An estimated 880,000 credit cards in circulation will turn out to have incorrect cardholder information on their magnetic strip.
In high school, Robin Williams was voted the least likely to succeed.
Every time Beethoven sat down to write music, he poured ice water over his head.
After the “”Popeye”” comic strip started in 1931, spinach consumption went up by 33 percent in the United States.
Peanuts are cholesterol-free. They are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Tomb robbers believed that knocking off Egyptian sarcophagi’s noses would stall curses.
The queen (or more precisely the Royal Household) owns all swans in England. The post of Royal Swankeeper is a post that has been around since 1215, and he and his staff are responsible for keeping accurate statistics about the number and whereabouts of the royal swans.
Fortune cookies were actually invented in America by Charles Jung in 1918.
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, which was used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
The Netherlands and the United States both have anthems that do not mention their countries’ names.
Male cockatoos can be taught to speak, but females can only chirp and sing.
