The longest continuous sidewalk in the world is along Bay Shore Blvd. in Tampa, Florida.
Twinkies originally had banana-flavored filling, but switched to vanilla when World War II brought the banana trade to a halt.
FBI statistics indicate that DUI is more generally a Caucasian crime. In 2006, nearly 10 times more whites than blacks were arrested for driving under the influence.
Though the Ford Mustang uses a mustang pony as an image the car was actually named after the P-51 Mustang, a fighter plane from WWII
The first football helmet was constructed by an Annapolis shoemaker at the request of cadet Joseph Mason Reeves, who'd been told that one more blow to the head would end his naval career.
It is bad luck to whistle in a theatre. The superstition dates back to the time when off-duty sailors would run the fly system in theatres, and the sailors would whistle the cues to each other. Therefore, if you were to walk through a theatre carelessly whistling a tune, you might cause a scenic piece to fall on your head.
Underneath the striped fur of a tiger, its skin is also striped.
Mushroom clouds can be created by any huge explosion; they aren't specific to atomic blasts.
Billiards was once a lawn game played outdoors, which is why today’s pool tables have a green felt cover.
The only letter of the alphabet that does not appear in any of the U.S. territory or state's name is "Q".
At launch or blast-off around 300,000 gallons of water is released beneath the shuttles engines as a noise suppressant.
Cockroaches can live up to two weeks without a head because their brain is located throughout their body.
The launching mechanism of a carrier ship that helps planes to take off, could throw a pickup truck over a mile.
Two-thirds of the world's lawyers live in the United States.
Taste buds aren't just located on the tongue, but also on the roof of the mouth, and even in the front of the throat.
Chocolate chip cookies were made by mistake when the chocolate in the cookie did not melt properly.
Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, 3 fell due to earthquakes, 2 due to fires, 1 probably never even existed, and only one stands today—The Pyramid of Khufu.
All California license plates are made in prisons.
A group of rhinos is called a crash.
A newborn giant panda is about the size of a stick of butter.
When he died in 1977, Elvis Presley had $1,055,173.69 in a non-interest-bearing checking account.
Blue eyes are the result of an ancient genetic mutation.
The first lotions and moisturizers date back to 3000 BC, when people in the Near East used whipped ostrich eggs and crocodile dung to keep their skin looking fresh.
There is one strand of corn silk for each kernel on an ear of corn.
The bubbles in a glass of champagne are actually caused by the dust or dirt in the glass.
Two-digit Interstate numbers are designed to let drivers know the general direction of the highway. If the Interstate has an odd number, it runs north-south. Interstates with even numbers run east-west.
The act of snapping one's fingers has a name. It is called a "fillip."
The natural gas used in many homes to run furnaces, stoves and other appliances is actually odorless. Gas companies add an odorant that smells like spoiled meat so the human nose is able to detect that scent at a very minute concentration.
Goosebumps are actually caused by a muscle. It is called the arrector pilli muscle.
Each year, about 450 men die of breast cancer in America.
Duct tape was invented in 1942 for use by the U.S. Army as a waterproof sealing tape for ammunition boxes.
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