Fast Facts
March 5, 2007
- One in 12 Americans alphabetizes his or her spice rack.
An oyster can change its gender depending on the temperature of the water it lives in.
Being “”too busy”” is the most popular reason for not voting in elections, according to the U.S. Census.
Today, 25 percent of American men are 6 feet or taller, compared to only 4 percent in 1900.
The first kitchen utensils were the ladle and the apple corer, in that order.
The world’s youngest-ever parents were 8 and 9 years old, respectively, and lived in China in 1910.
Sylvia Miles won an Oscar for her six-minute role in the movie “”Midnight Cowboy.”” This remains the shortest role to ever win an Oscar, as well as the only performance in an X-rated film to win one.
Today more people live in the United States (298 million) than there were in the
entire world in 1000 A.D.
Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
Americans, on average, eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
The only food that does not spoil is honey. It is used as a center for golf balls and in antifreeze mixtures.
The “”D”” in D-Day stands for “”day.”” The French term for D-Day is “”J-Jour.””
