Strange Fun Facts
85,000,000 tons of paper are used each year in the U.S.
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
In every episode of “Seinfeld” there is a Superman somewhere.
Camel’s milk does not curdle.
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
Playing cards were issued to British pilots in WWII. If captured, they could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal a map for escape.
According to a British law passed in 1845, attempting to commit suicide was a capital offense. Offenders could be hanged for trying.
In 1983, a Japanese artist made a copy of the Mona Lisa completely out of toast.
In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are automobiles.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
The “L.L.” in L.L. Bean stands for Leon Leonwood.
A male emperor moth can smell a female emperor moth up to 7 miles away.
The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The only other word with the same amount of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person.
Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off.
Dogs and cats consume almost $7 billion worth of pet food a year.
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