More Weird Facts

• Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes.
• A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine.
• The average number of guests that attend a wedding in the U.S. is 189.
• The month of December is the most popular month for weddings in the Philippines.
• Every 30 seconds a house fire doubles in size.
• The most deadly fires that occur in the home happen between 6pm and 10pm.
• When a women is pregnant, her senses are all heightened.
• Eating 11 pounds of apples will make you gain one pound of weight.
• Four out of five brides in the U.S. have a job.
• Annually, fires that occur at home kill more Americans than all natural disasters combined.
• The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth is called Arachibutyrophobia.
• Approximately 60% of the water used in the house during the summer is used for watering flowers, and lawns.
• An ear of corn is more than 80% water.
• Over 50% of the wedding in the U.S. occur in the afternoon.
• Canadian singer Chantal Kreviazuk's song "Julia" was written about actress Julia Roberts.
• The one-hundred eleventh element is known as "unnilenilenium."
• When a dolphin sleeps, only one-half of its brain is sleeping while the other half stays awake to get the dolphin to the surface for air.
• The likelihood of being overweight during childhood for white infants decreases the longer they are breast-fed.
• Peak traffic hours on Google.com are between 6 am and 12 pm Pacific Standard Time.
• In the last five years, the incidents of immune system diseases have increased over 200%.
• In the U.S. peanuts account for 66% of all snack nuts.
• On average, the rainfall across the Amazon is 7 feet annually.
• Both Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter, U.S. presidents, were peanut farmers at one time.
• There are more than 3000 documented caves located in the state of Tennessee.

• The production of toilet paper in China began in 1391, which was used for the Emperors.
• American spends approximately $1,105 million on Valentine's Day candy each year.
• The first Valentine candy box was invented by Richard Cadbury in the 1800's.
• President Lyndon Johnson used to smoke three packs of cigarettes a day.
• The McDonald's in New Delhi, India makes their burgers with mutton as many Hindus do not eat beef.
• The most popular meal ordered at restaurants in the U.S. is fried chicken.
• Ian Fleming named his character "James Bond" after real-life ornithologist (bird watcher) and author.
• There are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
• Pigeons can see ultraviolet lights.
• The all-time most nominated Grammy artist with 77 nominations is Quincy Jones.
• Pluto is the only planet in our solar system that has not
• Approximately 2% of the world's water supply is trapped in glaciers or ice caps.
• There are diamonds in one third of men's wedding rings.
• The favorite honeymoon destination is Hawaii.
• 1 in 3 smoke alarms in the U.S. are outdated.
• In the U.S., there is, on average, three sex operations a per day.
• The longest freshwater shoreline in the world is located in the state of Michigan.
• There is a substance in the skin of the African clawed frog that helps in fighting infection.
• The game MONOPOLY has been played by approximately 500 million people in the world, and the game is available in 26 languages.
• The first TV commercial advertisement was by the Bulova Watch company on July 1, 1941.  The watch company paid $9.00 for an announcement that was 10 seconds long.
• Males account for 60% of toy injuries that occur in the U.S.
• Over 90% of poison exposures occur in homes.
• In the wild, the poinsettia flower can reach a height of 12 feet, and have leaves that are eight inches across.
• 45% of Americans don't know that the sun is a star.

• In 1873 Colgate made a toothpaste that was available in a jar.
• Lemon juice can aid in reducing the swelling caused by insect bites.
• Unlike a frog a toad cannot jump.
• Chameleon is derived from the Greek, meaning "little lion."
• Half of the world's chameleon species lives in Madagascar.
• Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
• Two out of five people end up marrying their first love.
• Water expands 9% when it is frozen.
• An ear of corn consists of 80% water.
• Approximately 25% of all scald burns to children are from hot tap water and is associated with more deaths than with any other liquid.
• There is a doggy disco held in Italy every year where owners can dance with their dogs.
• Great White sharks have about 3,000 teeth.
• The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
• Adolf Hitler loved chocolate cake.
• The most famous movie theatre is the "Chinese Theatre" located in Los Angeles, USA.
• Every second, 8,000 Coca-Cola Company products are consumed in the world.
• Even though red roses looks the same, there are over 900 different types of red roses.
• A lion fees once every three to four days.
• One gallon of pure maple syrup weighs 11 pounds.
• A common drink for Tibetans is Butter Tea which is made out of butter, salt, and brick tea.
• Eating a banana at night can help in falling asleep.
• There is a hidden obscenity on the bottom of Bill Ripken's bat in the 1989 Fleer baseball card.
• A butterfly has to have a body temperature greater than 86 degrees to be able to fly.
• Charlie Chaplin once lost a contest for a Charlie Chaplin look a like.