Smallest Island

The world’s smallest island country is Nauru.

Africa

The largest producer of gold is South Africa.

Rush!!

Mount Rushmore is perhaps the most impressive rock formation carved by men. It was made by Gutzon Borglum and took just 14 years to carve it.

Before and After

The chicken is one of the few things that man eats before it's born and after it's dead.

Keyboard

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. And i bet you just tried it right now too!

F-Word

In the movie "Scarface" the F-word is said 207 times, which works out to an average of 1.22 per minute. Imagine that!

Magic

As of 2008, Harry Potter books have sold over 400 million copies and have been translated into 67 languages

Crocodiles

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

Cheating

25% of adults say online romances “don’t count as cheating.”

Only 1 person

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

Shrimp!

Shrimp can only swim backward.

Sleep!

Elephants only sleep two hours a day. Imagine sleeping only 2 hours a day?!

Lighthouses

The state of Maine has 62 lighthouses.

Bees

A queen bee lays 1500 eggs a day. No wonder there are so many bees.

The Heart

The human heart beats over 100,000 times a day.

Armadillos

Did you know that armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always all the same sex?

Wine

Red wine will spoil if exposed to light; hence tinted bottles.

Money

454 U.S. dollar bills weigh exactly one pound

How Awesome

Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!

Bluebirds

Bluebirds cannot see the color blue.

Water Land

Each year, the average family uses about 18,000 gallons of water just to do its laundry.

Debt

Did you know that just one in three consumers pays off his or her credit card bill every month?

Tongue

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!

Snakes are not so bad

More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.

Rhyming Words

There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver.

Space

Astronauts cannot burp in space. There is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomachs.

Tony Hawk

Did you know Tony Hawk was born on May 12, 1968 and today he turns 42.

Dust Bowl

Did you know that in 1934 there was a dust storm that was 1,500 miles long?

Its true that on May 11th 1934 : A huge dust storm is spotted moving from the Midwest. The dust storm was 1,500 miles long, 900 miles across and two miles high, covering almost one-third of the country. Farmers lost large amounts of Topsoil during just a few years the phenomenon was known as "The Dust bowl Years".

Sneezing

If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.

Owls

Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue.

Kissing

What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

Quacks!

A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.

Cereal

Dry cereal for breakfast was invented by John Henry Kellogg at the turn of the century.

Lemons

Lemons ripen after you pick them, but oranges do not.

T.V.

44 percent of kids watch television before they go to sleep.

The word "queue"

The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

NASCAR

NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. I bet you didn't know that?

Tonka Trucks.

Did you know that the very first TONKA truck was made in 1947?

Donald Duck

Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he didn't wear pants. Funny don't you think?

Cops

The term Cop comes from Constable on Patrol, which is a term used in England.

Meet the Flintstones...

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

Blueberry Juice

Blueberry juice boosts memory and concentration.

Thumose

Your thumb is the same length as your nose. I bet your like "really?!" and the next thing you do is you try to see if its correct and say "OMG it is true!"

Snickers!!

Did you know that Snickers is the best selling chocolate worldwide, raking in over $2 billion annually

Happy Birthday

Warner Communications paid $28 million to copyright the song “Happy Birthday.”

BMW's

Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.

Blueberry Jelly Bellies

Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.

Milk

Camel's milk does not curdle.

Baby Ruth

The Baby Ruth candy bar was actually named after Grover Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth.

Windmills

Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland.

Navels!

The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."