Fast Facts
February 21, 2007
- A newborn baby’s body contains 26 billion cells. An adult body has about 100 trillion cells.
There are 27 chemicals that can be added to bread without being listed on the label.
Scientists don’t completely understand why thrown stones skip across water.
Goldfish remember better in cold water than warm water.
According to a Tupperware study, you’ll wind up throwing out about three-fourths of your leftovers.
The leading cause of death in Papua, New Guinea, is falling out of a tree.
Theater spotlights used to burn lime for light. Thus the term “”limelight.””
Most dogs run an average of 19 mph.
Clams can live as long as 150 years.
The longest recorded Monopoly game was 1,680 hours, the equivalent of 70 days, of uninterrupted play.
In a typical year, 14,030 answers are questioned on “”Jeopardy!””
Beavers sometimes get crushed by the trees they gnaw down.
A bee has 5,000 nostrils. It can smell an apple tree two miles away.
NASA sends small animals into space partly to see if they throw up.
The word “”girl”” appears in the Bible once.
Tiger Woods’s caddie made $1 million in 2000.
Most hummingbirds weigh less than a penny.
Jesse James issued his own press releases.
