The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents
the varieties of pickles the company once
had.

Your stomach produces a new layer of
mucus every two weeks - otherwise it will
digest itself.

The Declaration of Independence was
written on hemp paper.

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh
champagne will bounce up and down
continuously from the bottom of the glass
to the top.

Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis
Diller.

40% of McDonald's profits come from
the sales of Happy Meals.

Every person has a unique tongue print.
315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary
were misspelled.

During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a
small red car can be seen in the distance.

On average, 12 newborns will be given to
the wrong parents daily.

Chocolate affects a dog's heart and
nervous system; a few ounces will kill
a small sized dog.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by
torpedoing up into the shark's stomach
from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

Donald Duck comics were banned from
Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one
hand and draw with the other at the same time.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in '87 by
eliminating one olive from each salad served
in first class.

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.

If you pour a tiny amount of liquor on a
scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting
itself to death.

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.

The mask used by Michael Myers in the
original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk
mask painted white.

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.

The first product Motorola started to
develop was a record player for auto
mobiles. At that time, the most known
player on the market was the Victrola, so
they called themselves Motorola.

By raising your legs slowly and lying on
your back, you can't sink in quicksand.

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.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will
keep you from crying!

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is
certified kosher.

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans
before they go into space because
passing wind in a space suit damages
them.

Rhythms is the longest word without any
of the vowels (aeiou).


Do what you want, be who you are & say what you feel because those who mind
don't matter & those who matter don't mind.