Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.
A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers' first flight.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Most dust particles in your house consist of dead skin.
Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
All United States Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
Thirty-five per cent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%.
Now get this - the percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
The average number of people airborne over the United States any given hour: 61,000
The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
The youngest pope was 11 years old.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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.
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.
Conception, occurs more often in December than any other month.
Bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
