Feb 1865 and Feb 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon
It takes a sloth up to six days to digest the food it eats
The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a year
An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards
Totally Hair Barbie is the best selling Barbie of all time. It sold over ten million units
Milk and cheese can aid in the reduction of tooth decay
One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers -- they saw it as competition. It is not chemically addictive as is nicotine, alcohol, or caffeine
Whooping cranes are born with blue eyes that change to bright gold by the time they six months old
A Connecticut Toy maker, Herobuilders, sells action figures of President George W. Bush, Islamic militant Osama bin Laden, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, which are all major figures tied to the September 11, 2001 WTC attacks
The tallest mammal in the world is the giraffe
Although white wine can be produced from both red and white grapes, red wine can only be created from red grapes
The story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was written in 1939 for a store promotion by an advertising employee of the department store Montgomery Ward
Sharks have survived on earth for about 400 million years
Musk is extracted from the bottom of a civet, and is used as an ingredient to make perfumes.
The largest fish in the world is the whale shark. It can weigh several tons and grow to more than fifty feet in length