Fast Facts
September 18, 2007
The Charleston was unique because it allowed people to dance solo or as a couple.
The Sahara Desert covers a land mass almost the size of the United States.
The Goodyear logo, the feathered foot, is known as the “”wingfoot.””
The horse Sherman Potter rode in “”M*A*S*H”” went by the name of Sophie.
Haleyville, Ala., is the location of the world’s first 911 call.
Hot Wheels sold more cars than Ford, Chrysler and GM combined in 1998.
Mary Shelley wrote “”Frankenstein”” when she was 19 years old.
Viagra was originally intended to be a heart medicine. The “”side effect”” wasn’t known until it came out that the male test subjects wouldn’t return unused pills.
The goldfish Bert owned on “”Sesame Street”” were named Lyle and Talbot, after actor Lyle Talbot.
Oprah was supposed to be named “”Orpah,”” the biblical name from the Book of Ruth, but the midwife misspelled the name on the birth certificate.
In 1978 Emilio Palma was born at a research base in Antarctica. This made him the person born further south than anyone else.
USA Today is the largest circulating newspaper in the country. It is published in McLean, Va.
The inventor of the stapler, Benjamin Hotchkiss, is also the inventor of the modern machine gun. Some countries call the stapler the “”Hotchkiss.””
The chameleon can stick out its tongue further than the length of its entire body. In fact it can be up to one and a half times the length.
Volney is the name of the lion in the MGM logo.
Soap was available to British citizens in the 18th and 19th centuries, but it was so heavily taxed that only the rich could afford it.
