Next to bone marrow, hair is the fastest growing tissue in the human body
On average, 81% of Americans 16 years of age and older watch television at least once in a day
In 1685, New France used playing cards as currency because of the shortage of coins
Every day 2,700 people die of heart disease
Chocolate can be fatal to dogs. Chocolate contains a chemical theobromine, which is poisonous to dogs
The space between your eyebrows is called the Glabella
One billion seconds is about 32 years
In 1984, Ronald Reagan declared the month of July to be "National Ice Cream Month."
Humans and cows have the same gestation period, which is about nine months
There is an automobile model called Stutz Bearcat.
In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum
The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley
France is known as the perfume capital of the world
The Uape Indians, who live in the Amazon, mix the ashes of their recently cremated relatives with alcohol, then all members of the family drink the mix with fond memories of the deceased
Honorificabilitudinitatibus is the longest English word that consists strictly of alternating consonants and vowels