The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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40% of women have hurled footwear at a man.
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During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings.
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Three Mile Island is only 2 1/2 miles long.
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One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television!
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7% of the world's population are drunk.
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In Athens, Greece, a driver's license can be taken away by law if the driver is deemed either unbathed or poorly dressed.
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An albatross can sleep while it flies!
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In 1659, it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating!
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Frozen lobsters can come back to life when thawed!
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Malaysians protect their babies from disease by bathing them in beer.
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Mark Twain didn't even make it through elementary school.
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Nearly 10% of American households dress their pets in Halloween costumes.
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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Actor Mark Wahlberg has a third nipple!
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All the pet hamsters in the world are descended from a single wild golden Hamster found in Syria in 1930!
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Tipping at a restaurant in Iceland is considered an insult.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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In Holland, you can be fined for not using a shopping basket at a grocery store!
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If a Lobster loses an eye, it will grow another one.
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles?that?s where the word ?testimony? comes from.
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A real estate agents rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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Until the 1960's men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland.
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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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The ?Big Dipper? is known as ?The Casserole? in France.
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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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Is bottled water worth it? 'Evian' spelled backwards is 'naive'.
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Harrods have three private wells to supply their water!
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Slugs have 4 noses!
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Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.
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Keanu Reeves is afraid of the dark.
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The most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday.
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Originally, Jack-O-Lanterns were made from turnips.
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Diet Pepsi was originally called Patio Diet Cola.
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According to legend, there is a Superman in every episode of Seinfeld.
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Men laugh longer, louder, and more often than women.
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Leonardo DiCaprio got his first ?onscreen kiss? from a man!
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On some Caribbean islands, the oysters can climb trees.
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The average person spends three years of his or her life on a toilet.
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About 2/3 of American men prefer boxers to briefs.
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In high school, Robin Williams was voted 'Least Likely to Succeed.'"
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Farmers in England are required by law to provide their pigs with toys!
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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Dueling is legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
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Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
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The can opener was invented 48 years after the can.
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Queen Elizabeth II has a rubber duck in her private bath with an inflatable crown.
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Pierce Brosnan once worked with the circus as a fire eater!
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In Nebraska, It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
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90 percent of women who walk into a department store immediately turn to the right.
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Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays.
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Jean -Claude Van Damme learned to speak English by watching the cartoon 'The Flintstones.'"
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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The G in 'g-string' stand for groin.
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Most people who read the word 'yawning' will yawn!
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President George W. Bush was once a cheerleader!
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It is illegal to mispronounce 'Arkansas' while in the state of Arkansas!
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85% of all Valentine's Day cards are purchased by women!
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None of the Beatles knew how to read music. (Paul McCartney eventually taught himself.)"
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Pageant Models often smear Vaseline on their teeth so their lips won't stick when smiling.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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35% of the people using personal ads for dating are already married!
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Richard Nixon liked ketchup on his cottage cheese.
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In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an "Honorary Harlem Globetrotter."!
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The most collect calls are made on Father's Day.
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20252 is Smokey the Bear's own zip code.
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A snail can sleep for three years.
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Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.
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It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger?s voice, in the movie 'Hercules', was dubbed.
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A broken clock is always right twice a day.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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If you put a raisin in a fresh glass of champagne, it will rise and fall continuously.
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If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!
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Wheel of Fortune star Vanna White holds the record for putting her hands together approximately 140,000 times to clap.
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According to U.S. laws, a beer commercial can never show a person actually drinking beer.
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If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a dance.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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King George I could not speak English!
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When Scott Paper Company first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, was afraid of mice.
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'Bimbo' is a brand of soft drink manufactured and marketed by Coca-Cola, Inc.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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California has issued at least 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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In the original version of Cinderella the slipper was made out of fur, not glass!
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