1. Walter Cavanaugh, "Mr. Plastic Fantastic," has 1,196 different valid credit cards.


2. The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age. Its name was Fred.

3. In 1987, a 1,400-year-old lump of still-edible cheese was unearthed in Ireland.

4. There is a town in Newfoundland, Canada called Dildo.

5. In Kentucky, 50% of the people who get married for the first time are teenagers.

6. Kotex was first manufactured as bandages, during WWI.

7. If an orangutan belches at you, watch out. He's warning you to stay out of his territory.

8. Einstein couldn't speak fluently when he was nine. His parents thought he might be retarded.

9. In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are automobiles.

10. About a third of all Americans flush the toilet while they're still sitting on it.

11. In 1984, a New Jersey man opened a summer camp for Cabbage Patch dolls.

12. You're more likely to get stung by a bee on a windy day that in any other weather.

13. How can you tell when a gorilla is angry? It sticks its tongue out.

14. According to one poll, nearly 3/4 of all American women wear a bra that is the wrong size.

15. In 1976, a Los Angeles secretary formally married her 50-pound pet rock.


16. The first sperm banks opened in 1964; they were located in Tokyo and Iowa City.


17. In 1980, the Yellow Pages accidentally listed a Texas funeral home under frozen foods.

18. Cold showers actually increase sexual arousal.

19. 200 college students streaked at the same time in Boulder, CO in 1974.

20. In 1977, a 13-year-old boy discovered a tooth growing on his left foot.

21. In 1983, a Japanese artist made a copy of the Mona Lisa completely out of toast.

22. In the early '80s, a toad was discovered that meows instead of croaking.

23. In 1984, a Canadian farmer began renting ad space on his cows.

24. About 96% of all American children can recognize Ronald McDonald.

25. An average person laughs about 15 times a day.

26. Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.

27. Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air.

28. The average human has seven sex fantasies in a day.

29. The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million.

30. The average person is about a quarter of an inch taller at night.

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