* Dr. Seuss coined the word "nerd" in his 1950 book "If I Ran the Zoo"
* It takes 3000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for
a year's supply of footballs.
* Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal
ads for dating are already married. (The other 65% want to be.
The grass is always greener...)
* There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun.
* The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.
* Pound for pound (kilo for kilo), hamburgers cost more than new cars.
* When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a
rate of 25 miles per year. (except in Seinfeld)
* On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
* In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all
the world's nuclear weapons combined.
(P.S. To the leaders on India: If you wanted to really show strength,
you should of come up with some way to create a manmade hurricane -
Now THAT would be one helluava accomplishment)
* Average lifespan of a major league baseball: 5 pitches.
* Average age of top GM executives in 1994: 49.8 years. Average age
of the Rolling Stones: 50.6.
* Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.
* The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
* Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola,
apple, and chocolate. (Celery - What where they thinking???)