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On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water.
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Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays.
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Rapper LL Cool J's name is short for ?Ladies Love Cool James?.
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Reno, Nevada is actually west of Los Angeles, California.
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Research indicates that babies who suck on pacifiers are more prone to ear aches.
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Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Tasmania is said to have the cleanest air in the world.
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Teflon is the slipperiest substance in the world.
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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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The 'vintage date' on a bottle of wine indicates the year the grapes were picked, not the year of bottling!
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The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
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The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.
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The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames.
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The first toilet being flushed in a motion picture was in the movie Psycho.
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The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
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The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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The leading cause of poisoning for children under the age of six in the home is liquid dish soap.
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The most dangerous job in the United States is that of an Alaskan Crab Fisherman.
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The only king without a moustache in a deck of cards is the king of hearts.
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The revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined.
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The search engine Google got its name from the word ?googol?, which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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