The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
A baby octopus is about the size of a flea at birth.
The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
If a Lobster loses an eye, it will grow another one.
The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
A baby eel is called an elver, a baby oyster is called a spat.
Motorists who talk on cell phones are more impaired than drunk drivers with blood-alcohol levels exceeding .08!
There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
Only two in one thousand diamonds are considered truly colorless.
About 1 in 30 people in the U.S. are in jail, on probation, or on parole.
The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons
Frogs sometimes eat enough fireflies that they themselves glow.
In high school, Robin Williams was voted 'Least Likely to Succeed.'
Canola oil is actually rapeseed oil but the name was changed for marketing reasons!
Betsy Ross was born with a fully formed set of teeth.
75% of Honda vehicles purchased in the U.S. are manufactured in North America!
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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