Now you Know

Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark. (Hence, the light bulb?)

In Iceland, a Big Mac costs $5.50.

The conjunctiva is a membrane that covers the human eye

China has close to 25% of the world's population.

The amount of blood a female mosquito drinks per serving is five millionths of a liter

A company, Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday.

A two-inch garden hose will carry four times as much water as a one-inch hose.

¥ There are more than 1,00 chemicals in a cup of coffee.

In Denmark, people eat about 36 pounds of candy a year. The highest consumption of candy of any country

The fear of Halloween is called Samhainophobia

Rice paper does not have any rice in it.

In 1946 Danon Yogurt were the first to add fruit to commercially produced yogurt in U.S

Ninety percent of all species that have become extinct have been birds.

Antarctica has only one ATM machine.

The oiuja board was invented by Isaac and William Fuld, and was patented July 1, 1892.

Montreal is actually located on an island

Mount Everest is a foot higher today than it was a century ago, and it's believed to still be growing.

Every 40,000 children are killed by fires

In 1980, Saddam Hussein received a key to the city of Detroit

A dentist from Buffalo New York named Alfred P. Southwick invented the electric chair.

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