Fast Facts of the Day

Pinocchio is Italian for "pine head."

 

Cat urine glows under a black light.

 

The bulletproof vest, fire escape, windshield wipers and laser printer were all invented by women.

 

Pamela Anderson is Canada's Centennial Baby - the first baby born on the centennial anniversary of Canada's independence.

 

Paul Reiser plays the piano during the "Mad About You" theme song.

 

When possums are playing "possum," they are not "playing." They actually pass out from sheer terror.

 

Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to power a television for three hours.

 

A jellyfish is 95 percent water.

 

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

 

The mask worn by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.

 

The King of Hearts is the only king without a mustache.

 

The only two days of the year on which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-Star Baseball Game.

 

Stephen King sleeps with a nearby light on to calm his fear of the dark.

 

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

 

When the French Academy was preparing its first dictionary, it defined "crab" as "a small red fish, which walks backwards."

 

Dr. Jack Kevorkian's first patient had Alzheimer's disease.

 

"Pennsylvania" is misspelled on the Liberty Bell.

 

Shakespeare is quoted 33,150 times in the Oxford English Dictionary.

 

Poland is the "stolen car capital of the world."

 

Pearls melt in vinegar.

 

A family of 26 could go to the movies in Mexico City for the price of one person in Tokyo.

 

Simplistic passwords contribute to over 80 percent of all computer password break-ins.

 

The Web site with the highest number of women visitors between the age of 35 and 44 is Alka-Seltzer.com.

 

Almost all U.S. presidents have worn glasses; some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public. Harry Truman was one of the few exceptions.

 

The first owner of the Marlboro cigarette brand died of lung cancer.

 

Saguaro Cactus native to the Sonoran Desert do not produce arms until they are 75 years of age or older.

 

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

 

A common drink for Tibetans is Butter Tea which is made out of butter, salt, and brick tea.

 

95 percent of the entire lemon crop produced in the U.S. is from California and Arizona.

 

Trivia:

How could you rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to make one word?