The youngest pope was 11 years old
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Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world
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Soldiers disease is a term for morphine addiction. The Civil War produced over 400,000 morphine addicts
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The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, which is 176 verses
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During the First World War, cigarettes were handed out to soldiers along with their rations
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The longest freshwater shoreline in the world is located in the state of Michigan
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There are bananas called “Red banana” that are maroon to dark purple when ripe
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Franklin Pierce was the first U.S. President to have a Christmas tree in the White House
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The USA bought Alaska from Russia for 2 cents an acre
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Walt Disney had originally suggested using the name Mortimer Mouse instead of Mickey Mouse
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The length of brink of the Canadian “Horseshoe” Falls located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada is 2,600 feet
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The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles
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The right lung of a human is larger than the left one. This is because of the space and placement of the heart
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Native Americans used pumpkin seeds for medicine
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The pound key (#) on the keyboard is called an octothorpe
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The chemical name for caffeine is 1,3,7-trimethylzantihine
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Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimetre in one year
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Walmart-mart sells more apparel a year than all the other competing department stores combined
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Canada has more inland waters and lakes than any other country in the world
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Ramses II, a pharaoh of Egypt died in 1225 B.C. At the time of his death, he had fathered 96 sons and 60 daughters
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The word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want
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Since its introduction in February 1935, more than two hundred million Monopoly board games have been sold worldwide
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Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than men in the United States
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The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 foot, 10 inches