Not a single new livestock animal has been domesticated in the last 4,000 years

Bone China is so called because powdered animal bone is mixed with the clay to give it translucency and whiteness

The original reason for tablecloths was as a towel to wipe one's fingers and hands on after eating

Mount Everest moves approximately 2.4 inches (10 cm) in a Northeasterly direction every year

Mickey Mouse has four fingers on each hand

The bark of a redwood tree is fireproof. Fires that occur in a redwood forest take place inside the trees

The storage capacity of human brain exceeds four Terra bytes

There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun

Because of the rotation of the earth, an object can be thrown farther if it is thrown west

In 2001, the five most valuable brand names in order were Coca-Cola, Microsoft, IBM, GE, and Nokia

After the "Popeye" comic strip started in 1931, spinach consumption went up by 33 percent in the US

A rainbow can only occur when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon

At 40° Centigrade a person loses about 14.4 calories per hour by breathing

Most gemstones contain several elements. Except the diamond it's all carbon

Onions help reduce cholesterol if eaten after a fatty meal

It has been calculated that in the last 3,500 years, there have only been 230 years of peace throughout the civilized world

Feb 1865 and Feb 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon

The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles

The "crack" from a whip is actually the tip of the whip traveling faster than the speed of sound, emitting a small sonic boom

If the information contained in the DNA could be written down, it would fill a 1000 volume encyclopedia

It would take 13 years and eight months to stay one night in every room at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas

Brain damage occurs at an internal temperature of 105 degrees Fahrenheit

The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting

If you gave each human on earth an equal portion of dry land, (including the uninhabitable areas) everyone would get roughly 100sqft

Just twenty seconds worth of fuel remained when Apollo 11's lunar module landed on the moon

There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee

Pearls melt in vinegar

There is about 200 times more gold in the worlds oceans, than has been mined in our entire history

Human hair and finger nails continue to grow after death

Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland

Eighteen per cent of all global carbon dioxide emissions are from cars

Onions get their distinctive smell by soaking up sulfur from the soil

Mango is the number one selling fruit in the World. India is the biggest producer of mangoes in the World

The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air

No nation has ever won the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International Pageant in the same year?

About 85% of the plant life on earth is in the oceans

In most watch advertisements the time displayed on the watch is 10:10 because then the arms frame the brand of the watch and make it look like it's smiling

If a person counted at the rate of 100 numbers a minute and kept counting for 8 hrs a day, 5 days a week, it would take a little over 4 weeks to count to one million and just over 80 years to reach a billion

An average person perspires a gut-wrenching 278 gallons of sweat each year

Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made out of wood

A banana is about 75% water. They grow on a rhizome, not a tree. You are more likely to be a target for mosquitoes if you consume bananas.