Every day, over five billion gallons of water are flushed down toilets in the United States
The ostrich has two toes on each feet which gives it greater speed
A sneeze zooms out of your mouth at over 600 m.p.h
There are about 34,000 species of spiders
The White House has 35 bathrooms, 3 elevators, 132 rooms, and 412 doors in it
An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards
High Priests in ancient Egypt were the only ones who were allowed to wear garments made from cotton
Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza every day
Milton Bradley originally wanted to name the game Twister, Pretzel; but he could not since the name was copyrighted
Three consecutive strikes in bowling is called a turkey
Hippos drink as much as 250 litres of water in any given 24 hour period
Corned beef got its name because this beef was preserved with pellets of salt that were the size of corn kernels, which was also referred to as "corns" of salt
Ancient Egyptian women used to wear perfume cones made of wax that would melt in the heat letting out a nice fragrance
An average women has 17 square feet of skin. When a women is in her ninth month of pregnancy she has 18.5 square feet of skin
There is enough concrete in the Hoover Dam to pave a two lane highway from San Francisco to New York