Cat gut, used in tennis rackets and strings for musical instruments does not come from cats, but from sheep.
Lightning strikes the Earth 100 times every second, from the 1,800 thunderstorms in progress at any given moment.
The female spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has a 'penis'.
The period between midnight and dawn is the best time to look for shooting stars. On a normal night you can see between five and ten an hour. In a desert, you can see one every eight minutes.
Penguins are not found in the North Pole
Apparently, I misspelled it...it's "Sinterklaas." Thanks to the unnamed person from Holland who corrected me.
The left testicle usually hangs lower than the right for right-handed men. The opposite is true for lefties.
There are no geeze in the southern hemisphere.
The Iditarod Dogsled Race got its name from Iditarod, a small mining village along the race's route. The race commemorates an emergency operation in 1925 to get medical supplies to Nome, Alaska following a diphtheria epidemic.
In the 17th century, no citizen of Japan was allowed to leave the country on penalty of death.
On average, 150 couples get married in Las Vegas each day.
Tarantulas can go up to 2 years without eating or drinking. Sea turtles can go up to 35 years without eating or drinking.
The only rock that floats in water is pumice.
The largest body of fresh water in the world is Lake Superior.
The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
The Canary Islands were not named for a bird called a canary. They were named after a breed of large dogs. The Latin name was Canariae insulae "Island of Dogs."
Robert William Thomson, a Scottish engineer, invented the first rubber tire in 1845.
Nearly 50% of all bank robberies take place on Friday.
Apple pits contain cyanide.
Dr. Alice Chase, who wrote 'Nutrition for Health', died of malnutrition. (not verified)
The Eiffel Tower is 984 feet high.
During warm weather, hippos secrete a reddish, oily fluid, called pink sweat, which acts as a skin conditioner to keep it moist.
In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
In Lebanon, Virginia it is illegal to kick your wife out of bed.
A panagram is a sentence that contains all 26 letters of the English alphabet. For example: Pack my red box with five dozen quality jugs.
Mexico once had three presidents in one day.
During the time of Peter the Great, any Russian who wore a beard was required to pay a special tax.
At -40 degrees fahrenheit,a person loses about 14.4 calories per hour breathing.
An adult male ostrich, the world's largest bird, can weigh up to 345 pounds.
The 1st winner of the Academy Award for best picture, and the only silent film to achieve that honor, was the 1927 film, "Wings."
Richard Nixon was the 1st US president to visit China in February, 1972.
The anti-malarial drug quinine is taken from the bark of the Andean cinchona tree.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
This one is deep...think about the cultural impact this could have: NO WAR HAS BEEN FOUGHT WHERE BOTH COUNTRIES HAD A McDonalds
Barbies full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts
The Tranquilizer, Valium (sleeping piles) is the most widely used drug on earth.
For every memorial statue with a person on a horse, if the horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died of battle wounds; if all four of the horse's legs are on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
The largest gold nugget ever found weighed 172 lbs., 13 oz.
It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver.
Warren Beatty and Shirley McLaine are brother and sister.
The two presidents who died on the same day: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died July 4, 1826.
Barbara Bush's book about her English Springer Spaniel, Millie's book, was on the bestseller list for 29 weeks. Millie was the most popular "First Dog" in history.
Nearly 400 cocoa beans are required to make a pound of chocolate liquor, the semi-liquid mass produced by grinding the beans. A non-alcoholic substance, chocolate liquor is the basis of all chocolate and cocoa products.
Monday's Child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child has to work for its living, But a child that's born on the Sabbath Day, Is fair and wise and good and gay.
The Eiffel Tower receives a fresh coat of 300 tons of reddish-green paint every seven years.
The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue. (the heart is not a muscle)
The Pacific Ocean holds 46% of the world�s water. The rest is divided up as followed: Atlantic Ocean � 23.9%, Indian Ocean � 20.3%, and the Arctic Ocean � 3.7%.
The melting point of cocoa butter is just below the human body temperature -which is why it literally melts in your mouth.
Several buildings in Manhattan, NY have their own zip code. For example the former World Trade Center has several.
The turbot fish lays approximately 14 million eggs during its lifetime.
Bats are the only mammals that are able to fly.
The world's first chocolate candy was produced in 1828 by Dutch chocolate-maker Conrad J. Van Houten. He pressed the fat from roasted cacao beans to produce cocoa butter, to which he added cocoa powder and sugar.
Michael Jordan has more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
In ancient chinese culture it was common for them to use the lining of a cats stomach as a condom.
There are no public toilets in Peru.
Brain damage occurs at an internal temperature of 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
The shallowest sea is the sea of Azov.It is 13 meters at its deepest.
In 1959, the Soviet space probe "Luna Two" became the first manmade object to reach the moon as it crashed onto the lunar surface.
Louis XVI of France was captured at Varennes in June 1791 while trying to flee his country. He was stopped at an inn when he tried to pay with a coin that carried his likeness.
The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (a variety of the marijuana plant) paper
In "Silence of the Lambs", Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins) does not blink in any scene.
There is a flower called the Scarlet Pimpernel that can forecast the weather. If the flower is closed up, rain is coming and if it is opened up, the day will be sunny.It is a.k.a 'the poor man's weatherglass'
There are 2,598,960 five-card hands possible in a 52-card deck of cards.
Your brain will stop growing in size when you are about 15 years old.
Grasshoppers have white blood.
Isaac Newton, Peter Tchaikovsky and Annie Lennox were all born on Christmas.
The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses.
The famous Revolutionary war general Lafayette had the same first name as his wife Mary.
There is cyanide in apple pits.
Humans shed and re-grow outer skin cells about every 27 days almost 1,000 new skins in a lifetime.
Two U.S. Presidents with the initials "J.M." followed each other as president.
Red is the most commonly colored vehical involved in accidents each year.
Elephants can't jump.
The first anti-lynching law in the United States was passed in Georgia in 1893, but it only made the violation punishable by four years in prison. (11-1-04)
The first coffee drinkers, the Arabs, flavored their coffee with spices during the brewing process.
Coffee is graded according to 3 criteria: Bean quality (Altitude and Species) Quality of preparation Size of bean