• George Washington had to borrow money to go to his own inauguration.
• An olive tree can live up to 1500 years
• Even though red roses looks the same, there are over 900 different types of red roses.
• When an orange is shown in any of the "Godfather" movies, this means that someone is about to die or a close call is to occur.
• Eating dandelions can make you urinate more.
• An oyster can change its gender.
• About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light.
• About 30% of Canadians rely on getting their water from the ground for their domestic use.
• Watermelons are a popular gift to bring to a host in China or Japan.
• The Coliseum in Rome was used regularly for about 400 years‏
• The city of Chicago has the only post office in the world where you can drive your car through.
• There is a town in Texas called Ding Dong. In 1990, the population was only twenty-two people.
• Using recycled aluminum cans and making news cans out of them saves 75% energy compared to making it from new material.
• There is a Harley-Davidson that was designed as an exact replica of a hamburger.
• Twelve men have landed on and explored the moon.

Quick Facts to Pass The Time

1. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television
2. While digging, an Armadillo can hold its breath for up to six minutes
3. When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food
4. When Nylons first went on sale in the United States in 1940, four million pairs were sold in only a few days
5. In a lifetime, an average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva
6. In a five card poker game there are 2,598,960 possible hands
7. In a day, an elephant can drink 80 gallons of water
8. In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty
9. There are approximately 75,000,000 horses in the world
10. There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females
11. The youngest pope was 11 years old
12. The sun shrinks five feet every hour
13. The sun is approximately 75% hydrogen, 25% helium by mass
14. Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer
15. Every second, two Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world