FACTS OF THE MONTH:
Note: Before creating this web site, I provided a Fact of the Day to a few people where I work via e-mail. So as not to duplicate any of those facts on the daily page I am posting them on this page. Facts on this page came from Deb & Jen's Land O' Useless Facts.

The Hawaiian alphabet contains only twelve letters.

There are four cars and ten lightposts on the back of a ten-dollar bill.

Liquid Paper was invented by the mother of the Monkees' Mike Nesmith.

The hundred billionth Crayola crayon to roll off the assembly line was Perriwinkle Blue.

Human birth control pills work on gorillas.

The Speaker of the House in England is not allowed to speak.

Gilligan's first name was Willy.

In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry commented, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On 20 July 1963, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Perry hit his first, and only, home run.

Pierre, South Dakota, is the only example of a state and capital in the U.S. that don't share any letters.

A cat's jaw cannot move sideways.

When straightened, a coat hanger is 44 inches long.

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-Decimal category.

Canada is a Native American word meaning "big village."

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.

An iguana can stay underwater for 28 minutes.

Almonds are members of the peach family.

The cat is the only animal not mentioned in the Bible.

Spiral staircases in medieval castles run clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the intruding army would climb the stairs they would not be able to use their right hand which was holding the sword because of the difficulties in climbing the stairs. Left-handed knights would have had no troubles except left-handed people could never become knights because it was assumed that they were descendants of the devil.

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in colorado.

If you lace your shoes from the inside to the outside the fit will be snugger around your big toe.

Ingrown toenails are heriditary.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

The largest city in the U.S. with a one-syllable name is Flint, Michigan.

The volume of the moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.

If you have three quarters, four dimes and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

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

The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It to Beaver." Wally and the Beav had a baby alligator which they kept in the toilet.

The Sanskrit word for 'war' translates as "desire for more cows".

Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.

St. Bernard is the patron saint of skiiers.

Slinkys were invented by an airplane mechanic; he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use of one of the springs.

Ballroom dancing is a major at Brigham Young University.

Dalmation dogs are born pure white. They don't start getting spots until they are three or four days old.

The phrase Rule of Thumb is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

The native tribe of Tierra del Fuego has a language so guttural it cannot have an alphabet.

The tango originated as a dance between two men (for partnering practice).

They Might Be Giants is the first modern band with an accordion and a glockenspiel.

One of the longest English words that can be typed using only the top row of letters on a typewriter is "typewriter".

Some Biblical scholars believe that Aramaic (the original language of the Bible) did not have an easy way to say 'a lot' and used a term which thru the years has been translated as '40'. This would mean that when the Bible, in several places, refers to "40 days," they actually meant "many days."

No word in the English language rhymes with month.

Giraffes have no vocal cords.

The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.

An animal epidemic is called an epizootic.

The infinity sign is called a lemniscate.

Hacky-sack was invented in Turkey.

If you stretch a standard Slinky out flat it measures 87 feet long.

The "Calabash" pipe, most ofter associated with Sherlock Holmes, was not used by him until William Gillete portrayed Holmes onstage. Gillette needed a pipe he could keep in his mouth while he spoke his lines.

The only word in the English language with all five vowels in reverse order is "subcontinental."

Most American car horns beep in the key of F.

Goats' eyes have rectangular pupils. Ditto octopi/octopuses.

Camel's milk does not curdle.

The first prime number after 1,000,000 is 1,000,003.

Walt Disney's autograph bears no resemblance to the famous Disney logo.

Porcupines float.

In Chinese, the words for crisis and opportunity are the same.

The book of Esther in the Bible is the only book which does not mention the name of God.

The word samba means "to rub navels together."

Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make...$5 million going to actors' salaries.

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

Dr. Seuss rhymed "Seuss" so that it rhymed with "rejoice".

More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.

A penguin only has sex twice a year.

Armadillos can be housebroken.

Before the existence of jets, jet lag was called boat lag.

Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

Emus cannot walk backwards.

Des Moines has the highest per capita Jello consumption rate in the U.S.

The three largest land owners in England are the Queen, the Church of England and Trinity College, Cambridge.

A group of cows are known as a flink. Other animal groupings:
An army of frogs.
A crash of rhinos.
A mob of kangaroos.
A pod of whales.
A gaggle of geese.
A murder of ravens.
An exaltation of larks.
A Parliament of owls.
and, of course, a mess of officers.