The vibrator was originally used as a medicinal treatment for female "hysteria" during the 19th century.
If the Spaceship Earth ride at EPCOT was a golfball, to be the proportional size to hit it, you'd be two miles tall.
The African cicada fly spends 17 years sleeping, then wakes up for two weeks, mates and then die.
Hummingbirds are the only animals that can fly backwards.
The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead".
Pumice is the only rock that floats in water.
Approximately two-thirds of people tip their head to the right when they kiss.
Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son.
The third longest word in the English language is "antidisestablishmenterianism".
Rhinos are in the same family as horses, and are thought to have inspired the myth of the unicorn.
The only word that consists of two letters, each used three times is the word "deeded."
Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
ABBA got their name by taking the first letter from each of their first names (Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, Anni-frid.)
The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.
The part of Denmark which is a penninsula is called Jutland.
During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles.
President James Garfield could write Latin with one hand and Greek with the other -- simultaneously.
"Freelance" comes from a knight whose lance was free for hire, i.e. not pledged to one master.
Mr. Snuffleupagas' first name was Alyoisus.
The company providing the liability insurance for the Republican National Convention in San Diego is the same firm that insured the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic.
The Andy Griffth Show was the first spin-off in TV history. It was a spin-off of the Danny Thomas Show.
The "huddle" in football was formed due a deaf football player who used sign language to communicate and his team didn't want the opposition to see the signals he used and in turn huddled around him.
All of the cobble stones that used to line the streets in New York were originally weighting stones put in the hulls of Belgian ships to keep an even keel.
"Gone With the Wind" is the only Civil War epic ever filmed without a single battle scene.
If you stretch a standard Slinky out flat it measures 87 feet long.
Deborah Winger did the voice of E.T.
The yo-yo originated in the Philippines, where it was used as a weapon in hunting.
Rules govern the size, weight, compression, and performance of tennis balls. However, until 1978, a player could legally use absolutely anything as a tennis racket.
The first hard drive available for the Apple had a capacity of 5 megabytes.
Kermit the Frog is left handed.
In Disney's "Fantasia", the Sorcerer's name is "Yensid" (Disney backwards.)
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golfball.
Jean Harlow was the first actress to appear on the cover of Life magazine.
"Video Killed the Radio Star" was the very first video ever played on MTV.
Jamie Farr (who played Klinger on M*A*S*H) was the only member of the cast who actually served as a soldier in the Korean war.
Soldier's Field is the oldest field in the NFL.
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