random facts

In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.

Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?".

Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.

When you die your hair still grows for a couple of months.

The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million.

On the new hundred dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10.

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.

The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.

The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.

When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.

American car horns beep in the tone of F.

The Australian $5 to $100 notes are made of plastic.

The average person makes about 1,140 telephone calls each year.

Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old.

Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal.

The average person spends about 2 years on the phone in a lifetime.

In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.

The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."

The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.

The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear

Children grow faster in the springtime.