Uranus' axis is at 97 degrees. which means that it orbits on its side. (Most of the planets spin on an axis nearly perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic but Uranus' axis is almost parallel to the ecliptic.)
The three most recently discovered planets were Uranus in 1781, Neptune in 1846, and Pluto in 1930.
Mercury is the only planet whose orbit is coplanar with its equator. Venus and Uranus are the only planets that rotate opposite to the direction of their orbit.
Jupiter has the shortest day of all the planets. Although it has a circumference of 280,000 miles compared with Earth's 25,000 Jupiter manages to make one turn in 9 hours and 55 minutes.
If you are having problems remembering the planets in their correct order, just remember this sentence "My very educated mother justed served us nine pickles," Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
According to scientists, Gold exists on Mars, Mercury, and Venus.
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Saturday, May 30, 2009
Top 10's Amazing Facts About Google
1. Google receives daily search requests from all over the world, including Antarctica.
2. Google’s Home Page Has 63 Validation Errors. Don’t believe me?: Check Google Validation
3. The Google search engine receives about a billion search requests per day.
4. The infamous “I’m feeling lucky” button is nearly never used. However, in trials it was found that removing it would somehow reduce the Google experience. Users wanted it kept. It was a comfort button.
5. Due to the sparseness of the homepage, in early user tests they noted people just sitting looking at the screen. After a minute of nothingness, the tester intervened and asked ‘Whats up?’ to which they replied “We are waiting for the rest of it”. To solve that particular problem the Google Copyright message was inserted to act as a crude end of page marker.
6. The name ‘Google’ was an accident. A spelling mistake made by the original founders who thought they were going for ‘Googol’.
7. Google has the largest network of translators in the world.
8. Employees are encouraged to use 20% of their time working on their own projects. Google News, Orkut are both examples of projects that grew from this working model.
9. Google consists of over 450,000 servers, racked up in clusters located in data centers around the world.
10. Google started in January, 1996 as a research project at Stanford University, by Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were 24 years old and 23 years old respectively.
11. Google is a mathematical term 1 followed by one hundred zeroes. The term was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasne.
12. Number of languages in which you can have the Google home page set up, including Urdu, Latin and Klingon: 88
13. Google translates billions of HTML web pages into a display format for WAP and i-mode phones and wireless handheld devices.
2. Google’s Home Page Has 63 Validation Errors. Don’t believe me?: Check Google Validation
3. The Google search engine receives about a billion search requests per day.
4. The infamous “I’m feeling lucky” button is nearly never used. However, in trials it was found that removing it would somehow reduce the Google experience. Users wanted it kept. It was a comfort button.
5. Due to the sparseness of the homepage, in early user tests they noted people just sitting looking at the screen. After a minute of nothingness, the tester intervened and asked ‘Whats up?’ to which they replied “We are waiting for the rest of it”. To solve that particular problem the Google Copyright message was inserted to act as a crude end of page marker.
6. The name ‘Google’ was an accident. A spelling mistake made by the original founders who thought they were going for ‘Googol’.
7. Google has the largest network of translators in the world.
8. Employees are encouraged to use 20% of their time working on their own projects. Google News, Orkut are both examples of projects that grew from this working model.
9. Google consists of over 450,000 servers, racked up in clusters located in data centers around the world.
10. Google started in January, 1996 as a research project at Stanford University, by Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were 24 years old and 23 years old respectively.
11. Google is a mathematical term 1 followed by one hundred zeroes. The term was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasne.
12. Number of languages in which you can have the Google home page set up, including Urdu, Latin and Klingon: 88
13. Google translates billions of HTML web pages into a display format for WAP and i-mode phones and wireless handheld devices.
Top 10's Amazing Facts V
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Each Jelly Belly jelly belly bean has 4 calories
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
Only 55 percent of all Americans know that the sun is a star
Kissing can aid in reducing tooth decay. This is because the extra saliva helps in keeping the mouth clean
There is a place called Hell, Michigan. It is about 50 miles from Detroit, Michigan
In 1929, the Coca-Cola slogan was "The Pause That Refreshes."
Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
Since the United Nations was founded in 1945, there have been 140 wars
Goat meat contains up to 45 percent less saturated fat than chicken meat
Chef Boyardee is actually a real person. His real name is Hector Boiardi and he was born in northern Italy in 1898
Bill Bowerman, the co-founder of the shoe company Nike, got his first shoe idea after staring at a waffle iron. This gave him the idea of using squared spikes to make the shoes lighter
In 1989, the space shuttle Discovery carried 32 fertilized chicken eggs into orbit
The most recycled product in the world is the automobile.
Before the 17th century, carrots used to be the colour purple
William Taft who was the U.S. president between 1909-1913 once got stuck in the White House bathtub
If all the Oreo cookies ever sold were stacked on top of one another, they would be as high as 13.3 million Sears Towers
Ancient Egyptians kissed with their noses instead of with their lips
Krispy Kreme make five million doughnut a day
The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross
There were no red colored M&Ms from 1976 to 1987
In 1681, the last dodo bird died
There are over 600 different pasta shapes
Some people start to sneeze if they are exposed to sunlight or have a light shined into their eye
In 1989, twenty-three people were hired in Jacksonville Florida just to flush toilets so the pipes would not freeze
Lake Baikal is the oldest freshwater lake on Earth, having formed between 20 and 25 million years ago
From 1939 to 1942, there was a undersea post office in the Bahamas
An owl has three eyelids
Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie
Atlantic salmon can jump as high as 4.5 meters out of the water
Although the outsides of a bone are hard, they are generally light and soft inside. They are about 75% water
Each nostril of a human being register smell in a different way. Smells that are made from the right nostril are more pleasant than the left. However, smells can be detected more accurately when made by the left nostril
Children who are breast fed tend to have an IQ seven points higher than children who are not
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king fromhistory. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts -Charlemagne;and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
There are no ants in Iceland, Antarctica and Greenland
In the United States, approximately 135 million cars travel every day on the streets, roads, and interstates.
A salmon with two mouths, two sets of teeth and two tongues was caught by Bob Bateman of Canada
There is a "cemetery town" in California named Colma. Concerns about the public health, crime, and the need for space forced the city of San Francisco to outlaw burials in 1902. The city of Colma, which is five miles south of San Francisco, was established to bury the dead. The ratio of dead to living people is 750 to 1
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors
In Belgium, there is a museum that is just for strawberries
The most reproduced image in the world is Mickey Mouse, which can be found on over 7,500 different items
On average a person passes gas 14 times a day
Vasaloppet, which is located in Sweden is the oldest, longest, and the biggest cross-country ski race in the world. Every year, 14,000 people compete in the race
The clown fish has the ability to change its sex. If a breeding female dies, the male fish will change its sex and mate with another male
Bats sleep during the day and feed at night. The place that bats sleep in is called the "roost."
The puma and the leopard are the highest jumping mammals. They are able to reach a height of 16.5 feet
The chances of getting a cavity is higher if candy is eaten slowly throughout the day compared to eating it all at once and then brushing your teeth
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building
On average, a car driver will swear or blashpheme 32,025 times in their lifetime while driving
The average ear grows 0.01 inches in length every year
The first penny candy to be wrapped in America was the Tootsie Roll in 1896
Buckingham Palace has over six hundred rooms
Male owls weigh less and are smaller than female owls
Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego
The city of Las Vegas has the most hotel rooms in the world
Cows drink anywhere from 25-50 gallons of water each day
In the United Kingdom, three million people play bingo every year
Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms oftheir hands.
Every square inch of the human body has about 19,000,000 skin cells
In 1994, 7-Eleven coined the term "brain freeze." The word was developed to explain the feeling people get when drinking a Slurpee.
A swordfish can live as long as 25 years and weigh up to 1,200 pounds
Due to eating habits in the USA, one in three children born in the year 2000 have a chance of getting type II diabetes
The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.
Each honeycomb in Honeycomb cereal has seven holes
The Nile river is 6,690 kilometers long
By law, information collected in a U.S. census must remain confidential for seventy-two years
Eighty percent of 10 year old girls in the USA go on a diet
97% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine
The name "Grey Poupon" used for mustard comes from two people: Maurice Grey and Auguste Poupon. Grey was the inventor of a machine that mass produced fine textured mustard, and Poupon was an already established maker of mustard. In 1886 the Grey-Poupon firm was formed
The Faberge, "Winter Egg" was sold in 1994 for $5.6 million. This is the most expensive decorative egg that has ever been sold
The name "Tonka" trucks was named after Lake Minnetonka located in Minnesota. Tonka means "great" in Sioux
18% of an Americans income is spent on transportation
Feb 1865 and Feb 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon
Turkeys have a wingspan of approximately 4.5 feet
The first music video ever played on MTV Europe was by Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing."
Arnold Palmer was the first player to win $1 million on the PGA Tour
Three years after a person quits smoking, there chance of having a heart attack is the same as someone who has never smoked before
In a year, the average Americans eats approximately 18 pounds of Turkey
The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922
Squids move through the ocean using a jet of water forced out of the body by a siphon
Back in 1796, dimes were called dismes
Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers
The average human has about 20 square feet of skin weighing about 6 pounds
Mass murderer Charles Manson recorded an album titled "Lie."
On average, each American consumes approximately two hundred and sixty pounds of meat in a year
The term "The Big Apple" was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930s who used the slang expression "apple" for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple
An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged. They all taste sweet
The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
Decaffeinated coffee is not 100% caffeine free. When coffee is being decaffeinated, 2% of the caffeine still remains in it
Sales of antacids increase by as much as 20% the day after the Superbowl
Automobile building is the largest manufacturing industry in the world.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes
Polar bears can eat as much as ten percent of their body weight in less than one hour
Marlboro was the first cigarette company to market a cigarette that had a red filter called "beauty tip." This was done to hide the lipstick marks left on the filter from women smokers
In Japan, the number four is considered to be unlucky because the Japanese word for four sounds very similar to the word death
The life expectancy of a $100 bill is nine years
Each Jelly Belly jelly belly bean has 4 calories
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
Only 55 percent of all Americans know that the sun is a star
Kissing can aid in reducing tooth decay. This is because the extra saliva helps in keeping the mouth clean
There is a place called Hell, Michigan. It is about 50 miles from Detroit, Michigan
In 1929, the Coca-Cola slogan was "The Pause That Refreshes."
Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
Since the United Nations was founded in 1945, there have been 140 wars
Goat meat contains up to 45 percent less saturated fat than chicken meat
Chef Boyardee is actually a real person. His real name is Hector Boiardi and he was born in northern Italy in 1898
Bill Bowerman, the co-founder of the shoe company Nike, got his first shoe idea after staring at a waffle iron. This gave him the idea of using squared spikes to make the shoes lighter
In 1989, the space shuttle Discovery carried 32 fertilized chicken eggs into orbit
The most recycled product in the world is the automobile.
Before the 17th century, carrots used to be the colour purple
William Taft who was the U.S. president between 1909-1913 once got stuck in the White House bathtub
If all the Oreo cookies ever sold were stacked on top of one another, they would be as high as 13.3 million Sears Towers
Ancient Egyptians kissed with their noses instead of with their lips
Krispy Kreme make five million doughnut a day
The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross
There were no red colored M&Ms from 1976 to 1987
In 1681, the last dodo bird died
There are over 600 different pasta shapes
Some people start to sneeze if they are exposed to sunlight or have a light shined into their eye
In 1989, twenty-three people were hired in Jacksonville Florida just to flush toilets so the pipes would not freeze
Lake Baikal is the oldest freshwater lake on Earth, having formed between 20 and 25 million years ago
From 1939 to 1942, there was a undersea post office in the Bahamas
An owl has three eyelids
Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie
Atlantic salmon can jump as high as 4.5 meters out of the water
Although the outsides of a bone are hard, they are generally light and soft inside. They are about 75% water
Each nostril of a human being register smell in a different way. Smells that are made from the right nostril are more pleasant than the left. However, smells can be detected more accurately when made by the left nostril
Children who are breast fed tend to have an IQ seven points higher than children who are not
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king fromhistory. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts -Charlemagne;and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
There are no ants in Iceland, Antarctica and Greenland
In the United States, approximately 135 million cars travel every day on the streets, roads, and interstates.
A salmon with two mouths, two sets of teeth and two tongues was caught by Bob Bateman of Canada
There is a "cemetery town" in California named Colma. Concerns about the public health, crime, and the need for space forced the city of San Francisco to outlaw burials in 1902. The city of Colma, which is five miles south of San Francisco, was established to bury the dead. The ratio of dead to living people is 750 to 1
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors
In Belgium, there is a museum that is just for strawberries
The most reproduced image in the world is Mickey Mouse, which can be found on over 7,500 different items
On average a person passes gas 14 times a day
Vasaloppet, which is located in Sweden is the oldest, longest, and the biggest cross-country ski race in the world. Every year, 14,000 people compete in the race
The clown fish has the ability to change its sex. If a breeding female dies, the male fish will change its sex and mate with another male
Bats sleep during the day and feed at night. The place that bats sleep in is called the "roost."
The puma and the leopard are the highest jumping mammals. They are able to reach a height of 16.5 feet
The chances of getting a cavity is higher if candy is eaten slowly throughout the day compared to eating it all at once and then brushing your teeth
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building
On average, a car driver will swear or blashpheme 32,025 times in their lifetime while driving
The average ear grows 0.01 inches in length every year
The first penny candy to be wrapped in America was the Tootsie Roll in 1896
Buckingham Palace has over six hundred rooms
Male owls weigh less and are smaller than female owls
Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego
The city of Las Vegas has the most hotel rooms in the world
Cows drink anywhere from 25-50 gallons of water each day
In the United Kingdom, three million people play bingo every year
Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms oftheir hands.
Every square inch of the human body has about 19,000,000 skin cells
In 1994, 7-Eleven coined the term "brain freeze." The word was developed to explain the feeling people get when drinking a Slurpee.
A swordfish can live as long as 25 years and weigh up to 1,200 pounds
Due to eating habits in the USA, one in three children born in the year 2000 have a chance of getting type II diabetes
The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.
Each honeycomb in Honeycomb cereal has seven holes
The Nile river is 6,690 kilometers long
By law, information collected in a U.S. census must remain confidential for seventy-two years
Eighty percent of 10 year old girls in the USA go on a diet
97% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine
The name "Grey Poupon" used for mustard comes from two people: Maurice Grey and Auguste Poupon. Grey was the inventor of a machine that mass produced fine textured mustard, and Poupon was an already established maker of mustard. In 1886 the Grey-Poupon firm was formed
The Faberge, "Winter Egg" was sold in 1994 for $5.6 million. This is the most expensive decorative egg that has ever been sold
The name "Tonka" trucks was named after Lake Minnetonka located in Minnesota. Tonka means "great" in Sioux
18% of an Americans income is spent on transportation
Feb 1865 and Feb 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon
Turkeys have a wingspan of approximately 4.5 feet
The first music video ever played on MTV Europe was by Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing."
Arnold Palmer was the first player to win $1 million on the PGA Tour
Three years after a person quits smoking, there chance of having a heart attack is the same as someone who has never smoked before
In a year, the average Americans eats approximately 18 pounds of Turkey
The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922
Squids move through the ocean using a jet of water forced out of the body by a siphon
Back in 1796, dimes were called dismes
Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers
The average human has about 20 square feet of skin weighing about 6 pounds
Mass murderer Charles Manson recorded an album titled "Lie."
On average, each American consumes approximately two hundred and sixty pounds of meat in a year
The term "The Big Apple" was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930s who used the slang expression "apple" for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple
An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged. They all taste sweet
The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
Decaffeinated coffee is not 100% caffeine free. When coffee is being decaffeinated, 2% of the caffeine still remains in it
Sales of antacids increase by as much as 20% the day after the Superbowl
Automobile building is the largest manufacturing industry in the world.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes
Polar bears can eat as much as ten percent of their body weight in less than one hour
Marlboro was the first cigarette company to market a cigarette that had a red filter called "beauty tip." This was done to hide the lipstick marks left on the filter from women smokers
In Japan, the number four is considered to be unlucky because the Japanese word for four sounds very similar to the word death
The life expectancy of a $100 bill is nine years
Top 10's Amazing Facts IV
In one day, 230 marriage licenses are issued in Las Vegas
Every second there are 418 Kit Kat fingers eaten in the world
The Great Comet of 1843 had a tail that was over 300 kilometres long.
The dumbest dog in the world is the Afghan Hounds
There are no blossoms on the branches of a fig tree, instead it is inside the fruit
The largest chicken egg ever laid weighed a pound and had a double yolk and shell
Billiards used to be so popular at one time that cigarette cards were issued featuring players
Chewing gum has rubber as an ingredient
An orca whale can hold its breath for up to 15 minutes
Alexander the Great was an epileptic
Wood frogs can be frozen solid and then thawed, and continue living. They use the glucose in their body to protect their vital organs while they are in a frozen state
Canadians eat more Kraft Dinner (Macaroni and Cheese) per capita than any other country in the world
In a day, a mature oak tree can draw approximately 50 gallons of water
The reason why bubble gum is pink is because the inventor only had pink colouring left. Ever since then, the colour of bubble gum has been predominantly pink
Emilio Marco Palma was the first person born in Antarctica in 1978
A top freestyle swimmer achieves a speed of only 4 miles per hour. Fish, in contrast, have been clocked at 68 mph
Every single hamster in the United States today comes from a single litter captured in Syria in 1930
Research on pigs led to the development of CAT scans.
The Hundred Years War lasted for 116 years
Some dolphins can swim up to 40 kilometers an hour
In the last 30 years, only seven people have been killed by a polar bear in Canada
The longest U.S. highway is Route 20, which is over 3,365 miles
The largest LEGO castle that was ever built was built with 400,000 LEGO bricks and was 4.45 m x 5.22 m
In the U.S. there are approximately 65.8 million cats
One of the steepest main streets in Canada is located in Saint John, New Brunswick. Over a distance of two blocks the street rises about 80 feet
Avery Laser Labels are named after company founder R. Stanton Avery
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado
On September 9, 1950 dubbed laughter was used for the first time on television. It was used for the sitcom "The Hank McCune Show."
A violin actually contains 70 separate pieces of wood
The human heart can create enough pressure that it could squirt blood at a distance of thirty feet
One out of four American households own a cat
Queen Lydia Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Islands. She was also the only Queen the United States ever had
Every day 2,700 people die of heart disease
There are 10 million bacteria at the place where you rest your hands at a desk
The quills of a porcupine are soft when they are born
An average American child watches approximately 28 hours of television in one week
Quality standards for pasta were set in the 13th century by the Pope
The A.A. Milne character of Winnie the Pooh made his animated film debut in 1966 in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
People have the tendency to chew the food on the side that they most often use their hand
Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country
The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as isnecessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the ste of Virginia stillhad segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks andwhites.
The Lemon shark grows about 24,000 new teeth a year. A new set of teeth grow approximately every 14 days
One billion seconds is about 32 years
An average American eats approximately 60 hot dogs per year
Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation
The water displacement product, WD-40, can be found in 80% of American homes
Dexter is the smallest type of cow. This cow was bred to be a small size for household living
As part of the original design, the names of 72 French scientists and other famous people is imprinted on the sides of the Eiffel tower
The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com
Thirty to 40 gallons of sugar maple sap must be boiled down to make just one gallon of maple syrup
The most frequent season for most suicides to occur is in the spring. The winter months have the lowest number of suicides
A seven year old boy was the first person to survive the Horeshoe Falls (Niagara Falls) in just a life jacket
The longest punt return for a touchdown was 103 yards
The most popular Hot Wheels vehicle sold is the Corvette
A giraffe is able to clean its ears with its own tongue
The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the middle finger
Flu shots only work about 70% of the time
People of Salt Lake City eat the most lime-flavoured gelatin Jell-O in the United States
In a survey conducted in 2000 by Kimberly-Clark, it was found that men prefer to fold their toilet paper, and women like to wad it
On average, a person has two million sweat glands
Every second there are 418 Kit Kat fingers eaten in the world
The Great Comet of 1843 had a tail that was over 300 kilometres long.
The dumbest dog in the world is the Afghan Hounds
There are no blossoms on the branches of a fig tree, instead it is inside the fruit
The largest chicken egg ever laid weighed a pound and had a double yolk and shell
Billiards used to be so popular at one time that cigarette cards were issued featuring players
Chewing gum has rubber as an ingredient
An orca whale can hold its breath for up to 15 minutes
Alexander the Great was an epileptic
Wood frogs can be frozen solid and then thawed, and continue living. They use the glucose in their body to protect their vital organs while they are in a frozen state
Canadians eat more Kraft Dinner (Macaroni and Cheese) per capita than any other country in the world
In a day, a mature oak tree can draw approximately 50 gallons of water
The reason why bubble gum is pink is because the inventor only had pink colouring left. Ever since then, the colour of bubble gum has been predominantly pink
Emilio Marco Palma was the first person born in Antarctica in 1978
A top freestyle swimmer achieves a speed of only 4 miles per hour. Fish, in contrast, have been clocked at 68 mph
Every single hamster in the United States today comes from a single litter captured in Syria in 1930
Research on pigs led to the development of CAT scans.
The Hundred Years War lasted for 116 years
Some dolphins can swim up to 40 kilometers an hour
In the last 30 years, only seven people have been killed by a polar bear in Canada
The longest U.S. highway is Route 20, which is over 3,365 miles
The largest LEGO castle that was ever built was built with 400,000 LEGO bricks and was 4.45 m x 5.22 m
In the U.S. there are approximately 65.8 million cats
One of the steepest main streets in Canada is located in Saint John, New Brunswick. Over a distance of two blocks the street rises about 80 feet
Avery Laser Labels are named after company founder R. Stanton Avery
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado
On September 9, 1950 dubbed laughter was used for the first time on television. It was used for the sitcom "The Hank McCune Show."
A violin actually contains 70 separate pieces of wood
The human heart can create enough pressure that it could squirt blood at a distance of thirty feet
One out of four American households own a cat
Queen Lydia Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Islands. She was also the only Queen the United States ever had
Every day 2,700 people die of heart disease
There are 10 million bacteria at the place where you rest your hands at a desk
The quills of a porcupine are soft when they are born
An average American child watches approximately 28 hours of television in one week
Quality standards for pasta were set in the 13th century by the Pope
The A.A. Milne character of Winnie the Pooh made his animated film debut in 1966 in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
People have the tendency to chew the food on the side that they most often use their hand
Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country
The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as isnecessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the ste of Virginia stillhad segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks andwhites.
The Lemon shark grows about 24,000 new teeth a year. A new set of teeth grow approximately every 14 days
One billion seconds is about 32 years
An average American eats approximately 60 hot dogs per year
Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation
The water displacement product, WD-40, can be found in 80% of American homes
Dexter is the smallest type of cow. This cow was bred to be a small size for household living
As part of the original design, the names of 72 French scientists and other famous people is imprinted on the sides of the Eiffel tower
The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com
Thirty to 40 gallons of sugar maple sap must be boiled down to make just one gallon of maple syrup
The most frequent season for most suicides to occur is in the spring. The winter months have the lowest number of suicides
A seven year old boy was the first person to survive the Horeshoe Falls (Niagara Falls) in just a life jacket
The longest punt return for a touchdown was 103 yards
The most popular Hot Wheels vehicle sold is the Corvette
A giraffe is able to clean its ears with its own tongue
The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the middle finger
Flu shots only work about 70% of the time
People of Salt Lake City eat the most lime-flavoured gelatin Jell-O in the United States
In a survey conducted in 2000 by Kimberly-Clark, it was found that men prefer to fold their toilet paper, and women like to wad it
On average, a person has two million sweat glands
Top 10's Amazing Facts III
The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth is called Arachibutyrophobia
Men in their early twenties shave an average of four times a week
Colour is not an indicator for the taste or ripeness in cranberries
Each year there are approximately 20 billion coconuts produced worldwide
A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs
Not all polar bears hibernate; only pregnant females polar bears do
There is a restaurant in Stockholm that only offers all-garlic products. They even have a garlic cheesecake
Serving ice cream on cherry pie was once illegal in Kansas
Superman The Escape rollercoaster, located in California at Six Flags Magic Mountain, goes from 0 to 100 miles per hour in only 7 seconds
Five thousandths of a millimeter is the tolerance of accuracy at the LEGO mould factories
2.5 cans of Spam are consumed every second in the United States
In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg. updated
A meteor has only destroyed one satellite, which was the European Space Agency's Olympus in 1993.
The Koala bear is not really a bear, but is really related to the kangaroo and the wombat.
One gallon of pure maple syrup weighs 11 pounds
Instead of a Birthday Cake, many Russian children are given a Birthday Pie
The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people
The word "comet" comes from the Greek word "kometes" meaning long hair and referring to the tail
The average price for a major league baseball game in 2004 is $19.82
The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a couple of days if it is cut in half
The deepest mine in the world is the East Rand mine, which goes to a depth of about 3,585 metres
Native Indians have been known to paint their doors blue, which they believe keeps the bad spirits out
Before air conditioning was invented, white cotton slipcovers were put on furniture to keep the air cool.
It would take about fourteen and half million notes of currency to build a mile high stack
Chinese Crested dogs can get acne
It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States
Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."
The cross bow was invented by the Chinese and records of its usage goes back to as far as the Three Kingdom Period (220 a.d.-280 a.d.).
It is estimated that by the end of 2000, there has been 142,600 tonnes of gold mined in the world
One-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples
Men in their early twenties shave an average of four times a week
Colour is not an indicator for the taste or ripeness in cranberries
Each year there are approximately 20 billion coconuts produced worldwide
A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs
Not all polar bears hibernate; only pregnant females polar bears do
There is a restaurant in Stockholm that only offers all-garlic products. They even have a garlic cheesecake
Serving ice cream on cherry pie was once illegal in Kansas
Superman The Escape rollercoaster, located in California at Six Flags Magic Mountain, goes from 0 to 100 miles per hour in only 7 seconds
Five thousandths of a millimeter is the tolerance of accuracy at the LEGO mould factories
2.5 cans of Spam are consumed every second in the United States
In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg. updated
A meteor has only destroyed one satellite, which was the European Space Agency's Olympus in 1993.
The Koala bear is not really a bear, but is really related to the kangaroo and the wombat.
One gallon of pure maple syrup weighs 11 pounds
Instead of a Birthday Cake, many Russian children are given a Birthday Pie
The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people
The word "comet" comes from the Greek word "kometes" meaning long hair and referring to the tail
The average price for a major league baseball game in 2004 is $19.82
The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a couple of days if it is cut in half
The deepest mine in the world is the East Rand mine, which goes to a depth of about 3,585 metres
Native Indians have been known to paint their doors blue, which they believe keeps the bad spirits out
Before air conditioning was invented, white cotton slipcovers were put on furniture to keep the air cool.
It would take about fourteen and half million notes of currency to build a mile high stack
Chinese Crested dogs can get acne
It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States
Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."
The cross bow was invented by the Chinese and records of its usage goes back to as far as the Three Kingdom Period (220 a.d.-280 a.d.).
It is estimated that by the end of 2000, there has been 142,600 tonnes of gold mined in the world
One-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples
Top 10's Amazing Facts II
The Tonle Sap River in Cambodia flows north for almost half the year and then south for the rest of the year
Japanese research has concluded that moderate drinking can boost IQ levels
For more than 3,000 years, Carpenter ants have been used to close wounds in India, Asia and South America
Baskin Robbins plain vanilla ice cream is the number one selling flavour and accounts for a quarter of their sales
Elizabeth Taylor has appeared on the cover of Life magazine more than anyone else
The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long
The word "toy" comes from an old English word that means "tool."
Smokers are twice as likely to develop lower back pain than non-smokers
Humans are born with 300 bones in their body, however when a person reaches adulthood they only have 206 bones. This occurs because many of them join together to make a single bone
The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for producing "melanin" which gives the hair colour
In 1960 there were 16,067 gambling slots in Nevada. By 1999, this number rose to 205,726 slots which would be one slot for every 10 people residing there
It takes the Hubble telescope about 97 minutes to complete an orbit of the Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivilent amount of energy as 30 household light bulbs to complete an orbit.
The two factories of the Jelly Belly Candy Company produces approximately 100,000 pounds of jelly beans a day. this amounts to about 1,250,000 jelly beans an hour
Pucks hit by hockey sticks have reached speeds of up to 150 miles per hour
The "naked recreation and travel" industry has grown by 233% in the past decade
The Planters Peanut Company mascot, Mr. Peanut, was created during a contest for schoolchildren in 1916
Most lipstick contains fish scales
The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the english language
The expression cooked "al dente" means "to the tooth." What this means is that the pasta should be somewhat firm, and offer some resistance to the tooth, but should also be tender
Of married couples, 70% of men and 60% of women have cheated on their spouse
No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes
The first couple to be shown on a sitcom sleeping in the same bed was "Mary Kay and Johnny."
Asthma affects one in fifteen children under the age of eighteen
A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine
Throughout the South, peanuts were known as "Monkey Nuts," and "Goober peas," before the civil war
Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell
In 1810, Peter Durand invented the tin can for preserving food
Japanese research has concluded that moderate drinking can boost IQ levels
For more than 3,000 years, Carpenter ants have been used to close wounds in India, Asia and South America
Baskin Robbins plain vanilla ice cream is the number one selling flavour and accounts for a quarter of their sales
Elizabeth Taylor has appeared on the cover of Life magazine more than anyone else
The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long
The word "toy" comes from an old English word that means "tool."
Smokers are twice as likely to develop lower back pain than non-smokers
Humans are born with 300 bones in their body, however when a person reaches adulthood they only have 206 bones. This occurs because many of them join together to make a single bone
The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for producing "melanin" which gives the hair colour
In 1960 there were 16,067 gambling slots in Nevada. By 1999, this number rose to 205,726 slots which would be one slot for every 10 people residing there
It takes the Hubble telescope about 97 minutes to complete an orbit of the Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivilent amount of energy as 30 household light bulbs to complete an orbit.
The two factories of the Jelly Belly Candy Company produces approximately 100,000 pounds of jelly beans a day. this amounts to about 1,250,000 jelly beans an hour
Pucks hit by hockey sticks have reached speeds of up to 150 miles per hour
The "naked recreation and travel" industry has grown by 233% in the past decade
The Planters Peanut Company mascot, Mr. Peanut, was created during a contest for schoolchildren in 1916
Most lipstick contains fish scales
The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the english language
The expression cooked "al dente" means "to the tooth." What this means is that the pasta should be somewhat firm, and offer some resistance to the tooth, but should also be tender
Of married couples, 70% of men and 60% of women have cheated on their spouse
No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes
The first couple to be shown on a sitcom sleeping in the same bed was "Mary Kay and Johnny."
Asthma affects one in fifteen children under the age of eighteen
A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine
Throughout the South, peanuts were known as "Monkey Nuts," and "Goober peas," before the civil war
Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell
In 1810, Peter Durand invented the tin can for preserving food
Top 10's Amazing Facts
In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty
One out of 20 people have an extra rib
44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep
In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the specific purpose to combat the counterfeiting of money
Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents
In 1967, the IMAX film system was invented by Canadian Ivan Grame Ferguson to premier at Expo 67.
Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War
Every three days a human stomach gets a new lining
In 1873, Colgate made a toothpaste that was available in a jar
The Kodiak, which is native to Alaska, is the largest bear and can measure up to eight feet and weigh as much as 1,700 pounds
The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley
Mars is the home of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in our solar system
The Gastric Flu can cause projectile vomiting
The second best selling game of all time is Jenga. Jenga is a Swahili word, meaning "to build."
Cinderella is known as Rashin Coatie in Scotland, Zezolla in Italy, and Yeh-hsien in China
The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."
The fur of the binturong, also known as the "Asian Bear Cat," smells like popcorn. The scent is believed to come from a gland located near the tail
In 1894 the first big Coke sign was found on the side of a building located in Cartersville, Georgia, and still exists today
The longest distance a deepwater lobster has been recorded to travel is 225 miles
Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison
The Great Pyramids used to be as white as snow because they were encased in a bright limestone that has worn off over the years
NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80%
Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw
A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana
There are six million parts in the Boeing 747-400.
The first TONKA truck was made in 1947
In the U.S., over one million gallons of cosmetics, drinks, and lotions are sold that contain aloe in them per year
Sugar Bear (the mascot for Golden Crisps cereal) was born in 1963
One out of 20 people have an extra rib
44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep
In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the specific purpose to combat the counterfeiting of money
Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents
In 1967, the IMAX film system was invented by Canadian Ivan Grame Ferguson to premier at Expo 67.
Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War
Every three days a human stomach gets a new lining
In 1873, Colgate made a toothpaste that was available in a jar
The Kodiak, which is native to Alaska, is the largest bear and can measure up to eight feet and weigh as much as 1,700 pounds
The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley
Mars is the home of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in our solar system
The Gastric Flu can cause projectile vomiting
The second best selling game of all time is Jenga. Jenga is a Swahili word, meaning "to build."
Cinderella is known as Rashin Coatie in Scotland, Zezolla in Italy, and Yeh-hsien in China
The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."
The fur of the binturong, also known as the "Asian Bear Cat," smells like popcorn. The scent is believed to come from a gland located near the tail
In 1894 the first big Coke sign was found on the side of a building located in Cartersville, Georgia, and still exists today
The longest distance a deepwater lobster has been recorded to travel is 225 miles
Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison
The Great Pyramids used to be as white as snow because they were encased in a bright limestone that has worn off over the years
NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80%
Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw
A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana
There are six million parts in the Boeing 747-400.
The first TONKA truck was made in 1947
In the U.S., over one million gallons of cosmetics, drinks, and lotions are sold that contain aloe in them per year
Sugar Bear (the mascot for Golden Crisps cereal) was born in 1963
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