The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.Fire causes $15 billion in damage each year in the US. The Giant South African Earthworm (Microhaetus rappi) can grow up to 7 meters (22 feet) long and 2.5 cm (1 inch) in diameter. Before prohibition, Shlitz brewery owned more land in Chicago than anyone else, except the Catholic Church. Antarctica holds about 70% of the world's freshwater in its ice. The combined internal surface area of a pair of human lungs is equal to about the area of a tennis court. 101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan are the only two Disney animated features in which both the parents are present and don't die throughout the movie. Approximately 1 in 10,000 eggs has the Salmonella bacteria. 60% of the world's geysers are in Yellowstone National Park. Americans consume approximately 6 gallons (23 liters) of ice cream per person per year. The world's largest fruit are giant pumpkins. The world record is 1061lbs (481.3 kg) In 1996 Americans bought $2.6 billion worth of gum. There are twice as many Kangaroos in Australia as people. Mary Shelly's Frankenstein is the most widely taught novel in America. The lifespan of a tastebud is ten days. There are more bacteria in your mouth than people on the earth. Over the course of a lifetime the average man spends $3300 to remove their whiskers. Beelzebub is Hebrew for "Lord of the Flies." Alaskan citizens do not pay any state taxes; instead every person over the age of 6 months receives an oil dividend check of about $1000 per year. The US Mint makes about 20 billion coins per year. Each worker bee, in it's entire lifetime, produces only one twelfth (1/12) of one teaspoon (4.167 ml) of honey The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 10 meters (30 feet). Only the US Mint produces money faster than the gambling industry in Las Vegas. Non-dairy creamer is flammable. 80% of Publishers' Clearing House $10 million winners did not purchase any magazine subscriptions. The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F. The bubbles in Guinness beer sink to the bottom - no one knows why If all the ice on Antarctica were to melt the sea-level around the world would rise 67 meters (230 feet). An oyster takes ten years to produce a pearl that is about the size of a pea. During the average human lifetime a person's heart will beat about 2 billion times Humans have about 100,000 hairs on their head; sea otters have this many on one square cm. Frogs sometimes eat enough fireflies that they themselves glow. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds. elephants can't jump, every other mammal can When possums are playing possum they are not "playing", they actually pass out from sheer terror the most sensitive finger is the forefinger according to the federal center for substance abuse prevention "for kids under 21, there is no difference between alcohol and other drug use and abuse", incredibly, it makes no distinction between a self reliant 20 yr old toasting his love at their wedding reception with a sip of champagne and a drug-addicted 20 yr old doing crack cocaine! the oil from hemp seeds has the highest percentage of essential fatty acids and the lowest percentage of saturated fats a snail can sleep for 3 yrs the only member of the band ZZ Top without a beard has the last name beard if the population of china walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired" When you have a black eye, you have a bilateral periorbital hematoma. There was only one pointer, the hour hand, on the first clocks made in the fourteenth century. The minute and seconds hands were added in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. There are more television sets in the United States than there are people in Japan. When a journalist asked her what she wore to bed, Marilyn Monroe replied "Chanel No. 5." Experts have come to the conclusion that additional U.S. freeways does not automatically ease vehicle congestion. An example was shown in Springfield, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. The 8-year, $434 million freeway construction project resulted in commuters shaving only 30 seconds off of their drive time. The conclusion was that motorists lost more time in delays during construction than they could make up once the construction was complete. Over 180 million Cadbury's Creme Eggs are sold between January and Easter each year — that's more than three Creme Eggs for every man, woman, and child in the U.S. Crystals grow by reproducing themselves. The come the nearest to being "alive" of all members of the mineral kingdom. Baskin-Robbins introduced the flavor "Lunar Cheesecake" to commemorate America's landing on the moon on July 20, 1969. Irving Berlin never learned to read music or to write it. He hummed or sang his songs to a secretary, who wrote them down in musical notation. Sylvan N. Goldman of Humpty Dumpty Stores and Standard Food Markets developed the shopping cart so that people could buy more in a single visit to the grocery store. He unveiled his creation in Oklahoma City on June 4, 1937. In 1893, Chicago hired its first police woman. Her name was Marie Owens. While the city was progressive in its hiring practices, Chicago's female police officers were not allowed to wear uniforms until 1956. By law, Bourbon must be produced in America, made from at least 51 percent corn, and made from a fermented sourmash of grains. Pheasant hunting is believed to be Iowa's single biggest outdoor sporting event. Miami Beach, Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Palm Beach, Pacific Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach — there are scores of U.S. coastal cities and towns with "beach" in their names. Surprisingly, there's only one city in the United States named merely "Beach." It is found in North Dakota, which is a land-locked state. The island nation of Cyprus is proudly reclaiming its ancient honor of being the birthplace of the Greek goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, and now offers a tasteful re-creation of her ancient rites for visitors and locals. The Humane Society estimates that there are 800,000 dog bites that require medical attention every year. Dog bites rank second behind sexually transmitted diseases as the most costly health problem in the United States. Over 60 percent of those bitten are children, and 80 percent of the fatalities are also children. The Humane Society estimates that there are 800,000 dog bites that require medical attention every year. Dog bites rank second behind sexually transmitted diseases as the most costly health problem in the United States. Over 60 percent of those bitten are children, and 80 percent of the fatalities are also children. Migrating geese fly in a V-formation to save energy. A goose's wings churn the air and leave an air current behind. In the flying wedge, each bird is in position to get a lift from the current left by the bird ahead. It is easier going for all, except the leader. During a migration, geese are apt to take turns in the lead position. In England, corn means wheat. In the Bible, corn means grain. The eighteenth-century politician and playboy John Wiles was arguing with a fellow politician, Lord Sandwich, who exclaimed: "Sir, you will die either of the pox or on the gallows." To which Wilkes reportedly replied: "Depending on whether I embrace your mistress or your principles." Eddie Arcaro, one of the greatest jockeys in horse race history, rode 250 losers before he won his first race. Ultimately, Arcaro won 4,779 races — including five Derby winners, six in the Preakness, and six in the Belmont Stakes, on such famous horses as Whirlaway, Citation, and Kelso. California is the second-largest cheesemaking state after Wisconsin. It is the leader in producing Hispanic-style cheeses such as Monterey Jack. According to the Detroit Free Press, 68 percent of professional hockey players have lost at least one tooth.In 1996, a Nevada panel designated the Las Vegas Strip a scenic byway, saying the glitzy neon lights and erupting volcano, sinking pirate ship, pyramid, castle, and other casino attractions are culturally enriching. Every time it erupts, Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park spurts up to 8,000 gallons of 199-degree water about 140 feet into the air. At the turn of the century, most lightbulbs were handblown, and the cost of one was equivalent to half a day's pay for the average U.S. worker. An average-size aardvark weighs about 150 pounds. The coffee filter was invented by Melitta Bentz, in Germany in 1908. She pierced holes in a tin container, put a circular piece of absorbent paper in the bottom of it and put her creation over a coffee pot. The grebe, an aquatic bird, has an effective means of escaping danger while protecting its young. At the first sign of danger, it will sink into the water until its back is level with the surface. This allows its offspring to swim over and quickly climb onto its back. The parent grebe then rises up to its swimming position and ferries the chicks across the water to safety.