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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

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

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

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

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

Turtles have no teeth. Prehistoric turtles may have weighed as much as 5,000 pounds. Only one out of a thousand baby sea turtles survives after hatching. Sea turtles absorb a lot of salt from the sea water in which they live. They excrete... Read More

Automobile building is the largest manufacturing industry in the world. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. Polar bears can eat as much as ten percent of their body weight in less than one hour. Marlboro was the first... Read More