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An average home creates more pollution than does the average car. Four out of five brides in the U.S. have a job. 75-90% of primary physician visits are due to stress. The reason why the Canadian Arctic is called the "Land of the Midnight Sun" is... 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

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

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

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

Another word to refer to old age is senectitude. The most popular meal ordered at restaurants in the U.S. is fried chicken. Kit Kat chocolate bar was introduced to the market in 1935. The average human head weighs about eight pounds. Fear of clowns... 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

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