The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. See more

Most dust particles in a US house are made from dead skin. See more

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. See more

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. See more

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. See more

The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it. See more

Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one foot. See more

Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump". See more

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten. See more

If you fart constantly for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. See more

In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. See more

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. See more

People share their birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world. See more

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. See more

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. See more

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life". See more