1. The first
museum in Moscow Moscow University Zoological Museum
2. A surfer
once sued another surfer for "stealing his wave." The case was thrown
out because the court was unable to put a price on "pain and
suffering" endured by the surfer watching someone else ride
"his" wave
3. Many
people in parts of China
4. The
largest dog in the world is the Irish Wolfhound
5. Ernest
Vincent Wright wrote a fifty thousand-word novel, "Gadsby," without
any word containing the letter "e."
6. The
projection light used for IMAX theaters can be seen from space.
7. The human
liver performs over 500 functions
8. Ballroom
dancing is a course at Brigham Young University in Utah
9. The word
"maverick" came into use after Samuel Maverick, a Texan, refused to
brand his cattle. Eventually any unbranded calf became known as a Maverick
10. Finnish
folklore states that when Santa comes to Finland
11. More than
$1 billion is spent each year on neck ties in the United
States
12. In the
18th century, potatoes were given out as a dessert. They were served in a
napkin, salted and hot
13. The only
poisonous birds in the world are the three species of Pitohui. The Hooded
Pitohui from Papua
New Guinea
14. Pretzels
were originally invented for Christian Lent. The twists of the pretzels are to
resemble arms crossed in prayer
15. The American Airlines Center in Dallas has more
toilets per capita than any other sports and entertainment venue in the country
16. After 8
months, babies are more likely to get a diaper rash
17. The first
modern toothbrush was invented in China
18. The New
Zealand Kiwi bird cannot fly
19. 66% of
wedding cards are hand delivered by people
20. Heavier
lemons produce more, and tastier, juice
21. The
leading cause of poisoning for children under the age of six in the home is
liquid dish soap
22. The same
amount of calories are burned by doing 6 sessions that are 5 minutes each of an
activity and doing 1 session of that activity for 30 minutes
23. General
William Booth is the founder of the Salvation Army
24. Iguanas
can stay under water for up to thirty minutes
25. The
fastest flying butterfly is the Monarch, which has been clocked with a speed as
high as 17 miles per hour
26. Egyptian
pyramid builders used to eat a lot of garlic because they thought it would
increase their strength
27. The
average office document gets copied 19 times
28. In just
the first 56 days of life, the larva of the polyphemus moth eats about 86,000
times its birthweight
29. Every
hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced
30. American
actor Jack Nicholson, and American singer Bobby Darrin were raised believing
their grandmothers were their mothers and their mothers were their older sisters
31. The first
Ford cars had Dodge engines
32. The
average height of an NBA basketball player is 6 feet 7 inches
33. One in
five Americans move homes every year
34. The
chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1933
35. The
capital of Burkina
Faso Ouagadougou
36. A catfish
has about 100,000 taste buds
37. The
Liberty Bell was the first mechanical slot machine, which was invented by
Charles Fey, a car mechanic in 1895.
38. A Russian
man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax
39. The
silkworm moth has lost the ability to fly ever since it has been domesticated
40. The first
cheerleaders in the U.S.
41. The name
Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General
Purpose" vehicle, G.P
42. The odds
of having quadruplets are 1 in 729,000
43. In 1965,
the price for an issue of TV Guide was 15 cents
44. In 1565
In St. Augustine, Florida the first orange trees were planted
45. Nose
prints are used to identify dogs, much like humans use fingerprints
46. In the United
States
47. The most
popular chocolate bar in the United
Kingdom
48. White-Out
was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham, who is the mother of Michael Nesmith from
the "The Monkees."
49. There are
over 2,000 different types of cheese in the world
50. The giant
squid has the largest eyes in the world
51. Owls
swallow their prey whole because they have no teeth. After approximately 12
hours they cough up the feathers, bones, and fur in a shape of a football pellet
52. Historically,
a blue ribbon has been awarded for first prize
53. Seventy-one
percent of households report they have at least one snorer. Forty-five percent
of those surveyed admit they snore, 35% said their partner snores, 12% said
their child snores and 9% reported their pet snores
54. The
original meaning of the word grocer was referring to a person who traded food
in wholesale. These people would usually sell in large quantities, or by the
"gross."
55. Research
indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten
bananas
56. Actress
Michelle Pfeiffer was the first choice to play Clarice Starling in the movie
"Silence of the Lambs." She turned down the role because she found it
too scary
57. The White
House has 35 bathrooms, 3 elevators, 132 rooms, and 412 doors in it
58. Due to
the deforestation of the forests in North
China , over one million tons of sands blows into Beijing Gobi desert. It sometimes
causes the sky to turn yellow.
59. Cows are
able to hear lower and higher frequencies better than human beings
60. Approximately
60% of the water used by households during the summer is used for watering
flowers, and lawns
61. The
largest diamond that was ever found was 3106 carats.
62. In 1970,
Chip maker Intel purchased a pear orchard to build their corporate headquarters
on
63. The
mating call of a male toadfish, who are underwater, is so loud that it can be
heard by humans above water
64. The most
popular jelly belly jellybean flavour is buttered popcorn
65. The Nike
swoosh was invented by Caroline Davidson back in 1971. She received $35 for
making the swoosh. The first shoe with the swoosh was introduced in 1972
66. Slaves
under the last emperors of China
67. A
crocodile cannot stick its tongue out
68. Kiwis are
the only known bird to have nostrils located at the tip of their beak
69. An adult
esophagus can range from 10 to 14 inches in length and is one inch in diameter
70. A squash
ball moving at 150 kilometers per hour has the same impact of a .22 bullet
71. Telephonophobia
is the fear of telephones
72. The word
alligator comes from the Spanish word El Lagarto, which means "The Lizard."
73. While
still in college, Bill Gates and Paul Allen once built a special purpose
machine called "Traff-O-Data." It was a machine that would analyze
information gathered by traffic monitors. They never found any buyers.
74. The
citric acid found in lemon juice is said to be able to dissolve a pearl
75. Robert
Southey wrote the story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" in 1834
76. The
tallest woman in the world is American Sandy Allen who is 7 feet 7 inches
77. American
Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served
in first-class
78. Astronauts
get taller when they are in space
79. Only 5 to
10 percent of cheetah cubs make it to adulthood
80. Dentyne
gum was invented in 1899 by a druggist from New
York
81. It takes
about three hours for food to be broken down in the human stomach
82. When
former Texas Governor James Hogg was on his deathbed he made a special request
that a pecan tree be planted at the head of his grave instead of a tombstone.
The governor passed away on March
2, 1906 , which is Texas Independence Day. The pecan tree is now the
state tree of Texas
83. In a
year, there are 60,000 trampoline injuries that occur in the U.S
84. There is
an organization called SCROOGE in Charlottesville , Virginia
85. The first
World Series baseball playoffs occurred in 1903
86. Archipelago
is the word to describe a large group of islands that are located close together
87. The life
expectancy of a garbage disposal is about 5 to 10 years
88. In the
original movie "101 Dalmatians," there are exactly 6,469,952 spots on
all 101 Dalmatians as they are shown in 113,760 frames of the film combined
89. The
average North American car contains 300 pounds of plastics
90. A person
who is a specialist in wine making is called an oenologist
91. You can
only smell 1/20th as well as a dog
92. The
number one cause of rabies in the United
States
93. The music
for "The Star Spangled Banner" comes from a British drinking song
named "Anacreon."
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