j.mp/zoQOzt : The red juice in meat is not blood.

j.mp/xo8KzB : The word "martial" is derived from Mars, the Roman god of war. The word "venereal" (as in "venereal disease") is d...

j.mp/xeHMY7 : "Muggles" was a slang term for marijuana among jazz musicians in the 1920s.

j.mp/z9LDVD : The EPA recommends only using water from the cold-water tap for drinking and cooking. Hot tap water is more likely...

j.mp/zMP3aB : Panko bread crumbs are made by passing an electric current through bread dough.

j.mp/w2pppT : The poker tradition "Ace High" gained more widespread popularity after the French revolution because it symbolized...

j.mp/A9hW44 : The tallest man in history was 8 feet 11 inches and weighed 439 pounds.

j.mp/AfeZzX : Napoleon Bonaparte was 5 feet 7 inches - average height for his time.

j.mp/zFzUXn : According to legend, St. Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to illustrate the Christian teaching of God as thr...

j.mp/GGAq6O : The average honey bee produces one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.

j.mp/IziEV4 : A blacksmith creates objects from wrought iron or steel. A whitesmith works with light-colored metals, such as tin...

j.mp/Iqx8Yg : The protective garment that covers the front of the body used to be known as "a napron." Over time it changed to "...

j.mp/HYW2fo : Bill Nye always wanted to be an astronaut. He has applied to (and been rejected by) NASA numerous times.

j.mp/JhYGMF : Mountain Dew's original slogan was, "It'll tickle yore innards!"

j.mp/JBakqz : Flags are flown at half-mast to allow for the "invisible flag of death" to fly at the top of the mast.

j.mp/K9NHMz : "Modem" is short for modulator-demodulator.

j.mp/NmbaW0 : Night vision goggles are green because the human eye can distinguish more shades of green than any other color.

j.mp/O8aDaj : The ancient Greek word for "soap" was smegma.

j.mp/OeFTEA : Asparagus contains chemicals that pass into human urine and attract fish.

j.mp/LyVTpz : the word mortgage means "death contract"