24% of pickles are really just sour cucumbers.
Much like rapper Tupac Shakur, Ludwin van Beethoven released four posthumous records.
For every nine babies born in Argentina a cat is diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.
Germany’s national song is BTO’s “Takin’ Care of Business.”
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.
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 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.
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.
The average flag weighs more than an eight-course meal on Neptune.
The mountain goat is not a mammal, but is rather a reptile/marsupial combo.
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.
An estimated 17% of all statuses on facebook are stolen, without credit, from extremelytruefacts.blogspot.com (please click).
Nearly all Wendy’s employees double as horoscope readers, and won’t hesitate to interrupt a customer’s conversation to let him know.
Every 36 seconds, a dog is adopted, and is then named LaVaughn.
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.
According to the World Federation of Enigmatology, a jigsaw puzzle cannot have a piece-count that is a multiple of four.
“Space rocket” is the only term that remains exactly the same when translated into any language.
4 out of 5 times, a secretary will have the name Janice.
Despite how it was advertised, the 2000 film, Remember the Titans, was not based on actual events.
The most popular name for a parakeet is Linus.
One in five pharmacists prefers Mustard over Ketchup on his or her hotdog.
The average person carries six and a half tons of cheese over bridges in his lifetime.
Somporcophobia is the fear of eating pork in one’s dreams.
There’s no national language of Spain.
The word “trite” is the wildcard of the English language. Submitted anonymously by Daniel T. Swift from New York, NY 10017.
Before the second world war, Adolf Hitler had handlebars.
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 average person uses enough water in one shower to drown a small marching band.
Eight out of ten satanists don’t eat fish.
Amphegrephobia is the fear of amphibious tiger attacks.
Under the best conditions, it takes milk an average of 49 hours to turn.
The Wikipedia Box Set is an all-time New York Times Bestseller.
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?”
More people are killed in microwave-related accidents than stabbings each year in Bangladesh.
Betty White invented the microwave oven, and only began acting to pay for the patent.
The human brain can hold enough information to convict six politicians.
Yoghurt is quite different from yogurt, the difference being yoghurt is twice fermented as opposed to the yogurt making process’ single fermentation.
The elevator was first invented when the Egyptian space program went horribly wrong.
20% of prize money won on the television show, “Jeopardy!”, is fake.
On average, three and a half people are strangled to death by their own scarves every year.
In Russia, Baskin Robins has only 13 flavors.
People who smoke one or more packs of cigarettes a day are three times more likely to see actor Ben Stiller on the street.
The pig that inspired the Warner brothers’ “Porky” character did in fact, have a stutter.
The Richter scale was originally invented to measure cat meows.
The letter “V” was introduced into the English alphabet as a consequence of the War of 1812.
From 1846-1860, owning a toilet that could flush faster than 10 mph was illegal in the state of Texas.
Contrary to popular belief, the Seven Years War lasted 23 years, and was fought between Eskimos and Russians.
If you yell loud enough, the people in the television can hear you.
Magic Johnson defeated AIDS with a month-long peyote “vision quest” through the Arctic Circle.
The tiger was created when biologist Howard A. Mink found a way to cross an orange tabby cat with a can of black paint.
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.
85% of Law and Order episodes open with a woman jogging in Central Park.
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.
Halloween isn’t legally a day.
The man who invented the paper clip also owns the world’s largest decorative light switch cover collection.
The 1997 film Titanic was edited in iMovie.
A typical sea sponge can hold its breath for almost six minutes.
Vegan dogs aren’t allowed to chew on bones.
The first tomato sauce ever made didn’t contain any tomatoes.
An estimated 5,000 prostitutes in the United States offer some form of a customer loyalty program.
Julius Caesar’s middle name was Terrence, and was frequently beaten up in the playground because of it.
Every two hours, a baby is born without a sense of humor.
It is estimated that over 50% of cacti are known to have thrived for over six billion years.
There are no traffic signs in Slovenia.
Eight of the signatures on the Declaration of Independence were photoshopped in later.
In China, during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1029 BC), the first day of the week was Tuesday.
The US treasury didn’t mint quarters until 1978.
Sharks can have up to 14 biological parents.
The Pepperidge Farm snack, Goldfish is indeed made from real goldfish.
The hamster wheel was invented by accident.
Contrary to popular belief, one year is in fact only four dog years
One in five rattlesnakes is bulimic.
Actor Michael Caine holds the record for most time spent continuously inebriated.
Good intentions are legal tender in Canada.
It is estimated that over 80% of magic tricks are fake.
Before it was adopted for the purpose of digging holes, the shovel was a popular mode of transportation.
14 percent of children are lost at Best Buy.
It is illegal to carry more than four sheets of sandpaper in your left pocket in the state of Vermont.
The Moon is only 8% cheese.
One in four games of Risk end before the first turn is taken.
In Bangkok, a cat with good table manners can be sold for a higher price than three ounces of silver.
In parts of Antarctica, ordering curtains in bulk is a felony.
In the past ten years, there have been 16 reported cases of people checking into rehab after becoming “hooked on phonics.”
Websites with 100 or more facts are considered legal entities.
Bill Gates was born in Zimbabwe.
Frogs don’t have digestive systems.
The word basket was originally intended to contain a silent “b.”
Tilblanophobia is the fear of white tiles being installed in one’s kitchen while on vacation.
Post-it notes don’t stick to green surfaces.
The internet was invented six times.
The original version of the Madonna song “4 Minutes” was 7 minutes and 35 seconds, and about political awareness in Africa.
There are really only six different colors of crayon in the Crayola 64 Pack.
There are 14 known types of salamanders in the world that can learn to read English.
The most difficult word to remember in the English language is “sponge cake.”
Pologophobia is the fear of losing one’s meds behind the refrigerator.
David Hasselhoff can’t swim.
79% of orthodontists lie to their patients.
46% of Albanians have never seen the color orange.
78% of rulers are inaccurate by over six centimeters.
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.
700 glass eyes are lost in public pools annually.
Hair cannot be black, it can only be very dark purple.
Experts have yet to determine the correct spelling of the word “Gonorrhea.”
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.
Every time you sneeze, a starving African child is given a laptop.
The term “computer mouse” was coined to pay homage to the first computer which was powered by mouse wheel.
One-sided counterfeit money is accepted on produce items from Wal-Mart grocery stores.
