There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar...and other silly facts.



  • No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

  • Blueberry juice boosts memory

  • When cats are happy or pleased, they squeeze their eyes shut


  • The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees

  • Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell

  • Each year, about 500,000 detectable earthquakes occur in the world. About 100,000 of those can be felt and about 100 of them cause damage.

  • The tongue is the only body muscle that is attached from one end only. .

  • We, as humans, forget 90% of our dreams

  • The percentage of people dreaming in black and white started decreasing after the spread of color TV

  • Approximately two-thirds of people tip their head to the right when they kiss

  • Just days before the World Cup of 1966 in England, the trophy was stolen and then later retrieved by a dog

  • Some Chinese believe that swinging the arms cures headaches

  • Coffee drinkers have more sex than non-coffee drinkers.  They also enjoy it more.

  • The city of Portland in Oregon was named after a coin toss in 1844.  Heads for Portland and tails for Boston. 


  • A queen bee lays 1500 eggs a day

  • No president of the United States was an only child for his parents

  • Pumice is the only rock that floats in water

  • The African cicada fly spends 17 years sleeping, then wakes up for two weeks, mates and then die.

  • The vibrator was originally used as a medicinal treatment for female "hysteria" during the 19th century

  • Reno, Nevada has the highest rate of alcoholism in the U.S., Provo, Utah, the lowest.

  • The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.  Hemp doesn't contain THC and won't make you high.

  • In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles

  • 80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women

  • 250 to 300 million cell phones are being used in the U.S.

  • In South Africa it is a law that single ply toilet paper must have 500 sheets in the roll

  • Your foot is the same length as your forearm

  • In the US, Americans eat about 18 acres of pizza a day

  • If you plug your nose you can't hum.

  • Diamonds are not that rare, De Beers creates an artificial scarcity by stockpiling mined diamonds and selling them in small amounts

  • As of May, 2010; 1.2 Billion people still defecate in the open

  • In Victorian times, prostitutes wore pubic wigs

  • Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest

  • On average, a woman’s heart beats faster than a man’s heart

  • The United States hold the record for the highest divorce rate in the world

  • Other than humans, black lemurs are the only primates that may have blue eyes

  • Names in Iceland's phone books are listed alphabetically by first name not by last name

  • Cats can hear ultrasound

  • The skin of the average woman weighs 3 kilograms, while that of the average man weighs 5 kilograms

  • Dutch, on average are the tallest people

  • Kissing is healthier than shaking hands

  • Jaguars are frightened by dogs

  • There are no cemeteries in San Francisco, CA (excluding the federal National Cemetery at Lincoln Way)

  • Married men tip better than unmarried men

  • India never invaded any country in her history


  • Natural pearls melt in vinegar


  • Licorice (or liquorice) and avocado are among the food that sets the mood for love making


  • An olive tree can live up to 1500 years


  • The dial tone of a normal telephone is in the key of "F"

  • Cleopatra married two of her brothers

  • There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar...see the movie going the distance

  • The tradition of brides carrying a bouquet of flowers started with the brides trying to hide their body odor

  • Buttermilk does not contain any butter

  • Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen