The Earth weighs around 6,588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons.

A male emperor moth can smell a female emperor moth up to 7 miles away.

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" were considered a dirty word.

All porcupines float in water.

27% of U.S. male college students believe life is "A meaningless existential hell."

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times.

Texas is also the only state that is allowed to fly its state flag at the same height as the U.S. flag.

The Australian $5 to $100 notes are made of plastic.

Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.

Cats can produce over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs can only produce about ten.

It took Leo Tolstoy six years to write "War & Peace".

Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.

The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, by a Russian peasant woman.

In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons.

There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead".

Eskimo ice cream is neither icy, or creamy.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.