Fast facts

November 6, 2006

An iceberg contains more heat than a match.

Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they cannot find food.

A group of toads is called a knot.

There are more than 100 chemicals in one cup of coffee.

The top layer of a wedding cake, known as the groom’s cake, is usually a fruit cake so it will last until the couple’s fist anniversary, when they will eat it.

Luke Skywalker’s last name was changed at the last minute from Starkiller to make it less violent.

Andy Warhol created The Rolling Stones’ emblem depicting the big tongue. It first appeared on the cover of the Sticky Fingers album.

As much as 50 gallons of maple sap are used to make a single gallon of maple sugar.

Mickey Mouse’s ears are always turned to the front, no matter which direction his head is pointing.

Dan Aykroyd’s cone head from “”Saturday Night Live”” was auctioned off for $2,200.

Benjamin Franklin’s peers did not give him the assignment of writing the
Declaration of Independence because they feared he would conceal a joke in it.

Augustus Caesar had achluophobia – the fear of sitting in the dark.

Herbert Hoover was the first U.S.
President to have a telephone in his office.

Certain fireflies emit a light so penetrating that it can pass through flesh and wood.

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