Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
Dandelions blossoms close before there will be rain.
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of old when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
The only food that doesn't spoil? Honey
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour: 61,000
Percentage of American men who say they'd marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80%.
The day there are more collect calls than any other day of the year? Father's Day
The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? Their birthplace
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested? Obsession
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.Treasury.
Percentage of American women who say they'd marry the same man if they had it to do all over again: 50%.
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase... "Goodnight, sleep tight."
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common? All were invented by women.
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
No professional football team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl.
Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
The longest one-syllable words in the English language are "schlepped", "screeched" and "schmoozed".
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
