T.D. Rockwell had his name and address tattooed on his body in 27 different languages, including Morse code, shorthand and semaphore.
The first canned foods appeared in 1810, but the can opener wasn’t invented until 1858.
Flying fish “”fly”” 40 mph.
One cubic yard of air weighs about two pounds.
The earth spins 1,000 mph faster at the equator than at the poles.
More people die playing golf than any other sport. The leading causes of golf-related deaths are heart attack and stroke.
A child laughs about 400 times a day. Adults laugh about 15 times.
Plants native to the Arctic Circle don’t have thorns.
Experts say the average person spends 30 years mad at a family member.
Forty percent of batteries are bought during the Christmas season.
Dave Pearson holds the record for clearing all 15 balls from a standard pool table in 26.5 seconds at Peppers Bar and Grill in Windsor, Ontario, in 1997.
Wood frogs freeze solid in the winter and thaw back to life in the spring.
Mick Jagger had the emerald filling on his front tooth replaced with a diamond because people kept telling him he had spinach in his teeth.
On average, Americans spend two years of their lives waiting for meals to be served.
