Daily Facts

In 1912 a law passed in Nebraska where drivers in the country at night were required to stop every 150 yards, send up a skyrocket, wait eight minutes...

Yo-yos were used as weapons by warriors in the Philippines in the 16th century.

US gold coins used to say “In Gold We Trust”.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

The original story from "Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights" begins, "Aladdin was a little Chinese boy."

Every US president has worn glasses (just not always in public).

Icelanders consume more Coca-Cola per Capita than any other nation.

A full-loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes at least 20 minutes to stop.

The surface of the human skin is 6.5 square feet (2m).

98% of Japanese are cremated.

In Bangladesh, kids as young as 15 can be jailed for cheating on their finals!

Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don't have eyes.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace.

Buckingham Palace in England has over six hundred rooms.

In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.

Until 1997, there were more pigs than people in Denmark.

In the last 4000 years no new animals have been domesticated.

The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.

Two-thirds of the world`s eggplant is grown in New Jersey.