Amusing Facts - 18

Baby seals are called pups, but they're also referred to as "weaners."

The average American male has seven erections per day.

The White House, and its grounds, takes up 18 acres of land.

It takes light eight and a half minutes to travel from the Sun to the Earth.

One in five people on Earth are Chinese.

In Spain, the TV drama Beverly Hills, 90210 is called Sensation of Living.

According to the official rules of baseball, no umpire may be replaced during a game unless he is injured or becomes ill.

The name for a teddy bear collector is "archtophilist."

The ferret is the third most popular companion mammal behind the dog and cat.

Captain Kangaroo was the first TV network kids show in the United States.

The egg of the typical hen has 7,000 tiny pores in its shell.

Snow White's sister's name is Rose Red.

Catnip not only has an affect on house cats. It can also affect cougars and lions.

The chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1933.

The study of lightning is called "keraunopathology."

Albert Einstein married his first cousin.

P.T. Barnum was responsible for the very first international beauty contest.

Hors d'oeuvre, translated literally, means "outside of work."

If a lobster loses an eye, it will grow a new one.

The foot is the most common body part bitten by insects.

On average, four people a day call Graceland and ask for Elvis.

Dolphins jump out of the water to conserve energy. It is easier to move through air than water.

A rat can tread water for three days straight.

Collectors of dolls are called "plangonologists."

Giants baseball catcher Roger Bresnahan introduced shin guards in 1907.

It is illegal in Pacific Grove, California, to threaten or kill a butterfly.

Wonder Woman's bracelets were made of a substance called feminum.

Julio Iglesias was a lawyer before he became a music star. Comedian John Cleese is a lawyer, too.

"Tonsurphobia" is the fear of haircuts.

George Washington was the only President never to live in the District of Columbia.

Earlier penguins were capable of flight.

In drug parlance, "Baby T," "Kokomo," "Beemers," "Hotcakes," and "Bad" are all slang for crack cocaine.

The average human eye can distinguish about 500 different shades of gray.

The expressions "pipe down," "kick the bucket," "over the top," and "ticked off" were first coined by soldiers in the trenches during World War I.

The Amish never initiate lawsuits, and won't defend themselves against them.

The maximum lifespan of a goldfish in captivity is 25 years.

A group of cobras is called a "quiver."

The only continent without reptiles is Antarctica.

Manorama, a comic actress in India, has had more leading roles than any other actor or actress in the history of film. Her career started in 1958, and by 1985 had appeared in her one-thousandth movie.

Fifty-one percent of turns are right turns.