Contrary to popular belief, opossums, squirrels, chipmunks, and mice do not carry rabies.
The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
No 2 cornflakes are identical!
To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.
In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a baby's head for good luck.
The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
Neither the saxophone, the tuba, the coronet, nor the valve trumpet existed before 1800.
Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
Moscow weathermen can be fined for inaccurate weather forecasting!
Hong Kong has more Rolls Royces per person than anywhere else in the world.
There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
Honeybees have a type of hair on their eyes!
Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the morning.
Dirty snow melts faster than clean.
Honey is used sometimes for antifreeze mixtures and in the center of golf balls.
Eddie Cochran's last recording before he died was Three Steps to Heaven!
Until 1857, any foreign coins made of precious metal were legal tender in the United States.
German soldiers, both heterosexual and homosexual, are allowed to have sex with each other!