Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Little known facts

There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the beaches in the world.

Everyday more money is printed for monopoly than for the US Treasury.

The percentage of American men who say they would wed the same woman if they had to do it all over again: 80%. The percentage of women who say they would wed the same man if they had to do it all over again: 50%

The youngest pope was 11 years old.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts - Charlemagne; and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

Spain literally means 'the land of rabbits.

The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

People say, "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops

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