· The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
· Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
· Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
· "Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
· No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
· American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.
· The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
· Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
· Adolph Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.
· Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
· Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
· If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33 and she would stand seven feet, two inches tall.
· Pearls melt in vinegar.
· It is possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs.
· A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
· Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first
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