Interesting Facts

Monday's w/ Michael

Well, I'm really running out of ideas. These facts came from my new Uncle John's Bathroom Reader.

Did you know:

Sign language users have been known to sign in their sleep.

The most common 4-letter word used in crossword puzzles is "area".

Square dancing is the official folk dance of 24 states.

The most abundant mammals in tropical rainforests are bats.

One kernel of candy corn supplies enough calories for an adult to walk 150 feet.

The University of Minnesota is older than the state of Minnesota.

10% of Americans are left-handed; 18% of American presidents have been.

There are 4 cars and 11 light posts located on a $10 bill.

Bill Gates scored a 1590 on the SAT. Paul Allen scored a perfect 1600.

The world's largest book is Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey. It is 5' tall by 7' wide and weighs 133 pounds.

Companies in France must pay a fine if their name contains an English word.

Americans eat 387 million pounds of sauerkraut per year (1.25 lbs per person).

On average, 40% of all American hotel rooms are empty on any given night.

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen's company is worth more than the gross national product of Mongolia.

Right now, there are roughly 18 million items for sale on eBay.

In 1985 the most common waist size for men's pants was 32. Today it's 36.

The average US home now has more TV sets than people.

Girl Scout Thin Mints are the 3rd-bestselling cookie in the US.

The only English word with three consecutive double letters is bookkeeper.

Make it a great week!