Fast Facts
October 9, 2007
Jumping spiders have been found at a height of 22,000 feet on Mount Everest.
The surface area of an average-sized brick is 79 square centimeters.
In the 1963 film (and its 2006 remake), the Pink Panther was neither a cartoon character nor a colorful feline, but a rare jewel.
Irish-born actor Peter O’Toole claims he is never without his emerald green socks.
The Nepalese word for the Abominable Snowman is Metohkangmi, which means “”the indescribably filthy man of the snow.””
The only river to flow both north and south of the equator is the Congo, which crosses it twice.
You are more likely to get stung by a bee in windy weather than in any other weather condition.
In 2000, the Times Square “”ball”” dropped on New Year’s was given a name: the Star of Hope.
Houdini trained his pet dog to escape from a miniature set of handcuffs.
Bees must visit some 5,000 flowers to make a single spoonful of honey.
Ants cannot chew their food; they move their jaws sideways like scissors to extract juices from it.
New Year’s Eve is the biggest day for parties, followed by Super Bowl Sunday.
Each of the sunflowers in Vincent Van Gogh’s painting “”Sunflowers,”” which sold at an auction in 1987, was worth $2.66 million. There are 15 flowers in the painting.
