1. Money isn't made out of paper; it's made out of cotton.
2. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickles the company once had.
3. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself. (yummy isn't it)?
4. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
5. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a "tittle".
6. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
7. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
8. A duck's quack doesn't echo ... no one knows why.
9. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
10. Every person has a unique tongue print
11. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
12. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was albino.
13. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
14. During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small red car can be seen in the distance . 15. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
16. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.
17. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
18. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
19. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
20. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
21. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.
22. Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
23. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
24. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
25. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan, there was never a recorded Wendy before!
26. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple and silver!
27. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips . 28. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death . 29. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
30. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19 You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
31. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless).
32. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
33. American Airlines saved $40,000 in '87 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.
34. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola
35. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples!
36. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
38. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
39. Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator game..
40. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages them.
WOW!!! I am impressed! Thank you for taking the time to not only look all these facts up, but to post them as well. I found quite a few that I was not aware of. Brava!
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cotton.
2. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the
varieties of pickles the company once had.
3. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every
two weeks otherwise it will digest itself. (yummy isn't it)?
4. The Declaration of Independence was written on
hemp paper.
5. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a
"tittle".
6. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne
will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom
of the glass to the top.
7. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
8. A duck's quack doesn't echo ... no one knows
why.
9. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales
of Happy Meals.
10. Every person has a unique tongue print
11. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were
misspelled.
12. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who
had red eyes. He was albino.
13. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the
wrong parents daily.
14. During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small
red car can be seen in the distance
.
15. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother
and sister.
16. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous
system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.
17. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing
up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing
the shark to explode.
18. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
19. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland
because he doesn't wear pants.
20. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
21. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper'
and 'lower' because in the time when all original
print had to be set in individual letters, the upper
case' letters were stored in the case on top of the
case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.
22. Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and
draw with the other at the same time.
23. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out
during World War II were made of wood.
24. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling
casinos.
25. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter
Pan, there was never a recorded Wendy before!
26. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme
with: orange, purple and silver!
27. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it
took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips
.
28. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make
it instantly go mad and sting itself to death
.
29. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original
"Halloween" was a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
30. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and
four pennies, you have $1.19 You also have the largest
amount of money in coins without being able to make
change for a dollar.
31. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your
back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought
this list was completely useless).
32. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an
old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat
your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
33. American Airlines saved $40,000 in '87 by
eliminating one olive from each salad served in first
class.
34. The first product Motorola started to develop
was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the
most known player on the market was the Victrola, so
they called themselves Motorola
35. Celery has negative calories! It takes more
calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has
in it to begin with. It's the same with apples!
36. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you
from crying!
38. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for
being the book most often stolen from Public
Libraries.
39. Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible
computer wasn't considered a hundred percent
compatible unless it could run Microsoft's
Flight Simulator game..
40. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before
they go into space because passing wind in a space
suit damages them.