Interesting Facts

1. Money isn't made out of paper; it is made out of cotton
2. The 57 on a Heinz ketchup bottle represent the variety of pickles the Company once had
3. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself
4. The dot over the letter 'i' is called the title
5. A duck's quack doesn't echo, no one knows why
6. Forty percent of McDonalds profit comes from the sales of 'Happy Meals'
7. Every person has a unique tongue print
8. 315 entries in Websters 1996 dictionary were misspelled
9. On an average 12 newborns will be given to wrong parents daily
10. During the famous chariot scene in "Ben Hur", a small red car can be seen at a distance
11. Warren Beatty and Shirley Maclaine are brother and sister
12. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system. A few ounces will kill a small sized dog
13. Most lipsticks contain fish scales
14. Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants
15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as a medicine
16. Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time
17. There are no clocks in the Las Vegas gambling casinos
18. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple and silver
19. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it go mad instantly and sting itself to death
20. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand
21. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class
22. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying
23. The glue on Israeli postage stamp is certified kosher (halal)
24. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries
25. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages them