Fast Facts
October 3, 2007
A pound of lemons contains more sugar than a pound of strawberries.
Prince Andrew once referred to journalists as “”presstitutes.””
Minus-40 degrees Celsius is the same as minus-40 degrees Fahrenheit.
“”Stewardesses”” is the longest word in the English language that can be typed if you fix your left hand to the “”asdf”” keys.
At General Motors, the cost of health care for employees now exceeds the cost of steel.
In 1998, more fast-food employees than police officers were murdered on the job.
A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down.
Life expectancy for Russian men has gone down over the past 40 years. A Russian male born today can expect to live an average of 58 years.
Clans long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down – the origin of the expression “”to get fired.””
The elephant is the only animal with four knees.
Mars will likely have a ring around it in 50 million years.
“”Goodbye”” came from “”God bye,”” which came from “”God be with you.””
Calvin Coolidge is the only U.S. president who was born on the Fourth of July.
The first drive-in service station in the United States was opened by Gulf Oil Company on Dec. 1, 1913, in Pittsburgh.
Skin temperature does not go much above 95 degrees Fahrenheit even on the hottest day.
Shakespeare coined the word “”bump.””
The most remote island in the word is Tristan da Cunha, which is above the sub-Antarctic zone.
Queen Victoria once said of a suffragette: “”She ought to get a good whipping.””
