Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum!
One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin! (Ew that's disgusting!)
Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women! (Sorry men, that's quite unfortunate)
A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans! (Who would have known!)
Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they cant find any food! ( But then if they eat themselves, wouldn't they be dead? So in the end, is it worth it?)
The average American/Canadian drinks about 600 sodas a year!
Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows! (Those poor birds, couldn't even see what was coming.)
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year!
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand!
The electric chair was invented by a dentist! (That's odd.)
There are no clocks in Las Vegas Casinos. ( This must be so that no one can be looking at the time and that way they spend more of their time at the casinos... smarrttt.)
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. ( It was the style in the Renaissance to shave them off. Well the style has changed.. I don't think any person would shave their eyebrows.. unless it was a dare.)
The most popular name in the world is Muhammad.
Tablecloths were orginally meant to serve as towels to wipe your mouth and hands during the meal. (That doesn't sound like very good table manners to me.)
In Iceland, tipping at a resturant is considered an insult!
Forest fires move faster uphill then downhill. (So what exactly does this mean?)
Most lipsticks contain fish scales. (This makes me think twice before wearing lipstick.)
The first product to contain a barcode was Wrigley's gum!
Porcupines actually float in water.
"The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog". This sentence uses every letter of the alphabet!
In Cleveland, Ohio it's illegal to catch a mouse without a hunting license?
Two-thirds of the world's executions occur in China? (Now what does that tell us about China?)
Duelling is legal in Paraguay only if both parties are registered blood donors?
You're 66 times more likely to be prosecuted in the USA as in France?
In September 2004, a Minnesota state trooper issued a speeding ticket to a motorcyclist who was clocked at 205 mph? (That is an ubsurd speed for a motorcyclist. I can't believe he didn't crash or would have the courage to ride that fast anyway.)
In Scotland, children as young as 8 can be guilty of crimes? (Now really what type of crimes could 8 year old's be commiting? Riding their bikes on the wrong side of the sidewalk?)
Donald Duck comics were once banned from Finland because Donald doesn't wear pants? (He's a duck, ducks don't wear clothes anyways. Get Real...)
Bubblegum is forbidden in Singapore? (Why would anyone ban Bubblegum! That's crazy!)
Drunk drivers in Taiwan can choose their penalty? (Now does that really sound all that fair? I don't think so...)
In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death? (Cats musts have been sacred to the ancient Egyptians)
A person's chances of being mugged in London are much higher than in New York City?
On average, each day about 20 banks are robbed in the world?
