Facts for Friday

Canadians have made many important inventions, including Kerosene, the electron microscope, the electronic organ, insulin, the IMAX film system, the snowmobile, and the electric cooking range. (Source)

The Moosehead Brewery in Saint John, New Brunswick, turns out 1,642 bottles of beer per minute.(Source)

Sometimes gladiator blood was recommended by Roman physicians as an aid to fertility.(Source)

Today, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo products are sold in every country in the world, except North Korea. (Source)
Burger King’s Double Whopper with cheese contains 923 calories. A man would need to walk for about nine miles to burn it off. Adding french fries and a large cola brings the total calories to an amazing 1,500 calories (2/3 of an adult man’s recommended caloric intake) (Source)

In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit. (Source)

Dog nose prints are as unique as human finger prints and can be used to identify them. (Source)

White lions were found to exist in the late 20th century. The pale color of their coats is due to a recessive gene. (Source)

Yogurt that contains both calcium and vitamin D is a good combination to fight against osteoporosis. (Source)


Ramses the Great had 8 official wives and nearly 100 concubines. He was over 90 years old when he died in 1212 BC. (Source)

The “hog-nosed bat” has a body that is only one-inch long. The length of each wing is about three inches. (Source)

Facts for Friday

Mars has the largest canyon in the solar system. It would reach from Los Angeles to Chicago if it was on Earth. (Source)

The longest movie in the world according to Guinness World Records is The Cure for Insomnia, directed by John Henry Timmis IV. Released in 1987, the running time is 5220 minutes (87 hours) and has no plot. Instead, it consists of poet L. D. Groban reciting his 4,080-page poem "A Cure for Insomnia" over the course of three and a half days. The movie is inter-spliced with clips from porno and heavy metal music videos. (Source)

Approximately one billion snails are served in restaurants annually. (Source)

A German World War II submarine was sunk due to malfunction of the toilet. (Source)

"Jaws" is the most common name for a goldfish. (Source)

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible. (Source)

On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles. (Source)

Russia has the most movie theaters in the world. (Source)

The correct response to the Irish greeting, "Top of the morning to you," is "and the rest of the day to yourself." (Source)

The average lifespan of lions in the wild is 15 years but they may life up to 25 years or beyond in captivity. (Source)

Facts for Friday

It's Friday! What better time to learn a bunch of facts?

Several species of turtles can live to be over a hundred years of age including the American Box Turtle. (Source)

Mars has a very thin atmosphere, mostly carbon dioxide, and dust storms can cover the whole planet for months at a time. (Source)

Ancient Egyptians knew how to cure meat and preserve food using natron, sodium bicarbonate, also used in the mummification process. (Source)


The Top Five Moneymaking Films of All time (To date) are: itanic (1997) [$1,835m], The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) [$1,129m], Jurassic Park [$920m], Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) [$1,060m], and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) [$968,657,891]. When adjusted for inflation, Gone With The Wind remains the highest grossing [$1,4 billion and growing], followed by Star Wars and Sound of Music. (Source)

There are 18 species of penguins. The largest of these is the Emperor penguin. (Source)

The word "cappuccino" comes from the 16th century Capuchin order of friars, whose hoods were called cappuccinos. A cappuccino is a coffee topped with steamed milk. (Source)

The highest percentage of natural redheads in the world is in Scotland (13%), followed closely by Ireland with 10%. In the US, about 2% of the population are natural redheads. (Source)

Male lions are the only cats with manes - a trait of which the origin and purpose has divided scientists. (Source)

All swans in England are the property of the queen or king (Source)

The brain is soft and gelatinous - its consistency is something between jelly and cooked pasta. (Source)

The avocado has the most calories of any fruit. (Source)

Marconi sent the first official west-to-east wireless ( radio) message across the Atlantic Ocean from Table Head, Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia) in 1902.. (Source)

The simple ham sandwich is still the most popular sandwich in the US, and in second place is the BLT. (Source)