Fast Facts
March 11, 2008
On average, 12 newborns are given to the wrong parents every day.
John Wilkes Booth’s brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln’s son.
Just over 55 percent of all U.S. prisoners are in prison for drug offenses.
Most lipstick contains fish scales.
Dr. Seuss pronounced his name “”Soyce.””
Orca whales kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark’s stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can die by rupturing a blood vessel in your head or neck. If you keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out.
About 200 million M&Ms are sold each day in the United States.
