- Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world
- The ancient Romans invented the arch.
- Leonardo DaVinci could write with one hand and draw with the other simultaneously
- It is estimated that within the entire universe there are more than a trillion galaxies.
- Until the 18th century coffee was almost always boiled
- The first product with a bar code to be scanned at checkout was a pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Gum
- The first archeological evidence of soup being consumed was 6000 BC with the main ingredient being Hippopotamus bones.
- A pound of houseflies contains more protein than a pound of beef
- The shoestring was invented in 1790 in England. Prior to the invention all shoes were fastened with buckles.
- Camel’s hair brushes are not made of Camel hair. They were invented by a man named Mr. Camel.
- The moon weighs 81 billion tons. (I wonder where they got a scale that big?)
- Americans consumed more than 20 billion hot dogs in the year 2000
- The word Alcohol comes from the Arabic “Al Kohl” meaning “the essence”.
- In her entire lifetime Queen Isabella of Spain bathed twice.
- The first item ever sold on eBay was a broken laser printer sold by the site’s creator. It sold for $14.
- 19=1×9+1+9 29=2×9+2+9 this also works for 39 49 59 69 79 89 and 99
- Canned herring are called sardines because the canning process was developed in Sardinia.
- Chickens were first domesticated in Vietnam 10,000 years ago.
- The Caribbean island St. Bart’s is named for Bartholomeo Columbus, Christopher’s brother.
- Acid Rock was a geological term before it was a musical genre.
- There are no rivers in Saudi Arabia
- Lightning strikes earth about 200 times per second
- The Eskimo language has 20 words to describe the different kinds of snow
- Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way around
- Crickets can sing and eat at the same time
- One third of the people who own cats are allergic to them
- There are more roads in national forests than in the interstate highway system
- The number of grains of sand on all of the world’s beaches is about 7.5 Quintillion
- There’s no actual sand on sand paper
- A tigers tongue is so rough it can lick the paint off a building
- There are about 77.7 million pet cats in the United States
- Popeye the sailor is 5’6’’ tall
- The earliest dentists practiced in Egypt in 3700 BC.
- One study found that coffee is the most recognizable scent to Americans. Peanut butter came in second.
- Sliced bread was introduced in 1930 by Wonder Bread
- 60 cows can produce a ton of milk per day
- A pound of houseflies contains more protein than a pound of beef
- White wine is usually produced form red grapes
- 93% of salespeople do not track their sales activity! Hard to believe Harry!
- Octillion is the lowest positive number containing the letter “C”.
- Four is the only number in the English language that is spelled with the same number of letters as the number itself.
- Two thirds of the world’s eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
- It snowed in the Sahara desert on February 18, 1979.
- A honeybee must tap 2,000,000 flowers to produce one pound of honey.
- 65% of salespeople are uncomfortable discussing money. Go figure!!
