During the cremation process of a 500 pound body, the corpse was so obese that it set the crematorium on fire.
In English, twelve is the largest number that has just one syllable.
Out of the 400 species of parrots, there is only one that can’t fly, called the Kakapo parrot.
Calling “shotgun” when riding in a car comes from the term “shotgun messenger”.
This term which was used to refer to the guard who sat next to the Stagecoach driver. The guards would use a shotgun to keep robbers and criminals away. It made its way into society due to Hollywood’s love of Western flicks.
Dogs with pointed and long faces tend to live longer than those which have flatter faces, such as pugs.
In 2005, Frito-Lay launched Cheetos Lip Balm, but it was quickly taken off the market due to its failure.
The average human heart beats 3.6 million times a year.
The average life expectancy of a toucan is a very impressive 20 years.
A standard 12oz jar of honey take 864 bees to produce.
7% of all American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows. That works out to 16.4 million people.
Marie Antoinette’s last words were to her executioner after accidentally stepping on his foot, saying, “Pardon me sir, I meant not to do it”.
In Japan, many families eat a KFC for Christmas Dinner. Many people order their meals months in advance and queue for hours to collect them.
Arctic and Antarctic trace their names to the simple meanings of “Bears” and “Opposite the Bears”.
Your earlobes line up with your nipples.
Jupiter completes a rotation of the Sun every 11.86 years.
Hanson made a beer called “Mmmhops”. They give away a free song with every bottle.
Using a hands-free device to talk on the phone while driving is shown to be equally or more dangerous than driving drunk.
Even a small amount of alcohol placed on a scorpion will make it go crazy and sting itself to death.
The first roller coaster was used to transport coal down a hill. After people found that it could reach speeds up to 50 miles per hour, tourists asked to ride on it for a few cents.
The Monster in Frankenstein was never actually named, although the Monster itself proposed the name “Adam”.
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