- The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and she provided twenty-five years of service.
- When the Titanic sank, 2228 people were on it. Only 706 survived.
- Every day, 7% of the US eats at McDonald’s.
- During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, “Red Vineyard at Arles”.
- By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.
- One in ten people lives on an island.
- It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it, to begin with.
- 28% of Africa is classified as wilderness. In North America, it’s 38%.
- Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
- Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
- Sharon Stone was the first Star Search spokesmodel.
- More people are afraid of open spaces (kenophobia) than of tight spaces (claustrophobia).
- The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Libraries.
- Thirty-five per cent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
- $203,000,000 is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
- Every US president has worn glasses (just not always in public).
- Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
- Jim Henson first coined the word “Muppet”. It is a combination of “marionette” and “puppet.”
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