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The African Baobab tree’s circumference can reach 180 feet. If the trunk is hollow, 20 people would be able to fit inside of it. On average, the Pentagon uses 666 rolls of toilet paper in one day. The USS Abraham Lincoln has five gymnasiums on... Read More

The biggest candy eaters are the Dutch, who average 65 pounds of candy per person in a year. 55,700 people in the US are injured by jewelry each year. The first owner of the Marlboro Company, Wayne McLaren, died of lung cancer. American President... Read More

In 1845, inventor Thomas Adams started the world’s first chewing gum factory. In 1693, the postage rate of a letter was determined by how much light went through the letter. The less the light went through the letter the more expensive the... Read More

Roman emperors ate flamingo tongues which were considered a delicacy. Also, parrotfish livers and pheasant brains were feasted on. In 2002, the most popular car color in North America was silver. Forty percent of Americans iron their clothes while... Read More

A group of tigers is called a streak. Hippos drink as much as 250 liters of water in any given 24-hour period. 850 peanuts are needed to make an 18 oz. jar of peanut butter. The Beatles have sold more records than anyone else with over a billion... Read More

Donkeys can live between 30 to 50 years in captivity. In the United States, approximately 25,000 eye injuries occur that result in the person becoming totally blind. Australian Graham Barker extracted his own belly button fluff every day for 18... Read More

Hershey’s Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it’s kissing the conveyor belt. The fat from sheep, which is called tallow can be used to make soap and candles. Next to the bone marrow, hair is the fastest... Read More

Enough paper is recycled in the USA every day, that a 15 mile long train of boxcars could be filled up with paper. The palms of your hands and the soles of your feet cannot tan, or grow hair. At the White House, President John Adams was said to... Read More

Since its introduction in February 1935, more than two hundred million Monopoly board games have been sold worldwide. Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than men in the United States. The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed ... Read More

There was an army general during the Liberia Civil War who used to lead his army into battle naked. His nickname was "General Butt Naked." Joshua Milton Blahyi (his real name) is now an evangelical preacher in Monrovia. There are no two zebras... Read More