12) Of married couples, 70% of men and 60% of women have cheated on their spouse
13) No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
14) More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes
15) The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people
16) The word "comet" comes from the Greek word "kometes" meaning long hair and referring to the tail
17) The deepest mine in the world is the East Rand mine, which goes to a depth of about 3,585 metres
18) It is estimated that by the end of 2000, there has been 142,600 tonnes of gold mined in the world
19) The abbreviation Xmas for the word Christmas is of Greek origin. Since the word for Christ in the Greek language is Xristos, which starts with the letter "X," they started putting the X in place of Christ and came up with the short form for the word Christmas
20) China has more English speakers than the United States
21) The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar an England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes
22)When Queen Elizabeth I of England died she owned over 3,000 gowns
23) The nickname for a Japanese businessmen is "Salarymen."
24) Toronto was the first city in the world with a computerized traffic signal system
25) Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise
26) The skeleton of a spider is located on the outside of the body. The name for this is exoskelton
27) The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements
28) Over 200 varieties of watermelons are grown in the U.S
29) The words "abstemioius," and "facetious" both have all the five vowels in them in order
30)Tomato ketchup is a good conditioner for the hair. It also helps get the greenish tinge that some blonde haired people get after swimming in water with chlorine in it
31) Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the World .
32) During the First World War, cigarettes were handed out to soldiers along with their rations
33) The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles
34) The right lung of a human is larger than the left one. This is because of the space and placement of the heart
35) The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10? inches
36)On average, a Canadian girl owns seven Barbie dolls, whereas an American girl owns eight
37) On average, falling asleep while driving results in 550 accidents per day in the United States
38) Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to aid in digestion, however, it is not known
39) Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world
40) In Greece, the climate is so warm that many of the cinemas do not even have roofs
41) The word "diamond" comes from the Greek word "adamas," which means "unconquerable" ,means unbeatable.
42) Apples are part of the rose family
43) Every eleven minutes in the U.S., a woman dies of breast cancer
44) A leech has 32 brains
45) Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes
46) McDonald restaurants serve food and drink to an amazing 43 million customers on a daily basis
47) The adult human body requires about 88 pounds of oxygen daily
48) The word Spain means "the land of rabbits."
49) Goats do not have upper front teeth
50) There are about 6,800 languages in the world
51) Studies have shown that by putting on slow background music it can make a person eat food at a slower rate
52) Ironically, when doctors in Los Angeles, California went on strike in 1976, the daily number of deaths in the city dropped 18%
53) Ironically, watermelons, which are 92% water, originated from the Kalahari Desert in Africa
54) The Coca Cola company offers more than 300 different beverages
55) Neptune was the first planet in our solar system to be discovered by mathematics
56) Five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married
57) Camel is considered unclean meat in the Bible
58) The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the"General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
59) Mosquitoes have teeth
60) To be born on Sunday was considered a sign of great sin during the Puritan times
61) The average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day
62) Prosopagnosia refers to the inability to identify people by their faces. In severe cased prosopagnosia a person may not be able to identify themselves in a mirror
63) Cattle can produce up to 180 litres of saliva in one day
64) Queen Elizabeth always wore a necklace with a little perfume bottle attached everywhere she went
65) Bubble gum contains rubber |
66) The favorite honeymoon place is Hawaii
67) Rice flour was used to strengthen some of the bricks that make up the Great Wall of China
68) In the USA, 32% of employees eat lunch and work at the same time
69) In the United States, more than 4.2 million couples live together that are not married
70) The longest kiss on record lasted 30 hours and 45 minutes. Dror Orpaz and Carmit Tsubara recorded it on April 5, 1999 at a kissing contest held in Tel Aviv, Israel
71) Polar bears are excellent swimmers. They have been known to swim more than 60 miles without a rest
72) The most expensive perfume in the world is Parfum VI, which was made by Arthur Burnham. A 4 inch bottle which is covered with diamonds and 24-carat gold costs $71,380
73) Americans write approximately 50 billion checks a year making it the second most frequent payment method used after cash
74) A violin actually contains 70 separate pieces of wood
75) One out of four American households own a cat
76) Every day 2,700 people die of heart disease
77) An average American eats approximately 60 hot dogs per year
78) A giraffe is able to clean its ears with its own tongue
79) The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the middle finger
80) 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
81) Americans consumed more than twenty billion hot dogs in 2000
82) The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
83) The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people
84) India has the most post offices in the world
85) On average, 150 couples get married in Las Vegas each day
86) Spiders usually have eight eyes, but still they cannot see that well
87) Women hearts beat faster than men.
88) People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared to paper
89) On average people fear spiders more than they do death
90) By recycling just one glass bottle, the amount of energy that is being saved is enough to light a 100 watt bulb for four hours
91) Every second, 630 steel cans are recycled
92) It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
93) Turtles can breathe through their butt
94) Canada is an Indian word meaning "village" or "settlement."
95) There are 122 pebbles per square inch on a Spalding basketball
96)The fastest growing tissue in the human body is hair
97) A lion feeds once every three to four days
98) A honey bee has four wings.
99) In the movie "The Matrix Reloaded" a 17 minute battle scene cost over $40 million to produce .
100) Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
101) Sharks have upper and lower eyelids, but they do not blink
102) The majority of cats do not have any eyelashes
103) You can send a postcard from Hell. There is a small town located in the Cayman Islands called "Hell." They even have a post office….. J
104) The song "Happy Birthday" brings in about $2 million in licensing revenue to Warner Communications who hold the copyright to the song
105) Dolphins sleep with one eye open
106) Japan uses the most energy per year than any other country.
107) Approximately two gallons of water are used to brush your teeth
108)Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time
109) Before the 17th century, carrots used to be the colour purple
110) Ancient Egyptians kissed with their noses instead of with their lips
111) An owl has three eyelids
112) Automobile building is the largest manufacturing industry in the world.
113) Hair and fingernails are made from the same substance, keratin
114) 93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women
115) Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
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