Fast Facts
March 24, 2006
- A cave man’s life span was only 18 years.
Bank of America was originally called the Bank of Italy.
Most monkeys are nearsighted.
An electric eel will short-circuit itself if it is put into salt water.
English is the only language to capitalize the first person singular, “”I.””
A duck frequently swims while sleeping.
According to an old English time unit, one moment is 1 1/2 minutes.
The average office chair on wheels travels about eight miles per year.
Because she wrote up to 14 hours a day, “”Little Women”” author Louisa May Alcott alternated writing with her right and left hand to avoid writer’s cramp.
The pound cake’s name comes from the pound of butter used to make it.
They say glass gets stronger the longer it stays under water, the only known substance to do so.
The shortest word in the English language that has all the vowels, including “”y,”” is facetiously.
Nuns live an average of 77 years and have the longest life span in the United States.
An elephant’s heart weighs about 45 pounds.
A wink takes one-tenth of a second.
Because of a reflex action, a rattlesnake can bite you up to half an hour after it’s dead.
Poet John Keats was only 26 when he died.
