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If you?re over 100 years old, there?s an 80% chance you?re a woman.
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If you?re typical, you can guess someone?s sex with 95% accuracy just by smelling their breath.
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Iguanas have two penises!
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In 1659, it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts.
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In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
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In 1954, Bob Hawke was immortalized by the Guinness Book of Records for chugging 2.5 pints of beer in 12 seconds.
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In 1956, 80% of all U.S. households had a refrigerator, but only 8% of British households had one!
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die!
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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In 2004, The Japanese Ice Cream Association promoted ?raw horse flesh? ice cream in hopes that it would boost the popularity of ice cream!
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In 21 U.S. states, WALMART is the single largest employer.
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In 32 years. there are about 1 billion seconds!
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In 39 of the 50 U.S. states, the travel industry is the largest single employer.
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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In a year, the average person walks four miles to make his or her bed.
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In Albania, nodding your head means 'no' and shaking your head means 'yes'.
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In an average hour, there are over 61,000 Americans airborne over the United States.
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In an average lifetime a person will walk the equivalent of three times around the world.
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In ancient China, people committed suicide by eating a pound of salt.
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In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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In ancient Japan, public contests were held to see who could fart the loudest and longest!
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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