Fast Facts
February 14, 2007
- In 1968 Apollo 8 astronauts used Silly Putty to fasten down tools, preventing them from floating around during the trip through space.
The Australian $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 notes are made of plastic.
Approximately 60 circus performers have been shot from cannons. At last report, 31 of them had been killed.
Carnivorous animals will not eat an animal that has been struck by lightning.
Plants, like people, run fevers when they’re sick.
Tug-of-war was an Olympic event between 1900-1920.
The little statue on the grill of every Rolls Royce is named “”Spirit of Ecstasy.””
Per capita, more Americans volunteer their time than people of any other country.
Fifteen percent of women say they send flowers to themselves on Valentine’s Day.
More than half of the 206 bones in your body are in your hands and feet.
If you’re a healthy full-grown adult, your thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
A New York man carried a milk bottle on his head continuously for 24 miles.
