*The scientific name for your foot falling asleep is taresthesia* *In 1977, George Willig was fined $1.10 for climbing the World Trade Center building.* *More people are alive today, than have ever died.* *"Caution: Cape does not enable user to fly." -Batman costume warning label * *The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.* *A Minneapolis man is reportedly the proud owner of his "living lint ball" pet. According to Fate magazine, 36-year-old Tom Bilstad discovered the dust bunny scurrying around his apartment. Bilstad says "Critter," as he calls it, has no head, behaves much like a mouse and is similar in color to your garden variety laundry lint.* *Porcupines float in water.* *A "sitzmark" is the depression made in the snow by a skier who has fallen backward.* *111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321* *No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.* *"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.* *The most common name in the world is Mohammed.* *The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."* *The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.* *Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.* *The average person falls asleep in seven minutes* *Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.* *Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.* *Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.* *An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.* * The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."* *Cat's urine glows under a blacklight.* *If you add up the numbers 1-100 consecutively (1+2+3+4+5 etc) the total is 5050* *The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.* *Ingrown toenails are hereditary* *The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwh enuakita natahu, a New Zealand hill.* *Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.* *Wilma Flinestone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubble's Maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker.* *Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.* *A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.* * A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.* * The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.*