Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur!
'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
Watermelons can cost up to $100 in Japan!
In an average hour, there are over 61,000 Americans airborne over the United States.
There is no tipping at restaurants in Japan.
In 1956, 80% of all U.S. households had a refrigerator, but only 8% of British households had one!
Most lipstick contains fish scales.
Mexico has more American residents than any other country except the United States.
Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
A shrimp's heart is in its head.
Catgut comes from sheep not cats.
One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.
If you unfolded your brain, it would cover an ironing board.
Pain travels through the body at 350 feet per second!
A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.!
The only king without a moustache in a deck of cards is the king of hearts.
A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average!
Every workday, 6.7 million people commute to Manhattan!
A pig's penis is shaped like a corkscrew.