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White Out was invented by the mother of Mike Nesmith (Formerly of the Monkees) 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...

White Out was invented by the mother of Mike Nesmi...

"Evian" spelled backvards is naive. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Maine is the toothpick capital of the world. "Bookkeeper" and "bookkeeping" are the only words in the English language with three consecutive double let...

"Evian" spelled backvards is naive. The plastic th...

Moon was Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name. (Buzz Aldrin was the second man o n the moon in 1969.) The only two Southern state capitals not occuppied by Northern troops during the American Civil War were Austin, Texas and Tallahasse, Florida. Rabbit...

Moon was Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name. (Buzz...

More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes. The metal part of a lamp that surrounds the bulb and supports the shade is called a harp. The metal part at the end of a pencil is twenty percent sulfur. John Larroquette of "Night C...

More people are killed annually by donkeys than di...

Only three angels are mentioned by name in the Bible: Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer. Dr. Seuss pronounced "Seuss" such that it rhymed with "rejoice." Wilma Flinestone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubble's Maiden name was Betty Jean ...

Only three angels are mentioned by name in the Bib...

There is a type of parrot in New Zealand that likes to eat the rubber strips that line car windows. New Zealand is also the only country that contains every type of climate in the world. Cockroaches' favorite food is the glue on envelopes and on the ...

There is a type of parrot in New Zealand that like...

Genghis Khan started out life as a goatherd. The type specimen for the human species is the skull of Edward Drinker Cope, an American paleontologist of the late 1800's. A type specimen is used in paleontology as the best example of that species. The ...

Genghis Khan started out life as a goatherd. The t...

An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain. The oldest word in the English language is "town" The sea wasp is half an inch long at best and more poisonous than any other jellyfish known to man. Tigars have striped skin, not just striped fur. Gerald F...

An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain. The ol...

The number of the trash compactor in Star Wars (20th Century Fox, 1977) is 3263827. Each year there is one ton of cement poured for each man, woman, and child in the world. At McDonalds in New Zealand, they serve apricot pies instead of cherry ones. ...

The number of the trash compactor in Star Wars (20...

The ampersand (&) is actually a stylised version of the Latin word "et," meaning and." The largest city in the United States with a one syllable name is Flint, Michigan. The most common name in the world is Mohammed. Michael Jordan makes more money f...

The ampersand (&) is actually a stylised version o...

In the Dutch province of Twente people live on average half a year shorter than in the rest of the Netherlands. Spiral staircases in medieval castles are running clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the intruding army ...

In the Dutch province of Twente people live on ave...

The top three cork-producing countries are Spain, Portugal and Algeria. (Cork comes from trees.) In the Wizard of Oz Dorothy's last name is Gail. It is shown on the mail box. If you bring a raccoon's head to the Henniker, New Hampshire town hall, you...

The top three cork-producing countries are Spain, ...

Way back when they were using marble columns, the people selling the columns would carve out the centers and fill it with wax.So the people buying them started asking "Is it without wax?" Or in other words "Are you sincere?" Zaire is the world leader...

Way back when they were using marble columns, the ...

Cathy Rigby is the only woman to pose nude for Sports Illustrated. (August 1972) Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan. Will Clark of the Texas Rangers is a direct descendant of William Clark of Lewis and Clark. When ocean...

Cathy Rigby is the only woman to pose nude for Spo...

The only "real" food that U.S. Astronauts are allowed to take into space is pecan nuts. The word "queueing" is the only English word with five consecutive vowels. The first Eagle Scout west of the Mississippi is buried in San Marcos, Texas. In ever...

The only "real" food that U.S. Astronauts are allo...

Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33. The dollar symbol ($) is a U combined with an S (U.S.) Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. The Statue of Liberty's tablet is two feet thick. T...

Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23...

Did you know the first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint Did you know ants don’t like baby powder (talcum powder) Did you know originally in 1886 Coca Cola was introduced as an 'intellectual beverage' to boost brain power Did you know John Kellogg inve...

Did you know the first Lifesaver flavor was pepper...

Did you know most lipsticks contain fish scales Did you know no two corn flakes look the same Did you know Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine Did you know sponges hold more cold water than hot Did you know the most commonly forgotten item for tra...

Did you know most lipsticks contain fish scales Di...

Did you know warthogs live for 15 years Did you know 2 out of 5 people marry their first love Did you know 30% of people refuse to sit on a public toilet seats Did you know 45% of people use mouthwash everyday Did you know less than 20% of shark atta...

Did you know warthogs live for 15 years Did you kn...

Did you know 9% of people skip breakfast daily Did you know chocolate manufacturers use 40% of the world's almonds Did you know 90% people depend on alarm clocks to wake up Did you know 21% of people don't make their bed in the morning Did you know 8...

Did you know 9% of people skip breakfast daily Did...

Did you know Elvis Presley made only 1 television commercial Did you know the typical wave height from Pacific tsunami is between 6 - 9 metres Did you know wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times Did yo...

Did you know Elvis Presley made only 1 television ...