Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic.
During World War II the U.S. government used 260 million pounds of instant coffee.
Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
Fifteen people are known to have been crushed to death tilting vending machines towards them in the hope of a free can of soda.
Lou Gehrig earned a total of $316,000 during his 17 year career with the New York Yankees. In 1992, a fan paid $363,000 for a Yankee jersey that Gehrig wore during the 1927 season.
Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable.
One 75-watt light bulb gives off more light than three 25-watt light bulbs.
One American of every 16 will have one of the Top 12 most common last names.
One in every 2000 babies is born with a tooth.
One in every 9000 people is an albino.
One pound of tea can make 300 cups of the beverage.
'Soldiers disease' is a term for morphine addiction. The Civil War produced over 400,000 morphine addicts.
Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
Wedding cake was originally thrown at the bride and groom, instead of eaten by them.
Whale hunting is strictly prohibitted throughout the entire state of Oklahoma.
When a male skier falls down, he tends to fall on his face. A woman skier tends to fall on her back.
When a person dies, hearing is generally the last sense to go. The first sense lost is usually sight. Then follows taste, smell, and touch.
The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts three naked men with their hands on each other's shoulders!
The state of Florida is bigger than England!
A fart is composed of 59% nitrogen, 21% hydrogen and 9% dioxide.
While sleeping, one man in eight snores, and one in ten grinds his teeth.
Wayne's World was filmed in two weeks.
Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
Kermit the Frog is left-handed.
The term "devil's advocate" comes from the Roman Catholic church. When deciding if someone should be sainted, a devil's advocate is always appointed to give an alternative view.
Only President to win a Pulitzer: John F. Kennedy for Profiles in Courage
If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
A person afflicted with hexadectylism has six fingers or six toes on one or both hands and feet.
The light bulb one is, I guess, an example of where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
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