Fun Facts

Iceland has the highest concentration of broadband users in the world.

During World War II, the British Intelligence used the Colossus Machines (precursor to computers) at Bletchley Park to help decode the enigma code of the Nazis.

City with the most Rolls Royces per capita: Hong Kong.

Humans blink over 10,000,000 times a year!

The principality of Monaco consists of 370 acres.

In 1800 on 50 cities on earth had a population of more than 100,000.

The first Computer was ENIAC, short for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, unveiled on February 14, 1946.

You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

During World War II, the British Intelligence used the Colossus Machines (precursor to computers) at Bletchley Park to help decode the enigma code of the Nazis.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Fingerprints of koalas are similar (in pattern, shape and size) to the fingerprints of humans.

An estimated 257 tons of ivory was poached worldwide in 2006. In order to harvest that much ivory, approximately 23,000 elephants would have to be killed illegally.

Britain is still paying off debts that predate the Napoleonic wars because it's cheaper to do so than buy back the bonds on which they are based.

Whales die if their echo system fails.

In 2005, the US government spent on average over $20,000 for each household.

In 1221 the daughter of Genghis Khan ordered the killing of the entire population of the city of Nishapur (about 60,000) in one hour. The order came after her husband killing.

Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

Adding a drop of olive oil and lemon juice to an ice cube then running it over your face gives you better results than some expensive skin care products.

Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."

The largest living thing on the face of the Earth is a mushroom underground in Oregon. It measures three and a half miles in diameter.

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

The United States has more airports than any other nation (there are over 14,800).

If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom.

If an Amish man has a beard, he is married.

2 and 5 are the only prime numbers that end in 2 or 5.

Napoleon was terrified of cats.

Orangutans warn people to stay out of their territory by belching.

North Dakota is the only state in the US that has never had an earthquake.

There is a law on the books of Detroit, Michigan that states that "Alligators may not be tied to fire hydrants."

The ship, the Queen Elizabeth 2, should always be written as QE2. QEII is the actual queen.

The ears of a cricket are located on the front legs, just below the knee.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

Cacao, the main ingredient of chocolate is the most pest-ridden tree in the jungle.

Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.

Mexico and Iceland have the highest per capita consumption of Coca-Cola.

There are seven points on the Statue of Liberty's crown.

Skylab, the first American space station, fell to the earth in thousands of pieces in 1979. Thankfully most over the ocean.

Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

Earth is the only planet not named after a pagan God.

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."

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

Naturalists use marshmallows to lure alligators out of swamps.

Turtles can breathe through their butts.

Starfish don't have brains.

More than half of American families with teenagers use filters to limit access to adult content online.

If an Amish man has a beard, he is married.

Tremendous erosion at the base of Niagara Falls (USA) undermines the shale cliffs and as a result the falls have receded approximately 7 miles over the last 10,000 years.

The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

Rapper Ice Cube's real name is O'Shea Jackson.

Humans blink over 10,000,000 times a year!

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

There are 1.6 million inventions under active patent in the United States.