Fun Facts

The unemployment rate of Liberia was estimated at 85% in 2003.

Snakes are true carnivorous because they eat nothing but other animals. They do not eat any type of plant material.

Your odds of being killed by space debris are approximately 1 in 5 billion.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

The parachute was invented by DiVinci in 1515.

Jack is the most common name in nursery rhymes.

The X's that people sometimes put at the end of letters or notes to mean a kiss, actually started back in the 1000's when Lords would sign their names at the end of documents to other important people. It was originally a cross that they would kiss after signing to signify that they were faithful to God and their King. Over the years though, it slanted into the X.

As of July 2005, the smallest country in terms of population was Pitcairn Islands with 45 inhabitants!

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel with over 50,000 words, none of which containing the letter "e".

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.

More than half of women in the United States will not leave their home without makeup on.

Cranberry Jell-O is the only kind that contains real fruit.

In ancient Greece, children of wealthy families were dipped in olive oil at birth to keep them hairless throughout their lives.

Enough beer is poured every Saturday across America to fill the Orange Bowl.

It takes a ton of water to make a pound of refined sugar.

"Tom Sawyer" was the first novel written on a typewriter.

As of 2002, China had over 100 million manufacturing workers compared to about 17 million in the US, 12 million in Japan, 8.5 million in Germany and 2.3 million in Canada.

Clocks made before 1687 had only one hand, and hour hand.

The first video aired on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles in 1981.

Less than 3% of Nestle's sales are for chocolate.

The world's record for continuous pogo stick jumping is 41 hours.

Nova Scotia is Latin for 'New Scotland.'

China has 100 million Internet users, second to the US's 135 million users.

The world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.

The national orchestra of Monaco (a nation in Europe) has more individuals than its army.

In some Asian countries, the family name is written first and the individual name written second.

Methane gas can often be seen bubbling up from the bottom of ponds. It is produced by the decomposition of dead plants and animals in the mud.

Starfish don't have brains.

Nondairy creamer is flammable.

In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.

As of 2002, China had over 100 million manufacturing workers compared to about 17 million in the US, 12 million in Japan, 8.5 million in Germany and 2.3 million in Canada.

There is a rare condition called Exploding Head Syndrome which you have probably never heard of.

48% of astronauts experience motion sickness.

The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime.

The town of Kennesaw, Georgia has required its citizens to own a firearm and ammunition since 1982.

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life."

The Earth experiences 50,000 earthquakes each year.

Every day is about 55 billionths of a second longer than the day before it.

In deep space most lubricants will disappear.

A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in length.

The parking meter was invented by C.C. Magee in 1935.

The tip of a 1/3 inch long hour-hand on a wristwatch travels at 0.00000275 mph.

Plastic lawn flamingos outnumber real flamingos in the U.S.A.

The average CEO's salary in the US is 475 times greater than the average worker's salary. In Japan, it is 11 times greater; in France, 15 times; in Canada, 20; in South Africa, 21, and in Britain, 22.

Enough beer is poured every Saturday across America to fill the Orange Bowl.

The typical American eats 263 eggs a year.

One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.

If a native Hawaiian woman places the flower on her right ear, she is available.

Every year the sun loses 360 million tons.

The name for Oz in "The Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."

The world's longest Coca-Cola truck is in Sweden. It is 79 feet long with a four-axle trailer

China has 100 million Internet users, second to the US's 135 million users.

The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.

The US has used military force a number of times, but has only actually declared war 5 times (the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II).

La Paz, the capital city of Bolivia, is the highest capital in the world at over 17,000 feet (5,181 m).