Strange But Interesting Facts

• A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair.


• The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.


• Elvis had a twin brother named Garon, who died at birth, which is why Elvis' middle name was spelled Aron; in honor of his brother.


• Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.


• Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.


• Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump".


• Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left handed people do.


• The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the english language.


• A snail can sleep for 3 years.


• American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.China has more English speakers than the United States.


• The electric chair was invented by a dentist.


• Cats have over 100 vocal sounds, dogs only have about 10.


• Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our noses and ears never stop growing.


• Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.


• In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.


• If you have three quarters, four dimes and four pennies, you have $1.19.You also have the largest amount in coins, without having change for a dollar.


• Frank Lloyd Wright's son invented Lincoln Logs.