There is a real place called Hicksville.
Anne Frank addressed all her diary entries to "Kitty."
The use of the word "rat" as an insult goes back to the 16th century.
Singer Prince was born with epilepsy.
About 15% of the world's wine bottles have screw caps.
Monkeys floss.
Experts say people have an average of 150 friends.
"A Raisin in the Sun" was the first play by a black woman to be produced on Broadway. That was in 1959.
More than 97% of all e-mail traffic is spam.
The last major Hollywood movie to be released on VHS was "A History of Violence" in 2006.
Cows given names produce more milk.
The skin that peels off after a sun burn is called "blype."
The record label, Motown, was originally called Tamla.
King Tut was buried with 145 loincloths.
Crayola crayons come in 120 different colors, but the labels are only made in 18.
In Great Britain, 53% of all homes have a Scrabble set.
People buy more blue toothbrushes than red.
The risk of being struck by a falling meteorite for a human is one occurrence every 9,300 years.
Your eyes contribute 85% of your total knowledge.
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