Daily updates in appearance of chronological order http://www.factsmonk.com/ Like gum? If so, you will curse the fact you weren't alive in 1915. Why? The Wrigley company sent a free pack to everyone in the phone book that year. Now that is viral marketing! http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/many-a-sore-jaw The first mass produced car was the Model-T by Ford. As we all know, they were always black. Did Henry Ford have a thing for black? Perhaps, but the real reason he used it was speed. Black paint dried faster than any other color. http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/why-are-model-ts-black Remember when you were worried about cooties as a child? Well, you may have been on to something. It turns out our mouths are just about as nasty as it gets when it comes to bacteria. http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/cooties-indeed Newspapers are dying thanks to more people using the internet for information. This is a good thing. How so? Over 60,000 trees are used to print just one Sunday edition of the New York Times. Just one! http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/newspaper-deaths-a-good-thing Friday the 13th is considered a very unlucky day as we all know. Beyond bad luck, there are some movies that seem to suggest a masked villain will also run around the neighborhood hacking everyone to pieces, but I digress. http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/trick-for-predicting-friday-the-13th The Australian coat of arms is rather odd. The two prominent animals shown are Kangaroos and Emus. Nice animals, but material for a coat of arms? http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/strange-fighting-symbols What happens at the end of a wedding ceremony? No, not bad dancing. Before that. The couple goes through the ceremony and then finishes with a kiss. This is romantic, right? http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/a-kiss-seals-the-deal Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle and it comes with the things you would expect. One is a patron saint. He is known as St. Patrick and there is no doubt he did great things for the people of Ireland. There is, however, one odd thing about him – he wasn http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/a-false-saint How deep is your love? Well, consider the kiss. Can you match the world record? A Japanese couple kissed underwater for 2 minutes and 18 seconds in 1980. http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/deep-love The biggest thing in our solar system is what? The sun! Ah, but what is it made up of? Hydrogen is dominant and comprises over 70 percent of it with helium making up the majority of the rest at 28 percent. http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/hey-big-boy President Eisenhower was known as a straight shooter. Given this, it is probably no surprise that the freeway system named after him was designed with an odd quirk. http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/eisenhower-shoots-straight I hate vending machines. Half they time the food you pick gets stuck and you can't get your choice out. That being said, I've never gone Rambo on a machine, but many have. http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/deadly-snack-addiction There is an old myth that circulates that says your body completely regenerates every 7 years. This is total nonsense. It regenerates every 10 years! http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/the-7-year-myth Snake bites are one of the most feared things in the world. The image of a rattler lashing out and sinking those teeth is terrifying. Well, perhaps not. What should really terrify you is a bee. How so? Bees kill more people per year than snakes http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/voldmort-weeps How big can you build a snowman this winter? Not big enough if you want the record. Some maniacs in Bethel, Maine put up one that was 122 feet tall and weighed over 13 million pounds. That is one big Frosty the Snowman. The Lakers are on the line! http://www.factsmonk.com/2011/nba-snowman Bipartisan Baseball - In 1950, President Harry Truman threw out the first ball twice at the opening day Washington DC baseball game; once right handed and once left handed http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/bipartisan-baseball Should Enter Politics - Dolphins can look in different directions with each eye. They can sleep with one eye open. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/should-enter-politics Nasty Bathroom Facts - Dentists have recommended that toothbrushes be kept at least six feet from toilets to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/nasty-bathroom-facts Bumpy Emergency - Don\'t even think about having sex while in a moving ambulance in Tremonton, Utah as it is extremely illegal http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/bumpy-emergency An Odd Reversal of Fortune - Dave Matthews relocated to the United States to avoid service in the South African Military http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/an-odd-reversal-of-fortune Insert Your Cleveland Joke Here - Cleveland law forbids you to operate a motor vehicle while sitting in another person\'s lap http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/insert-your-cleveland-joke-here Off My Leg - Dogs can't decipher size. That's why little dogs are mean. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/off-my-leg Rupert Murdoch Weeps - Despite a population of well over one billion people, there are only an estimated 250 million televisions in use in China. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/rupert-murdoch-weeps No Wonder They Are So Tense - Deer sleep only 5 minutes a day http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/no-wonder-they-are-so-tense Oddly Aromatic - Cows sweat through their noses http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/oddly-aromatic Shop Till You Drop - Christmas became a national holiday in the US in 1890. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/shop-till-you-drop Talk About Traffic - China has close to 25% of the world\'s population http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/talk-about-traffic White White House - When the White House (President's residence) was constructed it was built of freestone a form of sandstone that is very porous and is highly susceptible to water damage, so the masons sealed the stone with a wash of salt, rice and glue http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/white-white-house Tricky Dick Votes - Richard Nixon has received more votes than any other person in American history. His three Congressional terms, two terms as Vice-President, his narrow defeat by JFK in the 1960 presidential, his run for the California Gubenatorial http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/tricky-dick-votes Oh Attila - Attila the Hun was the great conqueror of the world. How did he die? Of a nose bleed on his wedding night. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/oh-attila Funky Founding Fathers - Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew marijuana on their farms http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/funky-founding-fathers You Are What You Eat - When we die, we detriorate much slower than humans did in the past. Why? It is believed to be due to the build up of preservatives in our body from what we eat during our life. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/you-are-what-you-eat Parking is Terrible - The University of Calcutta has 180,000 students http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/parking-is-terrible Now That IS A Show - The Colosseum in Rome was once filled with water and a naval battle was staged http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/now-that-is-a-show Nero and His Fiddle - Contrary to popular cliches, Nero did not fiddle while Rome burned. The fiddle had not been invented. Apparently, he hummed. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/nero-and-his-fiddle Very Very Interesting - The Chinese symbol for trouble is two women under one roof http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/very-very-interesting Miserable Typing Class - Some Chinese typewriters are over three feet wide and have 5,700 characters. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/miserable-typing-class Full Time Guards - In the middle ages, men serving as guards on the Great Wall of China were certainly committed. They were usually born, raised, married and died there. Many never left sight of the wall and most were buried in it. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/full-time-guards Amazing Views - The older a Chinese city, the more likely it looks like an animal from a plane. In ancient China, the cities were laid out this way. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/amazing-views The Hunting Lion - In China during the Yin Dynasty, one recipe for an aphrodisiac was paws of bears simmered and flavored with the horn of a rhino and then mixed with distilled urine. Yikes! http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/the-hunting-lion Make It Easy - It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown. Be lazy! http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/make-it-easy See It? - Your eyes are so sensitive that on a clear night, you can see a match struck 50 miles away in perfect conditions. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/see-it Good Eating - An Ostrich egg is so big, it can make 11 and 1/2 omelets http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/good-eating Flap Baby Flap - The hummingbird beats its wings 75 times a SECOND http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/flap-baby-flap Front and Back - The Hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/front-and-back A Trick Down Under - Houdini was the first man to fly solo in Australia http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/a-trick-down-under Fine Work - Kangra school Indian miniture painters often use brushes that have one single hair http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/fine-work Thinker Indeed- The Rodin sculpture was not meant to be a portrait of man in general http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/thinker-indeed Leaning Tower of Chicago - In 1931, Robert Ilg built a copy of the Leaning Tower of Pisa outside of Chicago. It is half size and he lived in it. It is still there today. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/leaning-tower-of-chicago No Indians - How about an odd one? There are Buffalo herds in Poland. The polish word for them is Zubra and, yes, there is a zubra vodka. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/no-indians Bullet Proof - A hippo has skin that is an inch and half thick. Most bullets cannot penetrate it. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/bullet-proof Tongue Tied - A Crocodile cannot move its tongue. It is a fixed part of the lower jaw. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/tongue-tied Go Baby GO - The Frigate bird can fly at a speed of up to 260 miles. The males, of course, refuse to stop to ask for directions. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/go-baby-go Man Life Is Tough - A baby hippo is born underwater. It must then stay next to its mother or male hippos will kill it. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/man-life-is-tough Poor Little Pigs - The friend Incas were the first to domesticate guinea pigs. They made them into pets, dinner and used them for sacrafices. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/poor-little-pigs The Mythical Panther - Although you hear the name a lot, there is no panther nor has their ever been one. It is a name referring to leapords. A black panther is really a black leapord. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/the-mythical-panther But No Hump - A Rat can live longer than a Camel without water http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/but-no-hump A Prickly Affair - The average porcupine has over 30,000 quills http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/a-prickly-affair Million Paw March - There are roughly 1 million stray dogs in New York City http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/million-paw-march Gladiator Indeed - Actor Russel Crowe is part owner of a professional rugby team in Australia known as South Sydney http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/gladiator-indeed Up Under - An extinct version of the Kangaroo once averaged 10 feet in height http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/up-under Man To Blame - How about an inane fact you will always remember? Benjamin Franklin was the first head of the United States Post Office. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/man-to-blame Now I Get IT - One unravels the clues to figure something out. What does this actually mean? A clue used to mean a ball of yarn, thus unraveling it got to an end. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/now-i-get-it Back and Forth - The words CHOICE COD read the same when held in front of a mirror upside down http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/back-and-forth Not So Jumpy - Rabbits may hop, but not high. The highest they have every been recorded as jumping is 39 inches. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/not-so-jumpy Slice and Dice - The guillotine was a ghastly beheading mechanism of long ago, right? Umm, no. It was last used in France in 1977. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/slice-and-dice Not so Golden - The gold medals in the Olympics are not really golden. 1912 was the last time they were 100 percent gold. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/not-so-golden Strangly Presidential - The second US President, John Adams, and the third, Thomas Jefferson, died on the same day -  July 4, 1826 http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/strangly-presidential Easy There Pop - In his will, Noah gave the entire world to his three sons http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/easy-there-pop Beach Mintonette - Volleyball was first invented in 1895. It was called by the odd name of Mintonette. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/beach-mintonette Hard Core Darter - Eminem, the white hot rapper, is an avid dart player http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/hard-core-darter A Stitching Affair - Baseball likes to think of its as America's Game. Perhaps. But what about the ball? Did you know there are 108 stitches? http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/a-stitching-affair A Pointed Affair - Keira Knightley, Uma Thurman and Madonna are all fanatical fencers. You know. The sword types. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/a-pointed-affair Wicked Anthony Quinn - Anthony Quinn is an accomplished and well respected actor. His wife, Ilolanda is an admitted witch. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/wicked-anthony-quinn Wiccan Real Estate - In 1995, a couple could not sell their home. They complained to Lois Borne, a local witch. She cast a spell and the house sold the next day. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/wiccan-real-estate Herr Ford - In Hitler's book Mein Kampf, he complimented Henry Ford who started the Ford car company. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/herr-ford Makes Sense - Men's brains are about 10 percent heavier than women's. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/makes-sense Sleep Wake Sleep - You should get 8 hours of sleep each night, right? WRONG! The best sleep is with two four hour sessions. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/sleep-wake-sleep Wrinkles Are Good - Your brain is folded in on itself which gives it a wrinkled look. Scientific fact - the more wrinkles, the smarter you are. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/wrinkles-are-good The Nerve of It All - Nerve impulses from your body to your brain travel at a speed of 170 miles an hour. See, you are a Ferrari! http://www.factsmonk.com/the-nerve-of-it-all Best Word - Doh! The monks spent 24 years debating this. Definitely DOh! http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/best-word Wait A Minute - When you hold a shell to your ear at the beach, you do not hear the ocean. You hear the blood flowing through the veins inside your ear! http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/wait-a-minute Huff and Puff - In 24 hours, you will breath about 23,000 times http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/huff-and-puff Knuckle Head - Your skull is made up of one bone, right? Nope. Try 29. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/knuckle-head Clean Them Out - Kidneys filter like nothing you can imagine. How much? About 500 gallons of blood each day. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/clean-them-out Creepy Crawly - Every square inch of your body has over 32 MILLION bacteria on it. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/creepy-crawly Thin But Mighty - A single human hair can support 6.5 pounds of weight when held vertically. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/thin-but-mighty Watch Where You Walk - A man that never shaved would have a beard roughly 30 feet long at the end of a normal life span. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/watch-where-you-walk Not So Funny Anymore - Kids laugh roughly 600 times a day. Adults about 15. Come on. Lighten up! http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/not-so-funny-anymore The Speed of Life - You want weird facts? Here's one. Sperm have a top speed of around 11 miles per hour. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/the-speed-of-life Very focused - Each and every one of us spent roughly 30 minutes as a single cell http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/very-focused Why Vampires Are Thin - Although blood is key to life, it makes up only 8 percent of the body http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/why-vampires-are-thin How Sweet - The most beautiful word in the English language was voted upon in 2004. Guess what it was? Mother. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/how-sweet Below The Zero Line - In 2006, Americans overdrew their bank accounts by 15.8 billion dollars. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/below-the-zero-line Working For The Man - Only 21 percent of workers world wide are happy enough that they will put in extra work for their employer. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/working-for-the-man A Scary Peak - Oil production for the world is believed to have peaked sometime beween 2005 and 2007. From now on, less oil will be found and produced. Prices should skyrocket. Yikes. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/a-scary-peak Ka Boooomm - Ecuador is a relatively small country, but has something known as the Valley of Volcanoes running down it http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/ka-boooomm Rich Rockefellers Richer - The Rockfellers are one of the richest families in the US http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/rich-rockefellers-richer What Democracy? - National Security Presidential Directive 51 signed by George Bush gives the President the power to cancel elections, ignore Congress and declare war in a catastrophic emergency. http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/what-democracy Oh So Hot - In a nationawide poll, Miami and San Diego were determined to have the best looking people in the United States http://www.factsmonk.com/dailyfact/oh-so-hot