Fast Facts
October 17, 2007
The tip of an elephant’s trunk is so sensitive and flexible that it can pick up a pen.
Forty-four percent of people say they spend too much money at Christmas.
The word “”SPAM”” is an acronym formed from SPiced hAM.
Because snow is relatively unknown on the continent of Africa, children there know the fairy-tale heroine as “”Flower White”” rather than Snow White.
The coiffe is the metal wire basket that holds a champagne cork in place.
More people are allergic to cow’s milk than to any other food.
The peanut is a vegetable and a member of the legume family.
Mill Reef, the famous racehorse, received more than 30 get-well cards after fracturing a foreleg.
On average, 55,700 people are injured by jewelry each year.
By law, every Swiss citizen is required to have a bomb shelter or access to a bomb shelter.
There are more psychoanalysts in Buenos Aires, Argentina, than in any other city in the world.
Calvin Coolidge once said: “”The chief business of America is business.””
The average person has more than 1,460 dreams a year.
The pineapple originated in South America and did not reach Hawaii until the early 19th century.
A real orgasm is said to burn 112 calories. A fake orgasm is said to burn off 315 calories.
The average person spends eight years of his or her life watching television.
Some early Native Americans did not eat turkey because they believed killing such a timid bird showed laziness.
