Austria was the first country to use postcards.
Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
Honeybees have a type of hair on their eyes!
An adult giraffe's tongue is 17 inches long.
The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
The most powerful electric eel is found in the rivers of Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela, and Peru, and produces a shock of 400-650 volts.
If you shake a can of mixed nuts, the larger ones will rise to the top.
Walt Disney World generates about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day.
Milk is heavier than cream.
Bulls are colorblind, therefore will usually charge at a matador's waving cape no matter what color it is -- be it red or neon yellow!
In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
It is illegal to mispronounce 'Arkansas' while in the state of Arkansas!
More than 400,000 U.S. houses still lack indoor plumbing.
The 7-Eleven Extreme Gulp is 50% bigger than the volume of the human stomach!
Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings!
The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
In ancient Rome it was considerfed a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.
Only 1 person in 2 billion will live to be 116.
The U.S. military?s dried food rations can be re-hydrated with urine!
New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.
Flamingos pee on their legs to cool themselves off.
There are 53 Lego bricks manufactured for each person in the world.
The heart of a mouse beats 650 times per minute!