• The world’s termites outweigh the world’s humans 10 to 1. • Almonds are a member of the peach family. • The first toilet ever seen on TV was on…“Leave it to Beaver.” • In Switzerland, it’s illegal to flush the toilet after 10 PM if you live in an apartment. • Pepsi was originally called Brad’s Drink. • Owls are the only animals that can turn their heads 180 degrees. • Winston Churchill was born in a ladies’ room during a dance. • A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours. (Talk about living for the moment.) • On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag. • A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds. (Great for late-night alibis.) • An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. • It takes over 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year’s supply of footballs. • The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. • Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump. (Betcha they can’t do cartwheels, either.) • It’s possible to lead a cow upstairs…but not downstairs. (Which begs the question: why lead them upstairs in the first place?) • A snail can sleep for three years. (Teenagers can only try.) • The average lifespan of a major league baseball is 7 pitches. • The electric chair was invented by a dentist. (Pain was his middle name.) • All polar bears are left-handed. • Americans, on average, eat 18 acres of pizza every day. (Stay out of the way of that burp!)
