Fruit stickers are edible; washing prior to eating is recommended. The glue used for them is regulated by the FDA.

In 2009, Stephen Hawking held a reception for time travelers but didn’t publicize it until after. This way, only those who could time-travel would be able to attend. Nobody else attended.

People who post their fitness routine on Facebook are more likely to have psychological problems.

A “moment” was a medieval unit of time, which is equivalent to approximately 90 seconds.

Millionaires with just $1 million aren’t considered wealthy by most Americans anymore. Now, the typical American considers at least $2.4 million to be wealthy.

Although GPS is free for the world to use, it costs $2 million per day to operate. The money comes from American tax revenue.

In 2007, Scotland spent £125,000 devising a new national slogan. The winning entry was: “Welcome to Scotland.”

The average American child is given $3.70 per tooth that falls out.

In 1943, off the Russell Islands, USS O’Bannon’s crew supposedly threw potatoes at a Japanese submarine’s deck crew to keep them from their gun before sinking the sub with gunfire and charges.

More tornadoes occur in the United Kingdom per square mile than in any other country in the world.

The Oreo, introduced in 1912, is the best-selling cookie with about 34 billion sold annually worldwide.

By the time they have been retired for 2 years, 78% of former NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress because of joblessness or divorce.

A bolt of lightning can reach 53,540 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun, which is 10,340 degrees Fahrenheit.

The quietest room in the world is measured in negative decibels – so quiet that you can hear your own heartbeat and your bones moving.

“Tsundoku” is a Japanese word for the habit of buying too many books, letting them pile up in your house, and never reading them. (I have this habit.)

Per capita, the happiest countries in the world also rank highest among antidepressant consumers.

Irish is the official language of Ireland. Polish is Ireland’s most commonly spoken foreign language, excluding English and Irish.

The average household income of the top 1% in the United States is $1,260,508 per year.

Helen Keller was related to Robert E. Lee. Her paternal grandmother was second-cousins with him.

Mount Rushmore cost less than one million dollars to construct. It took 14 years to build, from 1927 to 1941, and took 400 workers.

In 2023, 1 in 10 U.S. households had zero or negative net wealth.

Adult cats only meow at humans, not other cats. Kittens meow to their mother, but once they get a little older, cats no longer meow to other cats.

The first phonebook only had 50 names.

A person will sleep an average of 25 years in their lifetime.

You can’t actually fold a piece of printer paper in half more than 7 times.

A snail can sleep for three years without waking up.

There are more fake flamingos in the world than real ones.

The world’s most stolen food is cheese.

Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the iPhone than to the building of the Great Pyramids.

Napoleon was once attacked by a horde of bunnies during a hunting expedition.

You tried to fold a piece 8 times but were unsuccessful.

Ancient Romans used powdered mouse brains as toothpaste.

Humans share about 60% of their DNA with bananas.

You produce about 1 to 2 liters of mucus each day.

Every “c” in “Pacific Ocean” is pronounced differently.

The founder of Match.com lost his girlfriend to a man she met on Match.com.

Mosquitoes prefer blood type O over other types.

The average American eats 35,000 cookies in their lifetime.

Parents in the US consistently rank as the world’s unhappiest. 

In 1912, a man invented a human flying suit, jumped off the Eiffel Tower, and fell to his death. 

Martial artists who smile before the start of a match are more likely to lose. 

A Vermon statue makes apple pie the state pie. An early version of the law encouraged restaurants to make a good-faith effort to offer it with cheddar cheese, milk, or vanilla ice cream.