MORE RANDOM FACTS

Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie were names after characters from Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life"

72% of men get a jealousy complex when they see other handsome men on magazine covers

25% of the world's forests are home to SIberia

The longest consecutive sneezing bout belongs to Donna Griffith, from January 1981- September 1983. 978 days and 4,687,514 gesundheits

King George I could not speak English

According to the movie Fahrenheit 9/11, George Bush Sr. was sitting next to Bin Laden's brother as the attacks happened

"@" is 500 years old

Every 16th american with have one of the top 12 common last names

There are 29 bones in your skull

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Urine can turn bright yellow if large quantities of asparagus are ingested.

The static shock you receive from doorknobs are usually between 10-30k volts.

Some species of fish actually have voices.

Stuntman Dar Robinson leaped off the ledge of the 1170 foot high CN tower in Toronto. He was paid $150k, the most ever for a single stunt.

Tiger shark embryos kill each other while in the mother's womb. The sole survivor is the one born (sound a disturbing bit like Death's legend huh guys? o-o).

The world record for the longest "Monopoly" game was 660 hours.

Animals like birds tend to... "break" when experiencing an eclipse

If you add all the numbers on any standard roulette wheel, the sum is 666

Elephants can hear through their feet

Impotence is grounds for divorce in 24 of the 50 United States

Brittney Spears' used pregnancy test sold for $5001 on eBay

It has been calculated that in order to deliver gifts to each and every household in Christmas eve, Santa would have to visit 822 homes per second traveling at 650+ mph

You may not fish on a camel's back in Idaho

Salt Lake City, Utah: against the law to carry an unwrapped ukulele publicly

If you see a statue of a man on a horse, keep this in mind:
     front legs up, rider died in battle
     one leg up, rider died from a battle wound
     all legs down, rider died naturally

30% of women age 80+ still actively have sex with their spouse/boyfriends

The word "Lord" is used 1855 times in the Bible

"cleave" is the only word in the English language to have synonyms that are antonyms of each other, adhere and separate

Juneau is the only US capital city accessible only by boat or plane. Also, it is the largest American city, covering 3108 square miles

Out of 34000 gun-related deaths in america, less than 300 are listed as "justifiable homicide", the only category that includes a burglar, mugger, or rapist 

62% of priests admit to sexual activity, 49% of nuns do the same

At -90 degrees Fahrenheit, your breath will freeze midair

Less then 10% of the world is trilingual

2500 newborns will be dropped in the next month

Cheetahs can emit a sound similar to a bird chirping or a dog's yelp. It is also sharp enough to be heard clearly over a mile

The air around a lightning bolt is instantly heated to 30000 degrees Celsius, five times hotter than the surface of the sun

Sexsomnia is a term US doctors have for those that unconsciously perform sexual actions in their sleep

The martial arts are paid homage to by the chinese rap group The Chuck Norris Clan

On the American 1-dollar bill, an owl is in the upper left-hand corner of the 1 encased in the shield, and a spider hidden in the upper right-hand corner

Eating chocolate three times a month helps people live longer, compared to those that overeat, or don't at all

2700 surgical patients go home with medical equipment still inside their bodies. 57 of these people died in 2000 due to it

Genghis Khan's cavalry rode female horses so the soldiers could drink the milk

Men can generally read smaller print better, while women can hear better

Reptiles are incapable of learning

There is a resort town in New Mexico called "Truth or Consequences"

The first live televised murder was in 1963, when Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald, as millions of viewers watched

The largest school in the world is a K-12 school in the Philippines, with an enrollment of around 25k

45% of people consistently follow speed limits

By partially filling saucers with vinegar spread around a room, its possible to eliminate odors

1/8  of married couples in the US last year met online

Alaska is the only state without a motto

In every continent on the Earth, there is at least one city named Rome

For each minute of the day, 1 billion tons of rain will fall on the Earth

There exists a wonderful thing called post editing.

Plus, you can delete past posts, so you can use a new post as a bump on occasion, thus keeping the list tidy and all in one post.

94.3% of statistics are made up on the spot.

^ That statistic is acctually more in the 80's