President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.

In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.

In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?".

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung.

The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million.

The Neanderthal's brain was bigger than yours is.

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.

The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley.

Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.

Flying from London to New York by Concord, due to the time zones crossed, you could arrive 2 hours before you left.

The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.

The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.

On average, there are 178 sesame seeds on each McDonalds BigMac bun.

Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.

Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down.

Average speed of Heinz ketchup from the mouth of an opened bottle: 25 miles per year.

All porcupines float in water.

The hundred billionth crayon made by Crayola was Perriwinkle Blue.

Crickets hear through their knees.

During it's lifetime an oyster changes its sex from male to female and back several times.

More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.

101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die throughout the movie.

Peanuts are used in the production of dynamite.

The bubbles in Guiness Beer sink to the bottom rather than float to the top. No one knows why.

It is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy, if your name is Mary.

Barbie's full name is Barbra Millicent Roberts.

The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof'.

Kermit the Frog is left handed.

A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.

Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.

An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.

Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.

In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.