The average human body contains enough iron to make a small nail.Originally Posted by WD-40
There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capital Building - one for every day of the year.
The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
The "vintage date" on a bottle of wine indicates the year that the grapes were picked, not the year of bottling.
In India, people are legally allowed to marry dogs.
Nearly 10% of American households dress their pets in Halloween costumes.
The Yo-Yo originiated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
For people that are lactose intolerant, chocolate aids in helping milk digest easier.
Kittens are born both blind and deaf.
The word "Eskimo" literally means 'raw meat eater'.
The "Big Dipper" is known as "The Casserole" in France.
Onions have no flavor, only a smell.
In Tibet, it is considered good manners to stick out your tongue at someone.
Only male fireflies can fly.
Americans collectively eat 100 pounds of chocolate every second.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
Mexican jumping beans jump because of moth larvae inside them.
Only female mosquitos bite and drink blood.
The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that just one gram of it can kill 150 people.
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