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There’s no national language of Spain.

Somporcophobia is the fear of eating pork in one’s dreams.

The average person carries six and a half tons of cheese over bridges in his lifetime.

The most difficult word to remember in the English language is “sponge cake.”

Betty White invented the microwave oven, and only began acting to pay for the patent.

Before the second world war, Adolf Hitler had handlebars.

The human brain can hold enough information to convict six politicians.

There are really only six different colors of crayon in the Crayola 64 Pack.

Much like rapper Tupac Shakur, Ludwin van Beethoven released four posthumous records.

Experts have yet to determine the correct spelling of the word “Gonorrhea.”

The word basket was originally intended to contain a silent “b.”

In parts of Antarctica, ordering curtains in bulk is a felony.

The elevator was first invented when the Egyptian space program went horribly wrong.

“Space rocket” is the only term that remains exactly the same when translated into any language.

Only 14 of the 106 breeds of known cats have teeth. These 14 breeds make up over 79.29% of the feline population of the world.

The Guns N’ Roses song, “My Michelle” was written about a woman named Laurel.

Red and white colored sponges are found to be the most effective, according to a study performed by the EPA in 1709.

An estimated 17% of all statuses on facebook are stolen, without credit, from extremelytruefacts.blogspot.com (please click).

One in four games of Risk end before the first turn is taken.

Sharks can have up to 14 biological parents.

79% of orthodontists lie to their patients.

Actor Alec Baldwin’s real name is Sally O’Brien, but changed it so as not to be confused with comedian and TV personality, Conan O’Brien.

The US treasury didn’t mint quarters until 1978.

It is common knowledge that 16 sparrows can fit in a large McDonalds cup. However, it has recently been discovered that that figure doubles when the sparrows are blended prior to their insertion.

There are no traffic signs in Slovenia.

Eight out of ten satanists don’t eat fish.

Philosopher Immanuel Kant’s last words were: “Die wilden kojoten lief mit meiner hose,” which roughly translates to “what do you mean I ‘Kant’ survive this operation? Who the hell hired this clown?”

The Moon is only 8% cheese.

Germany’s national song is BTO’s “Takin’ Care of Business.”

Yoghurt is quite different from yogurt, the difference being yoghurt is twice fermented as opposed to the yogurt making process’ single fermentation.

Amphegrephobia is the fear of amphibious tiger attacks.

It is illegal to carry more than four sheets of sandpaper in your left pocket in the state of Vermont.

Halloween isn’t legally a day.

The Richter scale was originally invented to measure cat meows.

14 percent of children are lost at Best Buy.

The idea of the disposable plate ware was first conceived when Queen Marie Antoinette ate off the backs of those about to be executed in order to save water during the Great European Drought of 1787, because the energy efficient button on the dishwasher of Versailles wasn’t implemented until 1805.

The most popular name for a parakeet is Linus.

From 1846-1860, owning a toilet that could flush faster than 10 mph was illegal in the state of Texas.

In the past ten years, there have been 16 reported cases of people checking into rehab after becoming “hooked on phonics.”

Bill Gates was born in Zimbabwe.

On average, three and a half people are strangled to death by their own scarves every year.

One in five pharmacists prefers Mustard over Ketchup on his or her hotdog.

Good intentions are legal tender in Canada.

The original version of the Madonna song “4 Minutes” was 7 minutes and 35 seconds, and about political awareness in Africa.

Despite the fact that the idiom ‘needle in a haystack’ is used figuratively, the probability of finding a needle in a haystack is calculable. It happens to be one in 17.

Magic Johnson defeated AIDS with a month-long peyote “vision quest” through the Arctic Circle.

The term “computer mouse” was coined to pay homage to the first computer which was powered by mouse wheel.

The pig that inspired the Warner brothers’ “Porky” character did in fact, have a stutter.

People who smoke one or more packs of cigarettes a day are three times more likely to see actor Ben Stiller on the street.

In Bangkok, a cat with good table manners can be sold for a higher price than three ounces of silver.

Contrary to popular belief, the Seven Years War lasted 23 years, and was fought between Eskimos and Russians.

Hair cannot be black, it can only be very dark purple.

An estimated 5,000 prostitutes in the United States offer some form of a customer loyalty program.

According to the World Federation of Enigmatology, a jigsaw puzzle cannot have a piece-count that is a multiple of four.

It is possible to survive on nothing more than cheese ravioli and flavored envelope glue.

There are over four million types of household trash cans.

The average person uses enough water in one shower to drown a small marching band.

David Hasselhoff can’t swim.

78% of rulers are inaccurate by over six centimeters.

For every nine babies born in Argentina a cat is diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.

Websites with 100 or more facts are considered legal entities.

20% of prize money won on the television show, “Jeopardy!”, is fake.

The mountain goat is not a mammal, but is rather a reptile/marsupial combo.

If you yell loud enough, the people in the television can hear you.

85% of Law and Order episodes open with a woman jogging in Central Park.

The internet was invented six times.

The word “trite” is the wildcard of the English language. Submitted anonymously by Daniel T. Swift from New York, NY 10017.

Tilblanophobia is the fear of white tiles being installed in one’s kitchen while on vacation.

Before it was adopted for the purpose of digging holes, the shovel was a popular mode of transportation.

There are 14 known types of salamanders in the world that can learn to read English.

Every time you sneeze, a starving African child is given a laptop.

Nearly all Wendy’s employees double as horoscope readers, and won’t hesitate to interrupt a customer’s conversation to let him know.

Overshadowed by his other accomplishments, Noam Chomsky’s founding of sciuridaesia, the study of squirrels residing in mountainous terrain, is overlooked by the majority of academia.

Under the best conditions, it takes milk an average of 49 hours to turn.

4 out of 5 times, a secretary will have the name Janice.

The 1997 film Titanic was edited in iMovie.

More people are killed in microwave-related accidents than stabbings each year in Bangladesh.

Frogs don’t have digestive systems.

One-sided counterfeit money is accepted on produce items from Wal-Mart grocery stores.

Julius Caesar’s middle name was Terrence, and was frequently beaten up in the playground because of it.

700 glass eyes are lost in public pools annually.

Apollo Ohno’s space program in the late 60’s and early 70’s only received funding because president Ford was a huge fan of U.S. speed skating.

Vegan dogs aren’t allowed to chew on bones.

Contrary to popular belief, one year is in fact only four dog years

Actor Michael Caine holds the record for most time spent continuously inebriated.

It is widely-known that the US Constitution was written on hemp paper, but few people are aware that the the first draft was written on several cocktail napkins paper clipped together.

Pologophobia is the fear of losing one’s meds behind the refrigerator.

Post-it notes don’t stick to green surfaces.

24% of pickles are really just sour cucumbers.

The hamster wheel was invented by accident.

The average flag weighs more than an eight-course meal on Neptune.

In China, during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1029 BC), the first day of the week was Tuesday.

The letter “V” was introduced into the English alphabet as a consequence of the War of 1812.

The average person eats 4.6 plastic garbage bags by the time he is 55. Leading environmental scientists hope to lower that figure to 3.2 by 2022.

The Wikipedia Box Set is an all-time New York Times Bestseller.

The tiger was created when biologist Howard A. Mink found a way to cross an orange tabby cat with a can of black paint.

One in five rattlesnakes is bulimic.

46% of Albanians have never seen the color orange.

The first tomato sauce ever made didn’t contain any tomatoes.

The man who invented the paper clip also owns the world’s largest decorative light switch cover collection.

Every 36 seconds, a dog is adopted, and is then named LaVaughn.

Eight of the signatures on the Declaration of Independence were photoshopped in later.

In Russia, Baskin Robins has only 13 flavors.

The Pepperidge Farm snack, Goldfish is indeed made from real goldfish.

It is estimated that over 50% of cacti are known to have thrived for over six billion years.

It is estimated that over 80% of magic tricks are fake.

Despite how it was advertised, the 2000 film, Remember the Titans, was not based on actual events.

Every two hours, a baby is born without a sense of humor.

A typical sea sponge can hold its breath for almost six minutes.