In her lifetime (1451-1504), Queen Isabella of Spain bathed twice.
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.
Crossing one's fingers is a way of secretly making the Sign of the Cross. It was started by early Christians to ask for divine assistance without attracting the attention of pagans.
The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725 - 1765 a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets.
George Washington died the last hour of the last day of the last week of the last month of the last year of the 18th century.
Charlie Chaplin once won third place in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
The first coin operated machine ever designed was a holy water dispenser that required a five-drachma piece to operate it. It was the brainchild of the Greek scientist, Hero, in the 1st century A.D.
The U.S. interstate highway system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These sections can be used as airstrips in a time of war or other emergencies.
Americans consume 42 tons of aspirin per day.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
Money isn't made out of paper ---it's made out of linen.
Sharks are apparently the only animals that never fall ill. As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including cancer.
If two flies were left to reproduce without predators or other limitations for one year., the resulting mass of flies would be the size of the earth.
It's illegal in Alabama to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.
In parts of Alaska, it's illegal to feed alcohol to a moose and in Oklahoma , you're subject to fines and/or imprisonment for making "ugly faces" at dogs.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime.
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are about 50 years old.
It is physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day.
It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.
Most of the dust particles in your house are dead skin.
There is a company that will (for $14,000) take your ashes and compress them into a synthetic diamond to be set in jewelry for a loved one.
There are more living organisms on the skin of a single human being than there are human beings on the surface of the earth.
The longest bout of hiccups lasted nearly 69 years.
Babies are born without kneecaps. They appear between the ages of 2 and 6.
Men can read smaller print than women. Women can hear better.
Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
If you sneeze too hard you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. If you keep your eyes open by force they can pop out.
A kiss stimulates 29 muscles and chemicals that cause relaxation. Women seem to like light and frequent kisses while men like them more strenuous.
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
According to Chinese acupuncture, there is a point on the head that you can press to control your appetite. It is located in the hollow just in front of the flap of the ear.
In a recent survey, Americans revealed that banana was their favorite smell.
Almost everyone who reads this will try to lick their elbow. Did you?
