Now you Know

The reason why the Mexican sombrero hat is so wide is to provide shade for the entire body

American women, on average, spend 55 minutes per day getting showered, dressed, and groomed

In Belgium, there is a museum just for strawberries

Fickleheaded and fiddledeedee are the longest words consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet.

US Dollar bills are made out of cotton and linen.

40 percent of the almonds in the world are used by manufacturers of chocolate

Earth is the only planet not named after a pagan God.

In a day, kids in the U.S. that are between the ages of 2 - 8 spend 28 minutes of their time coloring

Pierce Brosnan once worked with the circus as a fire eater.

Shell color is determined by the breed of hen and has no effect on its quality, nutrients or flavor.

The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people

The word 'News'is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South.

There are only 18 countries richer than Bill Gates.

Annually, British people eat more than 15 pounds of beans

You could get bitten by a crocodile, but alligators don't like the taste of people.

Benjamin Franklin was the fifth in a series of the youngest son of the youngest son.

The chewing gum Juicy Fruit has 10 calories. This is approximately the same as a bite of whole wheat bread

Thomas Edison got patents for a method of making concrete furniture and a cigar which was supposed to burn forever.

Popeye is 34 years old, weighs 158 lbs, and is 5 feet 6 inches tall

Paper was invented in the early second century by a Chinese eunuch.

Fact
Watermelon is considered a good gift to give a host in Japan and China .. More >>