
game has beenplayedover10 billiontimesbyindividuals
In Ivrea,Italy,thousandsof citizenscelebratethe beginningof Lentbythrowingorangesatone another
The slothmovesso slowlythatgreenalgae growsinthe groovesof theirhair

24. In the world,the UnitedStatesandFrance have the mostpetdogs. Approximatelyone outof every
three familieshasapet dog.SwitzerlandandGermanyare the lowestonlyhavingone dogpereveryten
families
There are 50% more malesthatare lefthandedcomparedtofemales
ArmadillosbreedinJuly,butgetpregnantinNovemberafterdelayingimplantation.This allowsthe
youngto be born duringthe springwhenthere isan abundance of food
Carbonmonoxide cankill apersoninlessthan15 minutes
The Nobel Peace prize wasfirstawardedin1901 to JeanHenry Dunant,whowas the founderof the
SwissRedCross
In August1999, Lori LynnLomeli seta record byspinning82 Hula Hoopsat the same time forthree full
revolutions
The wheelbarrowwasinventedbythe Chinese.
The colour blue hasa calmingeffect.Itcausesthe brainto release calminghormones
Over20 millionBluBlockersunglasseshave beensoldsince itsdebutin1986. Theynow come inover
100 differentstyles
Crabs have verysmall hairsontheirclawsand otherparts of theirbodyto helpdetectwatercurrents
and vibrations

25. In 1962, the firstWal-MartopenedupinRogers,Arkansas
Duracell,the battery-maker,builtpartsof itsnew international headquartersusingmaterialsfromits
ownwaste
Vampire batsalivahasbeenresponsible formanyadvancesinresearchintostroke recovery
Duringthe makingof the the movie "FightClub,"actorBrad Pittchippedhistooth.However,he didnot
gethis toothcappeduntil afterthe movie wasdone filmingashe thoughtitwouldlookbetterchipped
for hischaracter
Clansof longago thatwantedto getrid of theirunwantedpeoplewithoutkillingthemusedtoburntheir
housesdown - hence theexpression"togetfired."
In ancientRome,itwasconsideredasignof leadershiptobe bornwitha crookednose
The word "checkmate"inchesscomesfromthe Persianphrase "Shah-Mat,"whichmeansthe kingis
dead
If you yelledfor8years,7 monthsand6 days,you wouldhave producedenoughsoundenergytoheat
one cup of coffee
A commondrinkforTibetansisButterTea whichismade outof butter,salt,andbrick tea
Bourbonwas firstmade bya BaptistminsisterfromBourbonCountyinKentuckyin1789. That iswhere
it gotits name

26. The Pentagon,inArlington,Virginia,hastwice asmanybathroomsas isnecessary.Whenitwasbuiltin
the 1940s, the state of Virginiastillhadsegregationlawsrequiringseparatetoiletfacilitiesforblacksand
whites
McDonald restaurantsserve foodanddrinktoan amazing43 millioncustomersonadailybasis
The game Monopolywasonce verypopularinCuba; however,Fidel Castroorderedthatall gamesbe
destroyed
Nearlyhalf of all Americanssufferfromsymptomsof burnout
Duringthe era of LouisXIV,womenusedlemonstoreddentheirlips
70% of the poor people inthe worldare female
The thicknessof the Arctic ice sheetisonaverage 10 feet.There are some areasthat are thickas 65 feet
The adult humanbodyrequiresabout88 poundsof oxygendaily
The biggestpumpkinthe worldweighs1,337.6 pounds
The highestconsumptionof PizzaoccursduringSuperBowl week
DuringWorldWar II,condomswere usedtocover rifle barrelsfrombeingdamagedbysaltwaterasthe
soldiersswamtoshore
Approximately55%of moviesreleasedare RatedR

27. The Roman emperorDomitiantookgreatpleasure inbeingsecludedinhisroomfor hoursand catching
fliesandstabbingthemwithpens
Tarantulascan live upto 30 years
On average redheadshave 90,000 hairs.People withblackhairhave about110,000 hairs
More than half the time spentinUnitedStatescourtsiscases that involve automobiles
One barrel of petroleumholds42 gallons
The smoke that isproducedbya fire killsmore people thanaburndoesbecause of carbon monoxide
and otherdangerousgases
The Saguaro Cactus,foundin South-westernUnitedStatesdoesnotgrow branchesuntil itis75 years
old.
In Belgium,172,000 tonsof chocolate are producedina year
The word Nike comesfromGreekMythology.Nike isthe goddessof victoryandwasoftendepictedasa
small wingedfigure whomthe goddessAthene carried
The biggestbugin the worldisthe GoliathBeetle whichcanweighupto3.5 ouncesand be 4.5 inches
long
Leavingthe waterrunningwhile brushingyourteethcanwaste fourgallonsof waterina minute

28. Steve Fletcherholdsthe recordforthe largestgumwrapper collection.Hiscollectionhas5300 gum
wrappersfromall across the world
There wasonce a countrycalledPrussia.AfterWorldWarII, itwas dividedamongPoland,Germany,and
the USSR
The word Spainmeans"the landof rabbits."
In 1936, the firstpractical helicopterwasinvented.Itwasthe GermanFocke-Wulf Fw 61.
The word tulipcomesfromthe Turkishwordfor turban
Psychokinesisreferstothe abilityof movingobjectsthroughpsychicpower
The fat that comesfromsheep,whichiscalledtallow, canalsobe usedtoproduce soap andcandles
In Britain,one outof everyfourpotatoesiseateninthe form of frenchfries
In the movie PsychobyAlfredHitchcock,chocolate syrupwasusedforbloodinthe showerscene
The movie "ChickenRun"made in 2,000 had the most plasticine usedinananimatedmovie.Theyused
2,380 kg of plasticine forthe movie
DuringWWII, because alot of playerswere calledtoduty,the PittsburghSteelersandPhiladelphia
Eaglescombinedtobecome The Steagles

29. The titan arum floweristhe largestflowerinthe worldandgivesoff ahorrible odorthat smellslike
rottingfleshwhenitblooms
Everyday, the average personswallowsaboutaquart of snot
Whenthe onlyqueenantdies,sodoesthe entire colony,because nonew workersare born
The Dutch people are knowntobe the tallestpeopleinEurope
The average Americankidwill eatapproximately1.500 peanutbuttersandwichesbyhighschool
graduation
Goats do nothave upperfront teeth
It has beensuggestedthatshepherdsare responsible forinventingthe game golf.Itissaidthat they
usedto use theirstaffstohit the stones
There are about6,800 languagesinthe world
Studieshave shownthatbyputtingonslow backgroundmusicitcan make a personeatfoodat a slower
rate
By walkinganextra20 minuteseveryday,anaverage personwill burnoff sevenpoundsof bodyfatin
an year
Ironically,whendoctorsinLosAngeles,Californiawentonstrike in1976, the dailynumberof deathsin
the city dropped18%

30. Octopusand squidare thoughtto be the mostintelligentof all invertebrates
On average,abeavercan cut downtwo hundredtreesayear.
The name of the firstmenthol cigarette inthe UnitedStateswas"Spud."
A worldrecord328 poundovariancystwas removedfromawomanin Galveston,Texas,in1905.
updated
The fastestsharkis the "ShortfinMako,"whichcan swimas fastas sixtymilesperhour
The flatulationfromdomesticatedcowsproduce about30% of the methane onthisplanet
Ironically,watermelons,whichare 92% water,originatedfromthe Kalahari DesertinAfrica
The firsttattoo machine wasinventedbySamuel O'Reilly.He didthisbyusingequipmentthatThomas
Edisonusedtoengrave hard surfaces.
In a lifetime,anaverage humanproduces 10,000 gallonsof saliva
A slughas fournoses
Chili Powderwasinventedinthe 19thcenturyin the AmericanSouthwest
The sea cucumberspillsitsinternal organsoutasa defense mechanism

31. Approximately25,000 workersdiedduringthe buildingof the PanamaCanal andapproximately20,000
of themcontractedmalariaandyellowfever
Braces were firstinventedbyPierre Fauchardin1728. The braceswere made by a flatstripof metal,
whichwasconnectedtothe teethbythread.
MarilynMonroe hadsix toes
There isa towninTexascalledDingDong.In 1990, the populationwasonlytwenty-twopeople
The total volume of mail thatwentthroughthe Canadianpostal systemin1950 was 1,362,310,155
items
The highesttoll paidbya shipto cross the Panama Canal wasby the Crown PrincessonMay 2, 1993 in
the amountof $141,349.97 U.S.funds
The name of the famoussnack "Twinkies"wasinventedbyseeingabillboardinSt.Louis,thatsaid
"Twinkle Toe Shoes."
The word "Nazi"isactuallyan abbreviationforNationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei,which
referstothe National SocialistGermanWorkersParty
The unique characteristicsof Barbie dollsinJapanare that theyhave theirlipsclosedwithnoteeth
showing
The Coca Colacompanyoffersmore than 300 differentbeverages
Neptune wasthe firstplanetinoursolarsystemtobe discoveredbymathematics

32. Five percentof the people whouse personaladsfordatingare alreadymarried
Camel isconsidereduncleanmeatinthe Bible
SoldierFieldisthe oldestfieldinthe NFL
In the U.S., overone milliongallonsof cosmetics,drinks,andlotionsare soldthatcontainaloe inthem
peryear
The name Jeepcame fromthe abbreviationusedinthe armyforthe"General Purpose"vehicle,G.P.
Eatingeightstrawberrieswill provide youwithmore VitaminCthanan orange
The firsttoileteverseenontelevisionwason"Leave ItTo Beaver".
Mosquitoeshave teeth
To be bornon Sundaywasconsideredasignof great sinduringthe Puritantimes
The citrus soda"7 UP" was createdin1929. The original name of the populardrinkwas"Bib-Label
LithiatedLemon-Lime Soda",butitgotchangedto "7 UP."
The average fouryear-oldchildasksoverfourhundredquestionsaday
Prosopagnosiareferstothe inabilityto identifypeople bytheirfaces.Insevere casedprosopagnosiaa
personmaynot be able to identifythemselvesinamirror

33. On November29,2000, Pope JohnPaul IIwas namedan "HonoraryHarlemGlobetrotter."
An adultsheepcaneatbetween1to 4 kg of foodper day
In 1888, HollywoodwasfoundedbyHarveyandDaeidaWilcox,whonamedthe cityaftertheirsummer
home inChicago
Bloodissuch a good stainthat Native Americansuseditforpaint
In 1876, the firstmicrophone wasinventedbyEmile Berliner.
"I am." isthe secondshortestcomplete sentence inthe Englishlanguage
On average,apersonwill spendaboutfive yearseatingduringtheirlifetime
Each kingin a deckof playingcardsrepresentsagreatkingfrom history.Spades - KingDavid,Clubs -
Alexanderthe Great,Hearts - Charlemagne,Diamonds - JuliusCaesar
Many cancer patientsthatare treatedwithchemotherapylose theirhair.Forsome whenthe hairgrows
back, itcan grow back a differentcolour,orbe curlyor straight
A volcanohasenoughpowertoshoot ashas highas 50 kmintothe atmosphere
The longesthiccupsonrecord wasby an Americanpigfarmerwhose hiccupspersistedfrom1922 to
1987

34. Couponswere introducedin1894 whenAsaCandlerboughtthe Coca-Colaformulafor$2,300 and gave
people couponsthathe hadwrittenoutto receive afree glassof coke
Panthersare knownas blackleopards,astheyare the same speciesof leopard.If lookedatclosely,black
spotscan be seenona panther
Approximately25%of all scaldburns to childrenare fromhottap waterand is associatedwithmore
deathsthanwithany otherliquid
In London,duringrushhourtrafficmoveson average at13 kilometresanhour
Tomatoesandcucumbersare fruits
In the UnitedStates,approximately50millionpeoplefishperyear
Cattle can produce upto 180 litresof salivainone day
Dolphinshearbyhavingsoundwavestransmitthroughtheirskull totheirinnerearregion
TeflonwasaccidentlydiscoveredbyscientistDr.RoyPlunkettwhile he wasconductingacoolantgas
experimentin1938
The risk of cardiovasculardisease istwice ashighinwomenthatsnore regularlycomparedtowomen
whodo not snore.updated
Close to80% of people whowatchthe SuperBowl on television,onlydosotoview the commercials

35. The firsttheatre to showmotionpictureswasthe NickelodeononJune 19,1905 inPittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.ItwasopenedbyHarryDavison SmithfieldStreet
The White House has a movie theater,swimmingpool,bowlinglane,joggingtrack,and a tenniscourt
Abouttwohundredyearsbefore the birthof Christ,the Druidsusedmistletoe tocelebrate thatwinter
was approaching
Cats have overone hundredvocal sounds,dogsonlyhave aboutten
A butterflycansee the colorsred,green,andyellow
In the game of Monopoly,the mostlandedonpropertiesare B&ORailroad,IllinoisAvenue,and"Go."
The airplane BuddyHollydiedinwasthe "AmericanPie."(Thusthe nameof the DonMcLeansong.)
Lionscannot roar until theyreachthe age of two.
A babykangaroois calleda joey
Montreal isthe secondlargestFrenchspeakingcityafterParis
There were 43,687 toiletrelatedaccidentsinthe UnitedStatesin1996
In Albania,noddingyourheadmeans"no"andshakingyourheadmeans"yes."

36. RingoStarr appearedina Japanese advertisementforapple sauce.Ironicallyhisname means"apple
sauce"in Japanese
The average US workertoilsfortwohoursand 47 minutesof eachworkingdayjustto pay income tax.
Indeed,the average Americanpaysmore intaxesthanfor food,clothingandshelterputtogether
There iscyanide inapple pips
True spidersalwayshave organsforspinningsilkknownasspinnerets
Great Britainhas the highestconsumptionof ice creamthanany otherEuropeannation
Every continenthasa city calledRome
The movie "Cleopatra"cost$44 milliontomake in1963. The same movie wouldnow cost$300 million
to make takinginflationintoaccount
A speciesof dolphinisbornnaturallyblindinthe IndusandGangesriversinSouth Asia.These dolphins
have a highlysophisticatedsonarsystemandswimononlyone side of theirbody
Kermitthe Frogwas namedafterKermitScott,a childhoodfriendof creatorJimHenson,whobecame a
professorof philosophyatPurdue University
WeathermanWillardScottwasthe firstRonaldMcDonald
AztecemperorMontezumahada nephew,Cuitlahac,whose name meant"plentyof excrement."

37. Hang On Sloopyisthe official rocksongof Ohio.
Actor SylvesterStalloneonce hada jobas a lioncage cleaner
Play-Dohwasintroducedin1956 byHasbro Inc. The onlycolor availabe wasanoff white,anditcame in
one size whicha one and a half poundcan
The USSR launchedthe world'sfirstartificial satellite,Sputnik1,in1957.
An oystercan change itsgender
From all the states,Montana hasthe mostdifferentspeciesof animals
The actual smallestsovereignentityinthe worldisthe SovereignMilitaryOrderof Malta(S.M.O.M.).It
islocatedinthe cityof Rome,Italy,hasan area of two tenniscourts, andas of 2001 hasa populationof
80, 20 lesspeople thanthe Vatican.Itisa sovereignentityunderinternational law,justasthe Vaticanis
QueenElizabethIalwayswore anecklace withalittle perfumebottle attachedeverywhere she went
A groupof people thatare hiredtoclap at a performance are calledaclaque
The tallesttree recordedislocatedinHumboldtRedwoodsState Park,California.Itisa coast redwood
and has beenmeasuredat117 metreshigh
In 1926, a waiterinBudapestcommittedsuicide.He lefthissuicidenote inthe formof a crosswordand
the police hadto gethelpfromthe publicto solve it

38. Anti-AmericandemonstratorsprotestinginBangladeshafterthe September11,2001 terroristattacks
carriedpostersof Osama binLadensittingalongside Bert,abelovedSesameStreetMuppetcharacter
Polarbear liverscontainsomuchVitaminA thatit can be fatal if eatenbya human
Leatherskindoesnothave any smell.The leathersmell thatyousense isactuallyderivedfromthe
materialsusedinthe tanningprocess
Finlandisalsoknownas"the land of of the thousandlakes,"because of the over188,000 lakesfoundin
thiscountry
In an year,an average Americankideats46 slicesof pizza
In Las Vegas,casinosdonot have anyclocks
Bubble gumcontainsrubber
WhenKleenexwasfirstintroducedtothe marketin1924, it wasmarketedasa make up or coldcream
remover
In the year1900, for a womentobe a telephoneoperatorshe hadtobe betweenthe agesof 17 and 26
and notbe married
The firstspacecraftto visitthe planetVenuswasMariner2 in 1962.
Humansand dolphinsare the onlyspeciesthathave sex forpleasure

39. Babiesthatare exposedtocatsand dogs intheirfirstyearof life have alowerchance of developing
allergieswhentheygrowolder
Urophobiaisthe fearof urine or urinating
In 1949, forecastingthe relentlessmarchof science,PopularMechanicssaid"Computersinthe future
may weighnomore than1.5 tons."
Water that issafe to drinkisreferredto as POTABLE
Actor JohnRitterwasthe voice of Clifford,from"CliffordThe BigRedDog."
Chocolate accountsforlessthan twopercentof the fat inthe Americandiet
The band Duran Duran got theirname froman astronautinthe 1968 Jane Fondamovie "Barbarella."
The accent that Mike Myers usedforthe character Shrekcame fromthe accentthat hismotherwould
use whenshe wastellinghimbedtime storieswhenhe wasachild
In the Netherlands,there are special trafficlanesforbicycles.There are approximately17,000 kms of
cycle laneswithspecial bicycletrafficlights.
It was believedbyAncientHindusthatthe worldwasa sphere andrestedonthe back of fourelephants,
whichstoodon a turtle
Alexanderthe Greatand JuliusCaesarwere bothepileptic

40. Everyyear,more than one millionmilesof Twizzlerslicorice ismade
A penguinswimsata speedof approximately15 milesperhour
The word Thailandmeans"landof the free."
A rose imprintthatwas fossilizedinaslate wasdiscoveredin Florisant,Colorado,whichissaidtobe
thirty-fivemillionyearsold
U.S. billsare 2.61 incheswide,6.14incheslong,andare .0043 inchesthickandweigh1 gram
The highestmountaininthe WesternHemisphereisMountAconcaguain Argentina.Itrises 22,834 feet
above sealevel
The Barn Owlshearingissohighlydevelopedthattheycanhuntfor theirpreyintotal darkness
The average numberof bridesmaidsata weddingisfour
Average numberof people airborne overthe USany givenhour:61,000
In 1876, Maria Spelterinawasthe firstwomantoevercross NiagaraFallson a highwire
On April 6, 1925, the firstin-flightmoviewasshown.Itwasa silentfilmandappearedonaDeutsche
Luft Hansa flight
The temperature of lightningboltsissometimeshotterthanthe surface of the sun.

41. WhenBurger Kingintroducedthe WhopperSandwichin1957, itcost onlythirty-sevencents
ChopsticksoriginatedfromChinaapproximately4,000 yearsago
The favorite honeymoonplace isHawaii
The 1960 SummerOlympicswerethe firstOlympicstobe airedontelevisionbyCBS
The CanadianholidayBoxingDaygotits name fromthe custom of giving.Servantswere givenboxes
whichhad moneyhiddeninsidethemfromtheiremployers.The servantswouldhave tobreakthe box
intopiecestogetthe money
In proportion,if Jupiterwere abasketball,thenthe sunwouldbe the size of the LouisianaSuperDome
The Toronto Maple Leafsusedto be calledthe TorontoArenas,thenthe St.Patricksand finallythe
Maple Leafs
A dime has118 ridgesaroundthe edge
NexttoWarsaw, Chicagohas the largestPolishpopulationinthe world
In 1391, Chinabeganproducingtolietpaperforuse byits Emperors
In the UnitedStates,the mostfrequentmonthfora tornadoto occur is inMay.
There are some ice creamsthat are 75% air

42. In the UnitedStates,lightninghitsthe ground40 milliontimesayear.
A motherhenturnsher eggapproximately50 timesina day.Thisis so the yolkdoesnotstickto the
shell
The reasonwhy flamingosare pinkisbecause theyeatshrimpwhichhave aredpigment
TotallyHairBarbie is the bestsellingBarbie of all time.Itsoldovertenmillionunits
Jellyfishhave beenonEarthfor over650 millionyears.Thisisbefore sharksanddinosaurs
Althoughwhite winecanbe producedfrombothredand white grapes,redwine canonlybe created
fromred grapes
ShirleyTemplewasconsideredtoplaythe role of Dorothyin"The Wizardof Oz."
Babiesthatwear disposablediapersare five timesmore likelytogeta diaperrashthan babieswearinga
cotton diaper
One millionclouddropletsare neededtomake enoughwatertoproduce one raindrop.
In the world,the Netherlandshasthe highestconcentrationof museumsinthe world.Justin
Amsterdamalone there are 42 museums
Amongstpre-schoolers,Caillouisthe fastest-ever-growingtelevisionshow andisseeninclose to97% of
U.S. households

43. Rice flourwasusedto strengthensome of the bricksthatmake up the Great Wall of China
Researchhasindicatedthata tie that is ontoo tightcan increase the riskof glaucoma inmen
Each year all of the Hostessbakeriescombinedbake 500millionTwinkiesayear.(A twinkie isasponge
cake witha creamyfilling.)
Charlie Chaplinonce lostacontestfora Charlie Chaplin lookalike
Plutoisthe onlyplanetinour solarsystemthathas not beenvisitedbyaspacecraft
The worldstallestfree fall rollercoasterisThe GiantDrop locatedinAustralia.The dropsis120 meters
whichisequivalenttoa 39 storeybuilding
Stalksof sugar cane can reach upto 30 feet
The markingsthat are foundondice are called"pips."
JosephGayettyiscreditedforinventingtoiletpaperin1857. Unfortunately,hisinventionfailedanddid
not catch on until tenyearslater
A newlyhatchedfishiscalleda"fry."
The music bandUB40 gotits name froman unemploymentforminEngland
The OlympicFlame wasintroducedin1928 inAmsterdam

44. The YKK on the zipperof your LevisstandsforYoshidaKogyoKabushibibaisha,the worlds largestzipper
manufacturer
Armadilloscanbe housebroken
The Eisenhowerinterstate systemrequiresthatone-mileineveryfive mustbe straight.These straight
sectionsare usable asairstripsintimesof war or otheremergencies
The material to build the Taj Mahal was broughtinfrom variouspartsof Indiabya fleetof 1000
elephants
Medical researchhasfoundsubstancesinmistletoethatcanslow downtumor growth
In the USA, 32% of employeeseatlunchandworkat the same time
In Alabama,itis againstthe law to weara fake mustache thatcould cause laughterinthe church
In the UnitedStates,more than4.2 millioncoupleslive togetherthatare not married
Bill Gateshouse waspartiallydesignedusingaMacintoshcomputer.new
The male howlermonkeyof Central andSouthAmericaisthe noisiestlandanimal,whichcanbe heard
clearlyfroma distance of tenmilesaway
Nerve cellscantravel asfast as 120 metrespersecond

45. It issaid thatgrapefruitgotits name because itgrowslike grapesinclusters.One clustercanhave upto
25 grapefruits
Abdul KassamIsmael,GrandVizierof Persiainthe tenthcentury,carriedhislibrarywithhimwherever
he went.Fourhundredcamelscarriedthe 117,000 volumes
An average adultproducesabouthalf a litre of flatulentgasperday,resultinginanaverage of about
fourteenoccurrencesof flatulenceaday
Maine is the toothpickcapital of the world
Peanutbutterisan effectivewaytoto remove chewinggumfromhairor clothes
The longestkissonrecord lasted30 hoursand 45 minutes.DrorOrpaz and CarmitTsubara recordedit
on April 5, 1999 at a kissingcontestheldinTel Aviv,Israel
Polarbearsare excellentswimmers.Theyhave beenknowntoswimmore than60 mileswithoutarest
The most expensive perfumeinthe worldisParfumVI,whichwasmade byArthur Burnham.A 4 inch
bottle whichiscoveredwithdiamondsand24-caratgoldcosts $71,380
If Wal-Mart was classifiedasacountry,it wouldbe the 24th most productive countryinthe world
Cimeti?re duP?re Lachaise locatedinParisisthe mostvisitedcemeteryinthe world.The cemetery
openedin1805 and has overone millionpeopleburiedthere,includingrockstarJim Morrison
In Australia,adust-devil iscalleda"willy-willy

46. The LeaningTowerof Pisais58.36 metresabove the ground
Americanswrite approximately50billionchecksayearmakingitthe secondmost frequentpayment
methodusedaftercash
The name "Snickers"forthe popularcandybar wasnamedaftera horse that the Mars familyowned
The #1 peanutproducingstate isGeorgia
KeepingWarmWithan Axe,isthe title of a real how-tobook.ClickHere ForMore Details
An artificial Christmastree lastupto six yearsina home
Womenare fourtimesmore likelytohave foot problemsthanmen
In 1783, the hotair balloonwasinventedinFrance.
There wasan armygeneral duringthe LiberiaCivil Warwhousedtoleadhisarmy intobattle naked.His
nickname was"General ButtNaked."JoshuaMiltonBlahyi (hisreal name)isnow anevangelical
preacherinMonrovia
There are notwo zebraswhohave stripesthatare exactlythe same
The Angel FallsinVenezuelawere namedafteranAmericanpilot,JimmyAngel,whose planegotstuck
on topof the mountainwhile searchingforgold
Lake Ontariowas originallynamedLake St.Louis

47. Actor JohnTravoltawas offeredthe role of BillyFlynnmanytimesforthe movie "Chicago."RichardGere
endedupplayingthe role
The Canadianprovince of NewBrunswickhada bloodlesswarwiththe US state of Maine in1839
There are more than 2,400 fleaspeciesinthe world
Ninety-ninepercentof pumpkinssoldinthe UnitedStatesare forthe sole purpose of decoration
DavidMcConnell startedthe CaliforniaPerfumeCompany(CPC)in1886. Todaythe company isknown
as Avon,whichhe namedafterhisfavorite playwrightWilliamShakespeare,andStratfordonAvon
Americansdidnotcommonlyuse forksuntil afterthe Civil War
Chicagohas the largestcookie factory,where Nabiscomade over4.6billion"Oreo" cookiesin1997
In 1963, Mister Rogerswasordainedasa Presbyterianminister
There wasa postoffice onthe Russianspace stationMir. Visitingcosmonautswoulduse unique postal
"markers"to stampenvelopesandotheritemsashavingflownaboardthe Mir space station
In one day,230 marriage licensesare issuedinLasVegas
Everysecondthere are 418 KitKat fingerseateninthe world
The Great Cometof 1843 had a tail that wasover 300 kilometreslong.

48. The dumbestdogin the worldisthe AfghanHounds
There are noblossomsonthe branchesof a figtree,insteaditisinside the fruit
The largestchickeneggeverlaidweighedapoundandhada double yolkandshell
Billiardsusedtobe sopopularat one time that cigarette cardswere issuedfeaturingplayers
Chewinggumhasrubberas an ingredient
An orca whale canholdits breathforup to 15 minutes
Alexanderthe Greatwasan epileptic
Wood frogscan be frozensolidandthenthawed,andcontinue living.Theyuse the glucose intheirbody
to protecttheirvital organswhile theyare ina frozenstate
Canadianseatmore Kraft Dinner(Macaroni and Cheese)percapitathanany othercountryin the world
In a day,a mature oak tree can draw approximately50gallonsof water
The reasonwhy bubble gumispinkisbecause the inventoronlyhadpinkcolouringleft.Eversince then,
the colourof bubble gumhasbeenpredominantlypink
EmilioMarco Palmawas the firstpersonborninAntarctica in1978

49. A topfreestyle swimmerachievesaspeedof only4 milesperhour.Fish,incontrast,have beenclocked
at 68 mph
Everysingle hamsterinthe UnitedStatestodaycomesfroma single littercapturedinSyriain1930
Researchonpigsledto the developmentof CATscans.
The HundredYears War lastedfor116 years
Some dolphinscanswimupto 40 kilometersanhour
In the last30 years,onlysevenpeople have beenkilledbyapolarbear inCanada
The longestU.S.highwayisRoute 20, whichisover3,365 miles
The largestLEGO castle that waseverbuiltwasbuiltwith400,000 LEGO bricksand was 4.45 m x 5.22 m
In the U.S. there are approximately65.8millioncats
One of the steepestmainstreetsinCanadaislocatedinSaintJohn,New Brunswick.Overadistance of
twoblocksthe streetrisesabout80 feet
AveryLaserLabelsare namedaftercompanyfounderR.StantonAvery
The highestpointinPennsylvaniaislowerthanthe lowestpointinColorado

50. On September9,1950 dubbedlaughterwasusedforthe firsttime ontelevision.It wasusedforthe
sitcom"The Hank McCune Show."
A violinactuallycontains70separate piecesof wood
The human heartcan create enoughpressure thatitcouldsquirtbloodata distance of thirtyfeet
One out of four Americanhouseholdsownacat
QueenLydiaLiliuokalani wasthe lastreigningmonarchof the HawaiianIslands.She wasalsothe only
Queenthe UnitedStateseverhad
Everyday 2,700 people die of heartdisease
There are 10 millionbacteriaatthe place where yourestyour handsat a desk
The quillsof a porcupine are softwhentheyare born
An average Americanchildwatchesapproximately28hours of televisioninone week
Qualitystandardsforpasta were setinthe 13th centurybythe Pope
The A.A.Milne character of Winnie the Poohmade hisanimatedfilmdebutin1966 in Winnie the Pooh
and the HoneyTree
People have the tendencytochewthe foodonthe side thattheymostoftenuse theirhand

51. Antarcticais the onlylandon our planetthatisnot ownedbyanycountry
The Pentagon,in Arlington,Virginia,hastwice asmanybathroomsas isnecessary.Whenitwasbuiltin
the 1940s, the ste of Virginiastillhadsegregationlawsrequiringseparate toiletfacilitiesforblacks
andwhites.
The Lemonshark growsabout 24,000 new teetha year. A new set of teethgrow approximatelyevery14
days
One billionsecondsisabout32 years
An average Americaneatsapproximately60hot dogsper year
Icelandconsumesmore Coca-Colapercapitathanany othernation
The water displacementproduct, WD-40,can be foundin80% of Americanhomes
Dexteristhe smallesttype of cow.Thiscow was bredto be a small size forhouseholdliving
As part of the original design,the namesof 72 Frenchscientistsandotherfamouspeopleisimprinted
on the sides of the Eiffel tower
The firstdomainname everregisteredwasSymbolics.com
Thirtyto 40 gallonsof sugar maple sapmust be boileddowntomake justone gallonof maple syrup

52. The most frequentseasonformostsuicidestooccurisin the spring.The wintermonthshave the lowest
numberof suicides
A sevenyearoldboywasthe firstpersontosurvive the Horeshoe Falls(NiagaraFalls) injustalife jacket
The longestpuntreturnfor a touchdownwas103 yards
The most popularHot Wheelsvehicle soldis the Corvette
A giraffe isable tocleanitsears withitsowntongue
The slowestgrowingfingernail isonthe thumbnail and the fastestgrowingisthe fingernail onthe
middle finger
Flushotsonlyworkabout 70% of the time
People of SaltLake Cityeatthe mostlime-flavouredgelatinJell-Ointhe UnitedStates
In a surveyconductedin2000 byKimberly-Clark,itwasfoundthatmenpreferto foldtheirtoiletpaper,
and womenlike towadit
On average,apersonhas twomillionsweatglands
France,Switzerland,UnitedKingdom,Greece,andAustraliahave alwaysbeeninthe modernOlympics
since itbeganin 1896

53. The longerwhite infantsfromlow-incomefamiliesare breast-fed,the lesslikelytheywill be overweight
as youngchildren,researchers saidonMonday
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
The Boston UniversityBridge (onCommonwealthAvenue,Boston,Massachusetts) isone of the few
placesinthe worldwhere a boatcan sail undera traindrivingunderacar drivingunderan airplane
The most populartreatfor Halloweentrick-or-treatersare candybars withSnickersbeingthe most
popular
Cornedbeef gotitsname because thisbeef waspreservedwithpelletsof saltthatwere the size of corn
kernels,whichwasalsoreferred toas "corns"of salt
The Canandianprovince of NewBrunswickhada bloodlesswarwiththe US state of Maine in1839.
In 1908, the firstmachine tomake lollipopsopenedforbusinessinNew Haven,Connecticut
In 1976, a Los AngelessecretarynamedJanneneSwiftofficiallymarriedafiftypoundrock.More than
twentypeople witnessedthe ceremony
The most dinerspercapitain the worldare locatedinthe U.S.state New Jersey
In Denmark,people eatabout36 poundsof candy a year.The highestconsumptionof candyof any
country
JohnVan Wormerinventedpapermilkcartonsafterdroppingabottle of milkone morning.The bottle
broke spillingthe milkeverywhere.Thatannoyance wasenoughforVanWormerto come up withthe
idea.

54. The long fibres thatare foundinbananas are excellentinmakingpaper.The longfibresthatare foundin
the banana plantcan make the banana fibre paperapproximately3000 timesstrongerthanregular
paper
The state of Tennessee wasknownasFranklinbefore 1796
Over90% of poisonexposuresoccurinhomes
Honolulu,Hawaii boaststhe onlyroyal palace inthe UnitedStatesof America
Sevenasteroidswereespeciallynamedforthe Challengerastronautswhowere killedinthe 1986 failed
launchof the space shuttle
Americansconsumedmore thantwentybillionhotdogsin2000
The productionof toiletpaperinChinabeganin1391, whichwasusedfor the Emperors
The reasonfirehouseshave circularstairwaysisfromthe daysof yorewhenthe engineswere pulledby
horses. The horseswere stabledonthegroundfloorandfiguredouthow towalkup straightstaircases.
The cigarette lighterwasinventedbeforethe match.
It wouldtake approximatelytwenty-fourtreesthatare on average six toeightinchesindiameterto
produce one ton of newsprintforthe Sundayeditionof the New YorkTimes
Everyyear,kidsinNorth Americaspendclose tohalf a billiondollarsonchewinggum

55. The tuatara lizardof NewZealandhasthree eyes,twointhe centerof itsheadand one on the top of its
head
The worldpopulationof chickensisaboutequal tothe numberof people
The largestnumberof childrenbornto one woman,whowasa Russianpeasantis69
In a lifetime,anaverage driverwill releaseapproximately912pintsof windinside acar
The lossof eyelashesisreferredtoasmadarosis
Approximately75%of humanpoopis made of water
The popularchocolate bar "Three Musketeers"gotitsname because whenitwasfirstintroducedin
1932 there were three individual bars.The flavourswere strawberry,chocolate,andvanilla
Everyphotographof the firstAmericanatomicbombdetonationwastakenbyHaroldEdgerton
HeinzCatsupleavingthe bottle travelsat25 milesperyear
In 1864, A Quebecfarmerfounda froginside ahailstone
Actor SylvesterStalloneonce hada jobas a lioncage cleaner
The firsttime there wasan instance where theyhada separate toiletforwomenandmenwasin1739
at a ball inParis

56. In the marriage ceremonyof the AncientIncaIndiansof Peru,the couple wasconsideredofficiallywed
whentheytookoff theirsandalsandhandedthemtoeach other
Maine is the onlystate whose name isjustone syllable
Some birdshave beenknowtoput antsintotheirfeathersbecause the antssquirtformicacid,which
killsparasites
On average,42,000 ballsare usedand 650 matchesare playedat the annual Wimbledontennis
tournament
The WD inWD-40 standsfor Water Displacer
Lachanophobiaisthe fearof vegetables
Lake Baikal,inSiberia,isthe deepestlake inthe world
In the Middle Ages,peacocksandswanswere sometimesservedatChristmasdinners
Indiahas the mostpost officesinthe world
Womentake three timeslongerthanmenwhenusingthe toilet
In America,approximately25%of kidsaged 6-14 have a magaznie subscription
Canada hasmore donutshopspercapita thanthe UnitedStates

57. In 1886, Coca-colawas firstservedata pharmacyinAtlanta,Georgiafor onlyfive centsaglass.A
pharmacistnamedJohnPembertoncreatedthe formulaforCoca-cola
75% of all raisinseatenbypeople inthe UnitedStatesare eatenatbreakfast
Whale oil wasusedinsome car transmissionsuntil 1973
Flamingosare able toflyat a speedof approximately55 kilometersanhour.Inone nighttheycan travel
about600 km
1 outof every4 kidsinthe USA is overweight
"KemoSabe"means"soggyshrub"inNavajo
In 1903, there were originallyonlyeightCrayolacrayonsinabox and theysoldforfive cents
Men are able toread fine printbetterthanwomencan
On average,150 couplesgetmarriedinLas Vegaseachday
Spidersusuallyhave eighteyes,butstill theycannotsee thatwell
One ragweedplantcan release asmanyas a milliongrainsof polleninone day
Womenheartsbeatfasterthan men

58. The Central Africanraffiapalmisknownto have the longestleaves.The leavescanmeasure upto 82.5
feetlong.
Due to the shortagesof leadandmetalsduringWorldWar II, toothpaste waspackagedinplastictubes
and have beeneversince
It isestimatedthat93% of Americanchildrenwill goouttrickor treatingforHalloween
In humans,the epidermal layerof skin,whichconsistsof manylayersof skinregeneratesevery27days
A groupof crowsis calleda murder
EllenMacarthur, yachtswoman,hada total of 891 naps in94 days thatwere each 36 minuteslongwhile
on herVendee Roundthe Globe yachtrace
Davao City,locatedatthe Southernstate of Philippines,isthe largestcityinthe worldintermsof area
CastawaysTravel,a Houston-areatravel agency,offersanall-nudeflighttoCancunMexico.Once the
plane reachescruisingaltitude,youare allowedtotake off all yourclothesandroam about the cabin
People generallyread25% slowerfromacomputerscreencomparedto paper
Certainfemale speciesof spiderssuchasthe Australiancrabspider,sacrifice theirbodiesasa food
source for theiroffspring
One grape vine produce can produce about20 to 30 glassesof wine

59. The TV show"SaturdayNightLive"made itsdebuton October11, 1975
In a pack of Skittlescandy,there isanequal 20% distributionof eachflavour
The namesof the two stone lionsinfrontof the New York PublicLibraryare Patience andFortitude.
Theywere namedbythen-mayorFiorelloLaGuardia
The Hubble telescope is sopowerful thatitislike pointingabeamof lightat a dime thatis twohundred
milesaway.
The word "umbrella"isderivedfromthe Latinrootword"umbra",whichmeansshade or shadow
An earof corn consistsof 80% water
LeonardoDa Vinci neversignedordatedhismostfamouspainting,the MonaLisa
On average people fearspidersmore thantheydodeath
Everyday, overfive billiongallonsof waterare flusheddowntoiletsinthe UnitedStates
In one trip,a honeybee visitsabout75 flowers
Barney,the famousdinosaurthatentertainskidsisfromDallas
Jupiteristhe fastestrotatingplanet,whichcancomplete one revolutioninlessthantenhours

60. A chickenlosesitsfeatherswhenitbecomesstressed
Nutmegisextremelypoisonousif injected intravenously
The firstTupperware itemmarketedwasthe seven-ounce bathroomcupin1945
Sharksare immune tocancer
Manicuringthe nailshas beendone bypeople formore than4,000 years
Approximately1billionstampsare producedinAustraliaannually
The study of the irisof the eye iscallediridology
Back in 1919, the RussiantransplantpioneerSerge Voronoff made headlinesbygraftingmonkey
testiclesontohumanmales.
The word Cottonoriginatesfromthe Arabicword"Qutun."
In 1946, the New YorkYankeesbecame the firstbaseball teamtotravel byplane
Mummy powderwasonce thoughtto be a cure for all remedies.Englishmenusedtocarry the powder
withthemina tinybagwherevertheywent
By recyclingjustone glassbottle,the amountof energythatisbeingsavedisenoughtolighta 100 watt
bulbforfour hours

61. Slinkyswere inventedbyanairplane mechanic;he wasplayingwithengine partsandrealizedthe
possible secondaryuse of one of the springs
The most popularbrandof raisinsisSunmaid
Estuarine crocodilesare the biggestof all 26 speciesof the crocodilianfamily
Alaskagot itsname fromthe Aluetword"Alyeska"whichmeans"The GreatLand."
The Mall of America,locatedinBloomington,Minnesotaissobigthatit can hold 24,336 school buses
Everysecond,630 steel cansare recycled
The word witchcomesfromthe word "wicca"whichtranslatestothe "wise one."
If you have three quarters,fourdimes,andfourpennies,youhave$1.19.You alsohave the largest
amountof moneyincoinswithoutbeingabletomake change foradollar.
In the UnitedStates,poisoningisthe fourthleadingcause of deathamongchildren
Surveysindicate thatthe numberone reasonpeopleplayBINGOisforleisure
In 1916, Charlie Chaplinwasmaking$10,000 a week,makinghimthe highestpaidactorof histime
Annually,anAustralianeats15kg of bananas,whichcomesoutto 27 metersof bananas

62. The largeststamp wasissuedbyChinaandmeasured210 x 65 mm
Nazi leaderAdolf Hitlerhadonlyone testicle
It's possible toleadacow upstairs...butnotdownstairs.
The reasonfirehouseshave circularstairwaysisfromthe dayswhenthe engineswere pulledbyhorses.
The horseswere stabledonthe groundfloorandfiguredouthow to walkup straight staircases
The bestsellingCrayolacrayonbox isthe setof 24 crayons
People thatsmoke have 10 timesasmany wrinklesasapersonthat doesnotsmoke
ThomasEdisonwas afraidof the dark.(Hence,the lightbulb?)
The name of the character that is behindbarsinthe Monopolyboardgame is Jake the Jailbird
In Colorado,there are about83,000 dairycows
Justby recyclingone aluminumcan,enoughenergywouldbe savedtohave aTV run forthree hours.
The firsttelephone call fromthe White House wasfromRutherfordHayestoAlexanderGrahamBell
Turtlescan breathe throughtheirbutts

63. A pregnantgoldfishiscalledatwit
The name Wendywasmade up forthe book"PeterPan."
A glockenspiel isamusical instrumentthatislike axylophone.Ithas a seriesof metal barsand isplayed
withtwohammers
Teenage suicide isthe secondcause of deathinthe state of Wisconsin
Diamondswere firstdiscoveredinthe riverbedsof the Golcondaregionof Indiaover4,000 years ago.
Frenchartist,Michel Vienkot,usescowdungaspaintwhenhe createshispictures
Canada isan Indianwordmeaning"village"or"settlement."
There are 122 pebblespersquare inchona Spaldingbasketball
The seventeenthpresidentof the UnitedStates,Andrew Johnsondidnotknow how toread until he was
17 yearsold
The fastestgrowingtissue inthe humanbodyishair
Bhutanissueda stampin1973 that lookedlike arecordand actuallywouldplaythe Bhutanese national
anthemif placedona recordplayer
Asparaguscomesin three colors:green,white andpurple

64. Onlytwopeople signedthe Declarationof Independence onJuly4th,JohnHancockandCharles
Thomson.Most of the restsignedonAugust2, butthe lastsignature wasn'taddeduntil 5years later.
A cubicyard of airweighsabout2 poundsatsea level.
Pancakesare servedforbreakfast,lunchanddinnerinAustralia
A lionfeedsonce everythreetofourdays
A honeybee hasfourwings
Cheddercheese isthe bestsellingcheeseinthe USA
In the movie "The Matrix Reloaded"a17 minute battle scene costover$40 milliontoproduce
Accordingto research,LosAngeleshighwaysare socongestedthatthe average commutersitsintraffic
for 82 hoursa year
Overone millionPetRockswere soldin1975, makine Gary Dahl,of Los Gatos, California,amillionaire.
He got the ideawhile jokingwithfriendsabouthispetthatwaseasyto take care of, whichwasa rock
Firstnovel everwrittenonatypewriter:TomSawyer
Because metal wasscarce; the Oscars givenoutduringWorld War II were made of plaster
The head of a jellyfishiscalledthe "Bell."

65. The game Monopolyhasbeenplayedbyapproximately500 millionpeopleinthe world,andthe game is
available in26 languages
The dragonflyhasnot changedoverthe last 300 millionyears
In 1983, a Japanese artist,TadahikoOgawa,made acopy of the Mona Lisacompletelyoutof ordinary
toast
Average numberof daysa WestGerman goeswithoutwashinghisunderwear:7
Cottoncrops can be sprayedupto 40 timesa yearmakingitthe mostchemical-intensive cropinthe
world
The "Star SpangledBanner"didnotbecome a national anthemuntil 1931. It wasdesignatedbyanAct of
Congress
Everyyear inthe U.S., there are 178,000 new casesof lungcancer
On average,the Americanhouseholdconsumessix poundsof peanutbutterannually
A houseflycanonlyingestliquidmaterial.Theyregurgitate theirfoodtoliquifythe foodthattheyare
goingto eat
Bugs Bunnywasoriginallycalled"HappyRabbit."
In 1685, NewFrance usedplayingcardsas currency because of the shortage of coins

66. Sharkshave upperand lowereyelids,buttheydonotblink
The size of a redbloodcell is708 microns.Thisisequivalenttoone millionthof ameter
In 1657, the firstchocolate house wasopenedin London,England.The costof chocolate wasabout13
shillingsperpoundandwasa drinkthatonlythe elite enjoyed
In the movie "Gandhi"300,000 extrasappearedinthe funeral scene.Of the 300,000, approximately
100,000 receivedasmall fee,andthe other200,000 diditfor free
O.J.Simpsonhada severe case of ricketsand wore legbraceswhenhe wasa child
The majorityof cats donot have any eyelashes
Reindeerlike toeatbananas
A barnacle hasthe largestpenisof anyotheranimal inrelation toitssize
The hottestchili inthe worldisthe Tezpur chili pepper
Overhalf the textile fibersthatare usedinthe worldare cotton
You can senda postcard fromHell.There isa small townlocatedinthe CaymanIslandscalled"Hell."
Theyevenhave a postoffice
The property(ID,Facts) VALUESon the Monopolygame board are the same todayas theywere in1935

67. The song "HappyBirthday"bringsinabout $2 millioninlicensingrevenue toWarnerCommunications
whoholdthe copyrightto the song
In 10 minutes,ahurricane releasesmore energythanall the world'snuclearweaponscombined.
Ed Cox from San Franciscoinventedthe potscrubbingS.O.S.padsin1917. His wife came upwiththe
name,whichstandsfor"Save Our Saucepans."
The name Wendywas made up forthe book"PeterPan."
Anotherwordforhiccupsis "singultus."
Betterwine canbe producedbythe soil beingof poorquality.Thisisbecause the vineshave to"work"
harder
A white tigercanonlybe born whenbothparentscarry the gene forwhite colouring
Lipogramreferstowritingthatdoesnot have certainletterorletters
In October1986, Pepsi paidclose to$840 milliontoNabiscoforthe KentuckyFriedChickenempire
Edinburghhasmore booksellersperheadof populationthananyothercityinBritain
The most commonrock on Earth is basalt
The papaya tree isknownas "the medicinal tree"insome culturesbecause it?sseedsandleaveshave
beenusedasingredientsindifferentmedicines

68. A cat has 32 musclesineachear
In one gram of soil,abouttenmillionbacterialiveinit
WhenAlexanderGrahamBell inventedthe telephone backin1876, onlysix phoneswere soldinthe first
month.
Americanseatapproximately 20poundsof pasta perpersoneach year
Dolphinssleepwithone eye open
Minnowshave teethlocatedona bone intheirthroat
The 20th presidentof the UnitedStatesJamesGarfieldcouldwriteGreekwithone handandLatinwith
the otherat the same time
Japanusesthe mostenergyperyearthan anyother country.
Over436,000 U.S. Troopswere exposedtodepleteduraniumduringthe firstGulf war
Approximatelytwogallonsof waterare usedto brushyourteeth
Two-thirdsof Canadianslive inQuebecand Ontario

69. The firsttelevisionshowtoshowanyportionof a toiletwason "Leave itto Beaver."Afterfightingfor
tenweekstoshowthe toilet,CBSwouldonlyallow the producerstoshow the toilettank,andnotthe
whole toilet
Texasisthe onlystate thatis allowedtoflyitsflagat the same heightasthe U.S.flag
Germanimmigrant,LouisPrangwas the firstto bringChristmascardsto America
In total,Americanseatmore than45 billionsandwicheseachyear,while salesof custom-made
sandwichesare rising15 percentperyear
Ninetypercentof the populationhasaninnie bellybutton
The fear of HalloweeniscalledSamhainophobia
In France,the Big Dipperiscalledthe "casserole."
The firstAfrican-Americantoreceive aNobel Peace Prize wasRalphJ.Bunche in1950
Dolphinscanswimandsleepatthe same time
Of all the golfersinCanada,71.4% golfersare male,28.6% are female
Researchindicatesthatbabieswhosuckonpacifiersare more prone to earaches
In 1917, Margaret Sangerwas jailedforone monthfor establishingthe firstbirthcontrol clinic

70. Iguanascan recognize theirhumanhandlersandgreetthemdifferently,comparedwithstrangers
Beinglactose intolerantcancause chronic flatulence
Some of the titlesthatwere consideredforthe hitT.V.show "Friends"were Six Of One,Acrossthe Hall,
and InsomniaCafe
The onlybone fullygrownatbirth islocatedinthe ear
The incidentsof immune systemdiseaseshasincreasedover200% inthe last five years
"dous":tremendous,horrendous,stupendous,andhazardous
Bananas containa natural chemical whichcanmake a personhappy.Thissame chemical isfoundin
Prozac
The onlydesertinCanada islocatedinOsoyoos,BritishColumbia
The city of Seoul hasbeenthe capital cityof Koreafor more than 600 years
Romansusedto believethatwalnutscouldcure headailmentsduringthe Renaissance,sincetheirshape
was similartothatof a brain
There are coffee flavoredPEZ
Half of the 42 U.S. Presidentsare of Irishdescent

71. The General Lee cars usedin the popularshow The Dukesof Hazards were 1969 Dodge Chargers
The word "limelight"thatisusedintheatre toreferto the performersonthe stage originatedbecause
before electricitywasavailable lime wasburnedinalamp,whichcreateda white lightthatwasdirected
at the performers
Many hamstersonlyblinkone eye ata time
In Kentucky,itisillegal tocarryice cream inyour back pocket
In 1988, the largestice creamsundae inhistorywasmade.It was made inEdmonton, Alberta,Canada,
and weighedinatover24 tons
SportsIllustratedhasthe largestsportsmagazine circulation
There are some hospitalsinShanghai thathave issuedarule thata nurse mustwear lipstickwhile on
duty
Thirteenpercentof the humanpopulationreside indeserts
There are more chickensthanpeople inthe world
In 1958, the Crayolacrayon color"PrussianBlue"waschangedto"MidnightBlue"bythe requestof
teachersas kidscouldnotrelate to Prussianhistory
Americansonaverage use about580 poundsof paperperyear perperson

72. Wildturkeyscanrun at speedsof upto 25 milesperhour
Annually,firesthatoccurat home kill more Americansthanall natural disasterscombined
The onlysoundSeahorsesmake isa small clickingorpopping soundduringfeedingorcourtship
The Baltimore Oriolesopenedthe 1988 baseball seasonbylosingthe first21gamesand 107 altogether
for the entire season
Bordercolliesare the mostintelligentbreedof dog
Tug of War was an Olympiceventbetween 1900 and 1920
There are 293 ways tomake change fora dollar
Coca-Colausedtocontaincocaine whenitwas initiallyintroduced
All the KrispyKreme donutstorescollectivelycouldmake adoughnutstackas highas the Empire State
Buildinginonly2minutes
Pepsi originallycontainedpepsin,(the same stuff inpepcidAC) thusthe name
The firstletterVannaWhite everturnedonthe game show Wheel of Fortune wasthe letter"T."
HarleyProctor got the ideatoname the soap"Ivory"while he waslisteningtoa bible readingata
church in1879

73. The average Americandrinks400 glassesof milkinayear
Canada beatDenmark47-0 at the 1949 worldhockeychampionships.new
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Each JellyBellyjellybellybean has4 calories
The longestone-syllable wordinthe Englishlanguageis"screeched."
Only55 percentof all Americansknowthatthe sun isa star
Kissingcanaidin reducingtoothdecay.Thisisbecause the extrasalivahelpsinkeepingthe mouthclean
There isa place calledHell,Michigan.Itisabout50 milesfromDetroit,Michigan
In 1929, the Coca-Colasloganwas"The Pause That Refreshes."
Bambooplantscan grow up to 36 inchesina day.
Since the UnitedNationswasfoundedin1945, there have been140 wars
Goat meat containsupto 45 percentlesssaturatedfatthanchickenmeat
Chef Boyardee isactuallyareal person.Hisreal name is Hector Boiardi andhe was bornin northernItaly
in1898

74. Bill Bowerman,the co-founderof the shoe company Nike,gothisfirstshoe ideaafterstaringata waffle
iron.Thisgave him the ideaof usingsquaredspikestomake the shoeslighter
In 1989, the space shuttle Discoverycarried32fertilizedchickeneggsintoorbit
The most recycledproductinthe worldisthe automobile.
Before the 17th century,carrots usedto be the colour purple
WilliamTaftwhowasthe U.S.presidentbetween1909-1913 once got stuck inthe White House bathtub
If all the Oreocookieseversoldwere stackedontopof one another, theywouldbe ashighas 13.3
millionSearsTowers
AncientEgyptianskissedwiththeirnosesinsteadof withtheirlips
KrispyKreme make five milliondoughnutaday
The onlyreal personto be a PezheadwasBetsyRoss
There were nored coloredM&Ms from 1976 to 1987
In 1681, the lastdodobirddied
There are over600 differentpastashapes

75. Some people starttosneeze if theyare exposedtosunlightorhave a lightshinedintotheireye
In 1989, twenty-three people were hiredinJacksonville Floridajusttoflushtoiletssothe pipeswould
not freeze
Lake Baikal is the oldestfreshwaterlake onEarth,havingformedbetween20and 25 millionyearsago
From 1939 to 1942, there was a underseapostoffice inthe Bahamas
An owl hasthree eyelids
Insteadof a birthdaycake,manychildreninRussiaare givena birthdaypie
Atlanticsalmoncanjumpas highas 4.5 metersoutof the water
Althoughthe outsidesof abone are hard, theyare generallylightandsoftinside.Theyare about75%
water
Each nostril of a humanbeingregistersmell inadifferentway.Smellsthatare made fromthe right
nostril are more pleasantthanthe left.However,smellscanbe detectedmore accuratelywhenmade by
the leftnostril
Childrenwhoare breastfedtendtohave an IQ sevenpointshigherthanchildrenwhoare not
Each kingin a deckof playingcardsrepresentsagreatkingfromhistory.Spades - KingDavid;Clubs -
Alexanderthe Great;Hearts -Charlemagne;andDiamonds - JuliusCaesar.

76. There are noants in Iceland,AntarcticaandGreenland
In the UnitedStates,approximately135millioncarstravel everydayonthe streets,roads,and
interstates.
A salmonwithtwomouths,twosetsof teethandtwo tongueswascaught byBob Batemanof Canada
There isa "cemeterytown"inCalifornianamedColma.Concernsaboutthe publichealth,crime,andthe
needforspace forcedthe city of San Franciscoto outlaw burialsin1902. The cityof Colma,whichisfive
milessouthof SanFrancisco,was established toburythe dead.The ratioof deadto livingpeople is750
to 1
Duelingislegal inParaguayaslongas both partiesare registeredblooddonors
In Belgium,there isamuseumthatisjustfor strawberries
The most reproducedimage inthe worldisMickeyMouse,whichcanbe foundonover7,500 different
items
On average a personpassesgas14 timesa day
Vasaloppet,whichislocatedinSwedenisthe oldest,longest,andthe biggestcross-countryski race in
the world.Everyyear,14,000 people compete inthe race
The clownfishhas the abilitytochange itssex.If a breedingfemaledies,the male fishwill change itssex
and mate withanothermale

77. Bats sleepduringthe dayandfeedat night.The place that batssleepiniscalledthe "roost."
The puma and the leopardare the highestjumpingmammals.Theyare able toreacha heightof 16.5
feet
The chances of gettinga cavityishigherif candy iseatenslowlythroughoutthe daycomparedtoeating
it all at once and thenbrushingyourteeth
The Main Library at IndianaUniversitysinksoveranincheveryyearbecause whenitwasbuilt,
engineersfailedtotake intoaccountthe weightof all the booksthatwouldoccupythe building
On average,acar driverwill swearorblashpheme32,025 timesintheirlifetime while driving
The average ear grows0.01 inchesinlengtheveryyear
The firstpennycandyto be wrappedinAmericawasthe Tootsie Roll in1896
BuckinghamPalace hasoversix hundredrooms
Male owlsweighlessandare smallerthanfemale owls
HypnotismisbannedbypublicschoolsinSanDiego
The city of Las Vegashasthe most hotel roomsinthe world
Cowsdrinkanywhere from25-50 gallonsof watereachday

78. In the UnitedKingdom,three millionpeople playbingoeveryyear
Humansare the onlyprimatesthatdon't have pigmentinthe palmsoftheirhands.
Everysquare inchof the humanbodyhas about 19,000,000 skincells
In 1994, 7-Elevencoinedthe term"brainfreeze."The wordwasdevelopedtoexplainthe feelingpeople
getwhendrinkingaSlurpee.
A swordfishcanlive aslongas 25 yearsand weighupto 1,200 pounds
Due to eatinghabitsinthe USA, one inthree childrenborninthe year2000 have a chance of getting
type II diabetes
The world'stermitesoutweighthe world'shumans 10to 1.
Each honeycombinHoneycombcereal hassevenholes
The Nile riveris6,690 kilometerslong
By law,informationcollectedinaU.S. censusmustremainconfidential forseventy-twoyears
Eightypercentof 10 year oldgirlsinthe USA go on a diet
97% of all papermoneyinthe US containstracesof cocaine

79. The name "GreyPoupon"usedformustardcomesfrom twopeople:Maurice GreyandAuguste Poupon.
Grey wasthe inventorof a machine thatmass producedfine texturedmustard,andPouponwasan
alreadyestablishedmakerof mustard.In1886 the Grey-Pouponfirmwasformed
The Faberge,"WinterEgg"was soldin1994 for $5.6 million.Thisisthe mostexpensive decorative egg
that has everbeensold
The name "Tonka"trucks wasnamedafterLake MinnetonkalocatedinMinnesota.Tonkameans"great"
inSioux
18% of an Americansincome isspentontransportation
Feb1865 and Feb1999 are the onlymonthsinrecordedhistorynotto have a full moon
Turkeyshave a wingspanof approximately4.5feet
The firstmusicvideoeverplayedonMTV Europe was by Dire Straits,"MoneyFor Nothing."
ArnoldPalmerwasthe firstplayertowin$1 milliononthe PGA Tour
Three yearsaftera personquitssmoking,therechance of havingaheart attack isthe same as someone
whohas neversmokedbefore
In a year,the average Americanseatsapproximately18poundsof Turkey
The householdwrenchwasinventedbyboxingheavyweightchampionJackJohnsonin1922

80. Squidsmove throughthe oceanusinga jetof water forcedout of the bodyby a siphon
Back in 1796, dimeswere calleddismes
Pilgrimsdidnoteatwithforks.Theyonlyusedspoons,knivesandtheirfingers
The average humanhas about 20 square feetof skinweighingabout6 pounds
Mass murdererCharlesMansonrecordedan albumtitled"Lie."
On average,eachAmericanconsumesapproximatelytwohundredandsixtypoundsof meatinayear
The term "The Big Apple"wascoinedbytouringjazzmusiciansof the 1930s whousedthe slang
expression"apple"foranytownor city.Therefore,toplayNew YorkCityis to playthe bigtime - The Big
Apple
An apple,potato,andonionall taste the same if youeat themwithyournose plugged.Theyall taste
sweet
The UnitedStateshas pavedenoughroadsto circle the Earth over150 times.
Decaffeinatedcoffee isnot100% caffeine free.Whencoffee isbeingdecaffeinated,2% of the caffeine
still remainsinit
Salesof antacidsincrease byas much as 20% the dayafterthe Superbowl
Automobilebuildingisthe largestmanufacturingindustryinthe world.

81. A sharkis the onlyfishthatcan blinkwithbotheyes
Polarbearscan eatas much as tenpercentof theirbodyweightinlessthanone hour
Marlboro wasthe firstcigarette companyto marketa cigarette that hada redfilter called"beautytip."
Thiswas done to hide the lipstickmarksleftonthe filterfromwomensmokers
In Japan,the numberfourisconsideredtobe unluckybecause the Japanese wordforfoursoundsvery
similartothe word death
The life expectancyof a$100 bill isnine years
The words moron,imbecile,andidiotare notinterchangable.The one withthe highestlevel of
intelligence isamoron,followed,byanimbecile,andthenidiot
Anise isthe scenton the artificial rabbitthatisusedingreyhoundraces
The firstknownAmericannovelisttohandina manuscriptthatwas typedwasMark Twain.His
typewriterwasaRemingtonNo.1,whichwasinventedbyChristopherSholesandCarlosGlidden.
The city of NottinghaminEnglandwasthe firstcity to have Braille signs(signsforthe blind) inits
shoppingmallsforthe blind
The onlywomanthat has appearedona U.S. papercurrency isMartha Washington
The name of the Taco Bell dogisGidget

82. Each year approximatelyhalf of billionsdollarsisspentonbubble gumbythe kidsinNorthAmerica
Hair and fingernailsare made fromthe same substance,keratin
The average humaneats 8 spidersintheirlifetime atnight
The numberone cause of blindnessinadultsinthe UnitedStatesisdiabetes
Indiahas a Bill of Rightsforcows
A drinkusedtobe made by the Aztecsforthe gods whichhadthe ingredientsof groundcocoamixedin
withspicesandcorn
In America,the mostcommonmental illnessisAnxietyDisorders
The stage were the televisionsitcom "Friends"isshotonissaidto be haunted
Gasesthat buildupin yourlarge intestine cause flatulence.Itusuallytakesabout30 to 45 minutesfor
these gasestopass throughyoursystem
The largestearthwormonrecord wasfoundin SouthAfricaandmeasured22 feet
Whoopingcranesare born withblue eyesthatchange to brightgoldbythe time theysix monthsold
Belize isthe onlycountryinthe worldwitha jaguarpreserve

83. Tomatoswere once referredtoas "love apples."Thisisbecause theirwasa superstitionthatpeople
wouldfall inlove byeatingthem
The AmericanKestrel hawkweighsonlyfourounces
A 27 yearold heirtoa sausage empire washandedaticketfor116,000 poundsfordrivingat80 km/hr in
a 40 km/hrzone.Thisisbecause the speedingticketsinFinlandare basedonhow much moneyaperson
makes
In China,pancakesare generallyservedasside dishes.Theyare stuffedwithmeat,beansprouts,and
othervegetables
93% of all greetingcardsare purchasedbywomen
Papermoneyisnot made fromwoodpulpbutfrom cotton.Thismeansthat it will notdisintegrate as
fastif itis putin the laundry
The most deadlyfiresthatoccurin the home happenbetween6pmand10pm
There are over200 parts in a typical telephone
There isan automobile modelcalledStutzBearcat.
If you were standingonMercury,the Sun wouldappear2.5 timeslargerthan itappearsfromEarth
The water inside of acoconut isidentical tohumanbloodplasma.Manylivesinthirdworldcountries
have beensaved fromcoconutwaterfedthroughan IV

84. The leastlikelydaytoeatout inthe UnitedStatesisMonday
Little MissMuffetwasa girl fromthe 16th centurywhose name wasreallyPatience
In 1978, the WorldWater Speedrecordwasmade by KenWarbyfrom Australia.Hisaverage speedwas
317.6 mph,and hisjet-poweredhydroplane was27 feetlongcalled"Spiritof Australia."Warbybuiltthe
boat himself inhisbackyard
Americanscollectivelyeatone hundredpoundsof chocolate everysecond
People whostudies laughterare calleda"gelotologists."
Adolf Hitlerwasone of the people thatwasresponsible inthe creationof the VolkswagenBeetle.He
came upwiththe ideaof producingacar that was cheapenoughforthe average Germanworkingman
to afford.
Chameleonscanmove theireyesindependently.One eye canbe lookingforwardandone eye backward
at the same time
Bruce Lee wasso fast,that theyactuallyhadto slow a filmdownsoyou couldsee hismoves.Thatisthe
opposite of the norm
Over90% of diseasesare causedorcomplicatedbystress
In 1953, racecar driverTimFlockraced at Nascar witha monkeyinthe seatbeside him
Taipansnakeshave 50 timesmore toxicthana cobra snake

85. Influenzacausedovertwenty-one milliondeathsin1918
Englishsailorswere referredtoas"limeys"because sailorsaddedlime juice totheirdiettocombat
scurvy
Ukrainianpeople celebrate ChristmasonJanuary7th,whichisthe Orthodox ChristmasDay
Gorillasare consideredapes,notmonkeys.The waytodistinguishbetweenanape anda monkeyisthat
apesdo not have tails
Early Romansusedto use porcupine quillsastoothpicks
The longesthumanbeardon recordis 17.5 feet,heldbyHansN.Langsethwhowas born inNorwayin
1846
Honeyisusedsometimesforantifreezemixturesandinthe centerof golf balls
The size of a raindropisaround0.5 mm - 2.5 mm, and theyfall fromthe skyon average 21 feetper
second.
In the UnitedStates,the firstcookbookwaspublishedin1796 andit containedarecipesforwatermelon
rindpickles
The word "walkman"wasincludedinthe OxfordEnglishDictionaryin1986
A headache andinflammatorypaincanbe reducedbyeating20 tart cherries

86. There isan area locatedoff the south-easternAtlanticcoastof the UnitedStatescalledthe "Bermuda
Triangle."Itisknownfora highrate of unexplainedlossesof ships,small boats,andaircraft,whichhas
ledsome people tobelievethatthistriangle hassupernatural powers
State withthe highestpercentage of people whowalktowork:Alaska
Some toothpastesanddeodorantscontainthe same chemicalsfoundinantifreeze
The Shroud of Turinis the single moststudiedartifactinhumanhistory
Smartestdogs:1) Scottishbordercollie;2) Poodle;3) Goldenretriever
The spermcount of an average Americanmale comparedtothirtyyearsagois downthirtypercent
Humpbackwhalesare capable of livingupto 95 years
The 1912, a wrestlingmatchinStockholmbetweenFinnAlfredAsikainenandRussianMartinKlein
lastedmore than11 hours.Kleineventuallywon,butwasto tiredtoparticipate inthe championship
match
ManitoulinIslandisthe largestislandinafreshwaterlake.ItislocatedinCanadianLake Superior
Cost of raisinga medium-size dogtothe age of eleven:$6,400
The Chinese politicianMaoZedongrefusedtoeverbrushhisteethandinsteadjustwashedhismouth
withtea

87. The SuperBowl is broadcastto over182 countriesinthe world
Bangingyourhead againsta wall uses150 caloriesanhour
In 1884, Dr. HerveyD.Thatcher inventedthe milkbottle.
Some Ribbonwormwill eatthemselvesif theycannotfindfood.Thistype of wormcan still surviveafter
eatingupto 95% of its bodyweight
The only15 letterwordthat can be spelledwithoutrepeatingaletteris"uncopyrightable."
SingerChakaKhancame out witha line of chocolatescalled"Chakalates."
In a day 34,000 childrendie everydayfromcausesthatare relatedto povertyandhunger
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In 75% of Americanhouseholds,womenmanage the moneyandpaythe bills
In a year,an average personusesthe toilet2500 timesa year

88. A honeybee hasfourwings
The Bank of Americawasoriginallycalledthe Bankof Italyuntil the founder,AmedeoGiannini,changed
the name in 1930
Otherthan London,Liverpool isthe mostfilmedBritishcity,andwasusedtofilmmore than140 filmsin
2002
The body of the average babyis 75% water
A Chinese Scientistdiscoveredthatthe Earthis roundduringthe Han Dynastyby measuringthe sunand
moon'spath in the sky.He recordedthisfact downinthe imperial recordsbutwentunnoticeduntilit
was unearthedrecentlybutChinesearchaeologists.
Each year,Americansthrowaway25 trillionStyrofoamcups
There are more than 2,000 differentvarietiesof cheese inthe world
On average,Guinnesssells7millionglassesof beeraday
An artistfromChicagonamedDwightKalbcreateda statue of Madonnamade outof 180 poundsof ham
Reportsfromownersof cats and dogs indicate that21% of dogsand 7% of cats snore
The scarlettanager,a songbirdnative toIllinois,caneatas manyas 2,100 gypsy-mothcaterpillarsinone
hour

89. To make one raindropof water,ittakesapproximatelyamillionclouddroplets
At 120 milesperhour,a FormulaOne car generatessomuchdownforce thatitcan drive upside down
on the roof of a tunnel
The smallestbone inthe humanbodyisthe stapesbone whichislocatedinthe ear
Indiausedto be the richestcountryin the worlduntil the Britishinvasioninthe early17th Century
The firstownerof the Marlboro Companydiedof lungcancer
Some Africantribesrefertothemselvesas"motherhoods"insteadof families
Between1902 and 1907, the same tigerkilled434 people inIndia
The word vaccine comesfromthe Latin word"vacca," whichmeanscow.Thisname was chosen
beacause the firstvaccinationwasderivedfromcowpox whichwasgiventoa boy
JamesBondis alsoknownas Mr. Kiss-Kiss-Bang-Bang
A snail can crawl across a razor blade withoutgettinginjured.Thisispossible because theyexcrete a
slime thatprotectsthem
Behram,an Indianthug,holdsthe recordfor mostmurdersbya single individual.He strangled931
people between1790-1840 witha piece of yellow andwhite cloth,calledaruhmal.The mostmurders
by a woman are 612, by CountessErzsebetBathoryof Hungary

90. Approximately97.35618329% of all statisticsare made up
The largestspidereverwasthe Megarachne whichhad a diameterof 50 cm. The fossil wasfoundin
Argentina
In Russia,whenflowersare givenfor aromanticoccasions,flowersare giveninoddsnumbersaseven
numberof flowersisgivenatfuneralsonly
Nexttoman, the porpoise isthe mostintelligentcreature onearth
The hippopotamushasthe capabilitytoremainunderwaterforaslongas twenty-five minutes
The Australianbox-jellyfishhaseighteyes
In 1916, an elephantwastriedandhungformurderinErwin,Tennessee
A sheep,aduck anda roosterwere the firstpassengersinahotair balloon
The liquidinside youngcoconutscanbe usedas substitute forbloodplasma
In the UK, one thirdof accidental deathsthathappenoccurin the home
Afterthe U.S Civil War,about 33%-50% of all U.S. papercurrencyincirculationwascounterfeit
Michael Jordanmakesmore moneyfromNike annuallythanall of the Nike factoryworkersinMalaysia
combined

91. The Hawaiianalphabetonlyhas12 letters
Tycho Brahe,a 16th centuryastronomer,losthisnose ina duel withone of hisstudentsovera
mathematical computation.He wore asilverreplacementnose forthe restof hislife
Termitesdomore damage inthe U.S.everyearthan all the fires,stormsand earthquakescombined.
Theydo an average of $750 millionindamage annually
BurgerKingrestaurantsserve over400 millionouncesof orange juice annually
Each year the Pentagonestimatestheircomputernetworkishackedabout250,000 timesannually
The firstpresidenttoride inan airplane wasFranklinRoosevelt
The airplane BuddyHollydiedinwasthe "AmericanPie."(Thusthe name of the DonMcLean song.)
A tree inmetropolitanareawill survive forapproximatelyeightyears
The onlyflyingsaucerlaunchpadin the worldislocatedinSt. Paul,Alberta,Canada
The sex of a babycrocodile isdeterminedbythe temperature inthe nestandhow deeply the eggsare
buried
Polarbearsare lefthanded
Foodcan onlybe tastedif itis mixedwithsaliva

92. WalterHunt patentedthe safetypinin1849. He later soldthe patentrightsforonly$400.
The coliseuminRome wasusedregularlyforabout400 years
Childrenlaughabout400 timesaday, while adultslaughonaverage only15timesa day
The firstformal rulesforplayingthe sportof baseball requiredthe winningteamtoscore 21 runs
The Universityof Plymouthwasthe firstuniversitytoofferadegree insurfing
Retail salesforsoftdrinksinthe UnitedStatesin2001 were more thansixtybilliondollars
Henswill produce largereggsastheygrow older
In Quebec,Canada,anoldlaw statesthatmargarine mustbe a differentcolourthanbutter
In the UnitedStates,about33% of landis coveredbyforests
Lemonscontainmore sugar thanstrawberries
ShridharChillal fromIndiaisknowntohave the recordfor the longestfingernailsinthe world,which
were eachat leastthree feetlong
In 1905, Chapman andSkinnerinSanFrancisco inventedthe firstportable electricvacuum.

93. Minimumwage was0.25 per hourwhenit wasfirstenactedin1938
The conjunctivaisa membrane thatcoversthe human eye
In 1785, the cityof Parisremovedbonesfromcemeteriestoease the overflow of deadpeople.They
tookthese bonesandstackedthemintunnelsnow knownasthe Catacombs.You can visitthese tunnel
attractionsand workyour wayalonglongcorridors,whichare stackedwithskullsandbones
It isestimated thatoverfifty-fourmillionpeople diedinWorldWarII, whichwasthe bloodiestwarin
history
Arabicnumeralswere notinventedbyArabs,butwere inventedinIndiabythe Hindus
Each year inAmericathere are about 300,000 deathsthat can be attributedtoobesity
The firstever"WorldSummiton Toilets"washeldinSingapore inNovember2001
HumphreyBogartwas relatedtoPrincessDiana
Researchershave developedodourlesssocks.The sockfabricismade by attachingmoleculesthat
containchlorine calledhalaminestotextilefibers
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel,the manwhodesignedthe Eiffel Tower,alsodesignedthe innerstructure of
the Statue of LibertyinNewYorkHarbour
In the 1985 Boise,Idahomayoral election,there werefourwrite-invotesforMr. PotatoHead

94. MS-DOS wasoriginallycalle QDOSandwasboughtof the author by Microsoftfora small fee.The restis
history
MarilynMonroe hadsix toes
The Roman emperorCommoduswasatone time goingto change the name of Rome to Colonia
Commodiana
The state of Alaskahas almosttwice asmany caribouas people
Anotherwayto say"every9 years"is Novennial
In the springof 1975, a baby inDetroitfell 14 storiesandlandedonJosephFiglock,whowaswalking
below.A fewyearslaterithappenedagain.Figlockandbothbabiessurvived
Close tofiftypercentof Internetshoppersspendoverfivehoursaweekonline
Los Angelesisthe mostpollutedcityinthe USA
For people thatare lactose intolerant,chocolateaidsinhelpingmilkdigesteasier
Usingrecycledaluminumcansandmakingnewscansout of themsaves75% energycomparedto
makingitfrom newmaterial.
In a year,Americanseatapproximately20billionpickles
Althaiophobiaisthe fearof marshmallows

95. There are are roughly100 millionsingleadultslivinginthe USA
In the year2000, there were approximately11,000 injuriesthatwere treatedinahospital inthe U.S.
that resultedfromfireworks
Brazil isthe largestproducersof orangesinthe world
4% of an apples ismade upof mineralsandvitamins,andover80% is made upof water
From all the oxygenthata humanbreathes,twentypercentgoestothe brain
In 1902, the coat hangerwas inventedAlbertParkhouse whowasfrustratedatthe lackof hooks
available tohangup hiscoat at work.His companythoughtitwas a good ideaandpatentedthe
inventionandunfortunately,Parkhouse neverreceivedanymoneyforhisidea
If a statue inthe park of a personon a horse has bothfrontlegsinthe air,the persondied inbattle;if
the horse has one frontlegin the air,the persondiedasa resultof woundsreceivedinbattle;if the
horse has all fourlegson the ground,the persondiedof natural causes
The longestgame of Monopolyplayedunderwateris45 days
In WWII,whenalliedarmiesreachedthe Rhine Riverthe firstthingmendidwaspee init.Thiswas
prettyuniversal fromthe lowestprivate toWinstonChurchill(whomade abigshow of it).Gen.Patton
had himself photographedinthe act
Peacheswere once knownasPersianapples

96. DustinPhillipsof the U.S.has the record forketchupdrinking.He dranka 14-ounce bottle of tomato
ketchupthrougha ? inchstraw in33 secondsonSeptember23,1999
Ninety-five percentof tropical fishsoldinNorthAmericaoriginatefromFlorida
The blackberrybushisalsocalledthe "bramble."
The city of Tokyo wasoriginallycalledEdo
The sun shrinksfive feeteveryhour
There have been191 coopsin Boliviasince itbecame asovereigncountryin1825
DuringWorldWar II, Kit Katwas unavailable due tomilkshortages,sothe chocolate barwas made
withoutmilk
The firstTV commercial advertisementwasbythe BulovaWatch companyon July1, 1941. The watch
companypaid$9.00 for an announcementthatwas10 secondslong
Rubberbandslastlongerwhenrefrigerated
A commoncustomin Spainisto eat one grape for eachof the last12 secondsof everyyearforgoodluck
Bill Gatesbeganprogrammingcomputersatage 13
Tobacco containsover50 chemicalsthatcan cause cancer

97. Sailorsonce thoughtthatwearinga goldearringwouldimprove theireyesight
The smallestbirdinthe worldisthe bee hummingbird.The birdis2.24 incheslong
A speciesof earthworm,"Megascolidesaustralis,"inAustraliacangrow up to fifteenfeetinlength
Hannibal,whowasa soldier,hadonlyone eye aftergettingadisease while attackingRome
The full name of the TitanicshipisR.M.S. Titanic,whichstandsforRoyal Mail Steamship
Electroniccompaniessellfivetimesasmanybig-screenTVsduringSuperBowl Week
Everydayapproximately35metersof hair fibre isproducedonthe scalpof an adult
A U.S. companycame out witha toiletnight-lightthatsendsoutagreenwarningbeaconwhenthe seat
isup
A little underone quarterof the people inthe worldare vegetarians
There are approximately1300 speciesof scorpionbutonly25 of themare deadly
An eggshell canhave up to 17,000 tinyporeson itssurface
A lifespanof aneyelashisapproximately150days
66% of home basedbusinessesare ownedbywomen

98. There are approximately60musclesinthe face
In 1924, Kleenex tissueswere originallydesignedasa coldcream remover
A womenfromBerlinGermanyhashad3,110 gallstonestakenoutof hergall bladder
Everysecond,8000 Coca-ColaCompanyproductsare consumedinthe world
If all the strawberriesproducedinCaliforniaannuallywere putside byside,theywouldwraparoundthe
Earth fifteentimes
Devon,Englandhasabout 33,000 milesof hedgerows,more hedgerowsthananyothercountry
"Bookkeeper"isthe onlywordinEnglishlanguage withthree consecutive double letters
An average home createsmore pollutionthandoesthe average car
Four outof five bridesinthe U.S.have a job
75-90% of primary physicianvisitsare due tostress
The reasonwhy the CanadianArcticis calledthe "Landof the MidnightSun"isbecause duringthe
summermanycommunitieshave light24 hoursof the day.Many people have tocovertheirwindows
withtinfoil tokeepthe lightoutwhentheysleep
On a Canadiantwodollarbill,the flagflyingoverthe ParliamentbuildingisanAmericanflag

99. Teenage cosmeticsurgeriesnearlydoubledinthe USA between1996 and 1998
A rocket-likedevice canbe tracedback to AncientGreece whenaflyingsteam-poweredpigeonwasbuilt
out of wood.
The Cincinnati Redsare the oldestprofessionalbaseball team
In 1871, horse cars were introduced.Itwassimplyacar that was pulledoveratrack bya horse.
HighPriestsinancientEgyptwere the onlyoneswhowere allowedtoweargarmentsmade fromcotton
Kellogg?sstartedsellingtheirmostfamousproduct,CornFlakes,in1906
Chocolate wasusedas medicine duringthe 18thcentury.It was believedthatchocolate couldcure a
stomachache
Halifax,NovaScotia,Canadahasthe largestbarper capitathan anywhere else inthe world
The Eiffel Towerwasthe talleststructure inthe worldbefore the constructionof the Empire State
Buildingin1930
The firstAmericancelebrationof St.PatricksDaywasat Bostonin1737
The name of the popularsportsdrinkGatorade wasnamedfor the Universityof FloridaGatorswhere it
was developed

100. The largestemployerinCentral FloridaisWaltDisneyWorld.There are approximately50,000 people
workingthere
In hisyouth,UnitedStatespresidentGeorge W.Bushusedto playforthe Midland(Texas) Central Little
League.He playedthe positionof the catcher
The numberof birthsthatoccur inIndiaeachyear ishigherthanthe entire populationof Australia
BobbyCarpenterwasthe firstAmericanplayertoscore 50 goalsina season
The word, tattoooriginatedfromthe Tahitainword"tattau"whichmeans"tomark."
There wasno punctuationuntil the 15th century
All babiesare colourblindwhentheyare born
Rocky Mountainspottedfeverisadisease causedbyticks
There are approximately9,000 taste budson the tongue
A fetusstartsto developfingerprintsatthe age of eightweeks
The reasonwhy yournose getsrunnywhenyouare cryingis because the tearsfromthe eyesdraininto
the nose
Gorillascan catch humancoldsand otherillnesses

101. On October15, 1794, the firstsilverdollarcoinswere releasedtobe circulatedtothe public
In one day,the Tootsie Roll Industrymakesover16 millionlollipops
In manyof the milkadsthat are shown,a mix of thinnerandwhite paintisusedinsteadof milk
BaskinRobbinsonce made ketchupice cream.Thiswasthe onlyvegetableflavoured ice cream
produced.However,theydiscontinueditsince theythoughtitwouldnotsell well
In an year,an average personmakes1,140 phone calls
The strike note of the LibertyBell inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvaniaise-flat
A ConnecticutToymaker,Herobuilders,sellsactionfiguresof PresidentGeorge W.Bush,Islamicmilitant
Osama binLaden,NewYorkMayor RudolphGiulianiandBritishPrime MinisterTonyBlair,whichare all
majorfigurestiedtothe September11,2001 WTC attacks
Majorityof bridesplantheirweddingforapproximately7to 12 months
The word assassinationwasinventedbyWilliamShakespeare
BenjaminFranklininventedthe rockingchair.
Persiachangeditsname to Iran in1935
In the wild,the poinsettiaflowercanreacha heightof 12 feet,andhave leavesthatare eightinches
across.

102. Constructionworkershardhatswere firstinventedandusedinthe buildingof the HooverDamin1933.
A studyindicatesthatsmokersare likelytodie onaverage six andahalf years earlierthannon-smokers
On a Canadiantwodollarbill,the flagflyingoverthe ParliamentbuildingisanAmericanflag
TYPEWRITER, isone of the longestwordsthatcan be made usingthe lettersonlyone row of the
keyboard
Bill Gatesdonatedclose to$100 milliontofightAIDSinIndia.Asa percentof histotal wealth,thiswould
be comparable to himdonatingtencentsif he onlyhad $60
In the U.S. there is,onaverage,three sex change operationsperday
The AmericanAirlinesSportsCenter,inDallas,hasmost toiletspercapitathananyothersports and
entertainmentvenueinthe USA
In 1999, a three headedturtle wasdiscoveredbyLinChi-FainhispondinSouthernTaiwan
Approximatelyone outof every55 womenfromCanadagive birthintheircar on the way to the hospital
or clinic
The firstUnitedStatespresidenttovisitChinawasRichardNixon
The most popularshowamongstbabyboomersisStar Trek.