1. According to a booze bill for a celebration party thrown September 15, 1787, the 55 people who were designing the United States Constitution drank 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, 8 bottles of whiskey, 22 bottles of port, 8 bottles of cider, 12 bottles of beer, and 7 large bowls of alcoholic punch large enough "that ducks could swim in them". There were 16 musicians at the party. We all know now why the Constitution was signed on the 17th of September instead of the 16th.
2. In 1980, the yellow pages accidentally listed a Texas funeral home under "Frozen Foods".
3. 35% of people who use personal ads are already married.
4. While performing her duties as queen, Cleopatra sometimes wore a beard.
5. 1 in 5 Americans cannot say which president is on the $1 bill without looking.
6. Pigs can become alcoholics.
7. The Mira e Hotel in Las Vegas has 12 gardeners on its staff to care for artifical plants.
8. When Italy was founded in 1861, only 3% of Italians spoke Italian fluently.
9. Daniel Boone detested coonskin caps.
10. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
11. Alexander Graham Bell insisted the proper way to answer the phone is "ahoy!"
12. John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life of Abe Lincoln's son.
13. 25% of Americans believe Sherlock Holmes is a real person. (stress on IS, folks!!)
14. It is against the law to drink beer in Cedar City, Utah, if your shoelaces are untied.
15. Errol Flynn once worked on an Australian sheep ranch, castrating sheep with his teeth.
16. Disneyland has the fourth largest navy in the world.
17. Raccoons, slugs, and ants all love to get drunk.
18. The Bible is the most shoplifted book in the United States.
19. Louis XIV bathed once a year.
20. The NY phone book had 22 Hitlers before WWII. It had 0 after WWII.
21. Fish can get seasick.
22. Kentucky produces more whiskey than all the other states combined.
23. 59% of men and 39% of women say that the remote control has significantly improved their lives.
24. In Kentucky, it is illegal to marry your wife's grandmother.
25. Termites eat wood twice as fast to heavy metal music.
26. In the 40's, the Bich pen was renamed Bic for fear Americans would pronounce it "Bitch".
27. President Andrew Jackson was not sure if the earth was round or flat.
28. Mosquitoes prefer blondes.
29. There was so little dialogue in the original "Mission Impossible" TV show that Peter Graves, the star, once fell asleep in the middle of a scene....and no one noticed.
30. 52% of Americans say they would rather spend a week in jail than be President of the US.
31. In 1992, 2,421 people checked into U.S. emergency rooms with injuries involving house plants.
32. In 1992, 5,840 people checked into U.S. emergency rooms with "pillow-related injuries".
33. 15% of women send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.
34. Until 1967, LSD was legal in California.
35. Russians generally answer the phone by saying "I'm listening."
36. In Frackville, Pennsylvania, a woman filed for divorce because her husband insisted on shooting tin cans off her head with a slingshot.
37. There are about 50 female pro boxers in the U.S.
38. The average American eats at McDonalds 1,811 times in their lives.
39. 8% of Americans twiddle their thumbs.
40. Smokey the Bear has his own zip code, 20252.
41. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
42. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag.
43. Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33.
44. All of the clocks in Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20.
45. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
46. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "MT".
47. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
48. Almonds are members of the peach family.
49. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
50. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
51. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
52. The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateatuipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwenuakitanatahu, (a New Zealand hill).
53. Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A."
54. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
55. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
56. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
57. In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
58. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
59. The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross.
60. The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
61. When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.
62. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street ere named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life"
63. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
64. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
65. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A quarter has 119 ridges around the edge.
66. On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.
67. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
68. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
69. Who's that playing the piano on the "Mad About You" theme? Paul Reiser himself.
70. The male gypsy moth can "smell" the virgin female gypsy moth from 1.8 miles away. (pretty good trick)
71. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
72. The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
73. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
74. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
75. John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.
76. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
77. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
78. Stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
79. To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
80. The Star-Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Key, is ranked the most difficult national anthem on earth to sing
81. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
82. Coca-Cola was originally green.
83. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
84. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
85. The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
86. The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% ( now get this...)
87. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
88. The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
89. The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
90. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
91. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
92. The youngest pope was 11 years old.
93. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer
94. Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
95. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades - King David, Hearts - Charlemagne, Clubs -Alexander, the Great Diamonds - Julius Caesar
96. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
97. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
98. Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
99. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
100. Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
102. No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Super bowl.
103. The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League all-stars Game.
104. What occurs more often in December than any other month? A. Conception.
105. What separates "60 Minutes," on CBS from every other TV show? A. No theme song
106. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? A. Their birthplace.
107. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested? A. Obsession
108. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"? A. One thousand
109. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common? A. All invented by women.
110. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? A. Honey
111. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year? A. Father's Day
112. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic? A. He was allergic to carrots.
113. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party? A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.
114. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase "goodnight, sleep tight".
115. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month or what we know today as the honeymoon.
116. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
117. Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
118. In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden....and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
119. During the time of Peter the Great, any Russian man who wore a beard was required to pay a special tax.
120. In the city of Washington D.C., no building may be higher than the Washington Monument.
121. The Bactrian camel is the only land mammal that can survive on salt water.
122. The Great Wall of China is the largest construction project ever undertaken by man, and its stones could build an 8-foot wall around the world at the equator.
123. A recent study conducted by the Shyness Clinic in Mento Park, CA, revealed that almost 90% of Americans consider themselves shy.
124. You�re just as likely to die by falling out of bed as you are to get struck by lightning: each is a 1 in 2,000,000 chance.
125. The Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. has 365 steps representing every day of the year.
126. A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
127. In the 10th century, the Grand Vizier of Persia took his 117, 000-volume library with him everywhere. Camels trained to walk in alphabetical order carried it.
128. The first successful parachute jump to be made from a moving airplane was made by Captain Berry at St. Louis, MO, in 1912.
129. New freckles generally stop appearing after age 19 or 20.
130. There are no clocks in Las Vegas casinos.
131. Elephants are the only animals with four knees.
132. There are three completely different versions of the Mona Lisa under the final portrait, all painted by da Vinci, as revealed by X-rays.
133. A �Funambulist� is a tightrope walker.
134. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, was the first novel ever to be written on a typewriter.
135. Dueling in Paraguay is legal as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
136. The Navajo Indian language was used successfully as a code by the U.S. in WWII.
137. The only survivor of Custer�s Last Stand was his horse, Commanche.
138. Bamboo can grow 4 feet in 24 hours.
139. Hollywood actress Joan Crawford had her back teeth removed to make her cheekbones more prominent.
140. Generally, right-handed archers shoot arrows that turn clockwise. Left-hander�s arrows turn counterclockwise.
141. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
142. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
143. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
144. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
145. Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
146. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
147. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
148. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
149. The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
150. A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
151. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.
152. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
153. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
154. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
155. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
156. The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
157. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
158. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
159. All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
160. Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
161. Pearls melt in vinegar.
162. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
163. The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
164. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
165. A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
166. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
167. Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second? William Jefferson Clinton.
168. Turtles can breathe through their butts.
169. The sentence �The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog� uses every letter in the alphabet.
170. Humans and elephants are the only animals that can stand on their heads.
171. Researchers say that when a waitress draws a happy face on a check, tips go up 18 %.
172. Fortune cookies were actually invented in America in 1918 by Charles Jung.
172. All polar bears are left-handed.
173. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
174. Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the morning.
175. The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci has no eyebrows.
176. The word �taxi� is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, & Portuguese.
177. The Hoover Dam was built to last 2,000 years. The concrete in it will not be fully cured for another 500 years.
178. In Albania, nodding your head means �no� and shaking your head means �yes.�
179. In 1875, the director of the U.S. Patent Office resigned, advised that his department should close, and claimed that there was nothing left to invent.
180. An armadillo crosses a river by holding its breath and walking across the bottom.
181. Every person has a unique tongue print just like a fingerprint.
182. Charlie Chaplin once entered a �Charlie Chaplin look-alike� contest while visiting Monte Carlo, and did not win � he only placed third.
183. During the middle ages, you could be accused of witchcraft if your pets disobeyed you.
184. Every day, Americans eat an estimated 18 acres of pizza.
185. Sigmund Freud had an intense fear of ferns.
186. In ancient Egypt, only Pharaohs were allowed to eat mushrooms.
187. On average an adult laughs 15 times a day; a child laughs 400 times.
188. The 100-years War lasted 116 years.
189. According to the Bible, there were 2 windows on Noah�s ark.
190. Donald Duck comics were banned from libraries in Finland because he doesn�t wear pants.
191. Disney animators used Marilyn Monroe�s body as the model for Tinkerbell.
192. Mosquitoes are more likely to bite you if you�ve just eaten a banana.
192. Q-tips were invented in the early 1920�s by Polish-born Leo Gerstenzang. The Q stands for quality.
193. Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins refrained from blinking in all his scenes as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
194. George Washington�s false teeth were made of hippopotamus ivory.
195. Cats have two sets of vocal cords, one for purring and one for meowing.
196. In 1955, a book was returned to the Cambridge University library that was 288 years overdue.
197. Scissors were reportedly invented by Leonardo da Vinci.
198. Lake Nicaragua is the only freshwater lake in the world that has sharks.
199. There are 450 different types of cheese in the world, and 240 come from France.
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