The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. The bird is 2.24 inches long
The longest bout of sneezing recorded was by Donna Griffith. It began in January 13 1981 and continued until September 16 1983 and lasted for 978 days
More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes
There have been close to 200 coups and counter-coups in the country of Bolivia
Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world
There are three golf balls sitting on the moon
The state that has the most diners in the world is New Jersey, which is referred to as the "Diner Capital of the World."
Harley Proctor got the idea to name the soap "Ivory" while he was listening to a bible reading at a church in 1879
Gorillas are considered apes, not monkeys. The way to distinguish between an ape and a monkey is that apes do not have tails
In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured
The word "limelight" that is used in theatre to refer to the performers on the stage originated because before electricity was available lime was burned in a lamp, which created a white light that was directed at the performers
The average human scalp has 100,000 hairs
In America, approximately 20% of children between the ages of 2 - 7 have televisions in their rooms
Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands
The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sportsgames (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after theMajorLeague All-Star Game.