Fast Facts

February 25, 2008

Giraffes and rats can last longer without water longer than camels.

Ninety-eight percent of all murders and rapes are by a close family member or friend of the victim.

The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.

The dot over the letters “”i”” and “”j”” is called a tittle.

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

If a female ferret goes into heat and cannot find a mate, it will die.

Happy Meals account for 40 percent of
McDonald’s profits.

Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin both married their first cousins (Elsa LÇôwenthal and Emma Wedgewood, respectively).

Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

Coconuts kill more people than sharks: about 150 people each year.

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