
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.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet
away
from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or
older.

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first
flight.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from
each
salad served in first-class.

The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the
USA."

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the
morning.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on a
Pez
dispenser.

Michael Jordan makes
more money from Nike annually than all of the
Nike
factory workers in Malaysia combined.

Marilyn Monroe had six toes.

All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being
seen
wearing them in public.

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in
jelly.

It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a
year's
supply of footballs.

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating
are
already married.

The three most valuable
brand names on earth:
Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

Average life span of a major league baseball: seven pitches.

Richard Milhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name
contains all
the letters from the word
"criminal."
The second?
William Jefferson
Clinton
