The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age. Its name was Fred.

If an orang-utan belches at you, watch out. He's warning you to stay out of his territory.

You're more likely to get stung by a bee on a windy day than in any other weather.

In 1976, a Los Angeles secretary formally married her 50-pound pet rock.

In 1980, the Yellow Pages accidentally listed a Texas funeral home under frozen foods.

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula."

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister and was a sniper in Vietnam.

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.

A snail can sleep for 3 years.

It is physically impossible to lick your elbow.

An ostriches' eye is bigger than it's brain.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our ears and noses don't stop growing.

A crocodile cannot stick out its' tongue.

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TYPEWRITER is the longest word using only one row of the keyboard

No, astronauts do not have to have their appendixes taken out.

hurple rhymes with purple. it means a half walk, half crawl.
also curple does, which is a leather strap that goes under a horses tail.

Why are lions afraid of chairs ?

In 1863, Paul Hubert of Bordeaux, France, was sentenced to life in jail for murder. After 21 years, it was discovered that he was convicted of murdering himself.

The alphabet and twinkle twinkle little star have the same tune

Why are there speeding tickets and excessive speeding tickets if your speeding your speeding...?

snails are slugs without homes

Astronauts must have their appendix taken out

In the "Young Frankenstein" movie, the clock in the beginning rings 13 times.

Dragonflies can live up to 1 month Mayfly's however live approx 24 hrs

I bet that guy from the rock group KISS can kiss his elbow. Ever see his tongue ?

Mr. Rogers was not a sniper in Vietnam, he is accounted for as being in the US throughout the entire time of the war.

Fish can fly

Some people can lick their elbow.

did you know that there are 180 types of horse in the world