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An olive tree can live up to 1500 years. 96% of people put the peanut butter on first when making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Scientists have actually performed brain surgery on cockroaches. Everyday, more money is printed for... Read More

A snake charmer in Bangladesh once found 3,500 poisonous cobras and their eggs hidden underneath the floors of two suburban homes. The IRS employees' tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war. There are approximately... Read More

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 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... Read More

The loss of eyelashes is referred to as madarosis. Approximately 75% of human poop is made of water. The popular chocolate bar "Three Musketeers" got its name because when it was first introduced in 1932 there were three individual bars. The... Read More

The speed at which honey bees fly is 15 miles per hour. The average life expectancy of an ant is about 90 days. The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. In France, it is illegal for a... Read More

Pineapples were first called "anana", which is the Caribbean word for "excellent fruit.". Human birth control pills work on gorillas. The tallest woman that ever lived was Zeng Jinlian from China who was 8 feet 2 inches tall. Shed died at the age of... Read More

Common sense is a kind of practical everyday knowledge you share with most people. Whether it's knowing when to cross the street, what to wear to work, or deciding what to eat, your brain is constantly making judgment calls to guide you through your... Read More

A person who is a specialist in winemaking is called an oenologist. You can only smell 1/20th as well as a dog. The number one cause of rabies in the United States is bats. The music for "The Star-Spangled Banner" comes from a British drinking song... Read More

The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high. In 1991, during an attempted political coup on Russian President Boris Yelstin, food supplies had dwindled down at the parliament buildings so they ordered Pizza Hut to deliver pizzas... Read More