Friday, November 25, 2011

Trivia Encyclopedia

* A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. - "The Pig." anvari.org. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.anvari.org/fun/Truth/The_Pig.html >

* A Dalmatian is the only dog that can get gout. - “Animal Trivia & Useless Facts.” Our Little Bit of “Almost” Heaven. 3 Nov. 2002. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.jayp.net/trivia/animal01.htm >

* A greenfly born on a Tuesday can be a grandparent by Friday. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* A kangaroo can't jump unless its tail is touching the ground. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* A man and woman in Mexico City were engaged for 67 yrs and finally married at the age of 82 years. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* A mother in Sydney, Australia, gave birth to twins 56 days apart and in different years; one was born on December 17, 1952 and the other on February 10, 1953. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep; starvation, a few weeks. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* A pig is the only animal than can get sunburned. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes. - "The Pig." Anvari. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.anvari.org/fun/Truth/The_Pig.html >

* A rat can go without water longer than a camel can. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* A scientist who weighed people immediately before and after death concluded that the human soul weighs 21 g. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* A snail can have about 25,000 teeth. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* A snail can sleep for three years. - “Little Known "Facts.” Common Place Book. 26 Feb. 1999. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.commonplacebook.com/jokes/oneliners/little_known_fa.shtm >

* A snail can travel over a razor blade without cutting itself. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* A study by the Tokyo Women's Medical University involving 175 men and women and published in the American Journal of Hypertension showed that many workers suffer a significant increase in blood pressure as they return to the office on Mondays. - "Monday Morning Bad for Your Health." CNN. 3 Feb. 2005 26 Nov. 2011 < http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/02/03/monday.pressure/index.html >

* A teaspoon of neutron star material weighs about 110M tons. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* A 10-year (1986-1995) study in Scotland involving almost 80,000 men and women who died of heart disease showed that up to 20% more people die from heart attacks on a Monday than any other day. Tuesday has the lowest number of heart-related fatalities. - "Mondays 'Bring Heart Attacks.'" BBC News. 20 Jan. 2000. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/612550.stm >

* A typical American eats 28 pigs in his/her lifetime. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* A whole library floor of books can be stored on 50 Gigabytes. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* About 10,000,000 people have the same birthday as you. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* Abstemious and facetious are the only two words in the English language, excluding technical terms, which have all five vowels in order. - "Factoids Debunked & Verified, Part I." jefflewis.net. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.jefflewis.net/factoids.html >

* According to the Kinsey Institute, the biggest erect penis on record measures 13" while the smallest is 1 3/4". - "Penis Size & Different Types." Ask Men. (c) 1996-2011. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.askmen.com/sports/health/4_mens_health.html >

* According to the password management application provider SplashData, "password" is the world's worst password. - "'password' is the world's worst password." Negros Daily Bulletin. 22 Nov. 2011: 15.

* Adolf Hitler, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Napoleon Bonaparte all had only one testicle. - Taylor, Jeremy. "10 Famous Men With Only One Ball." Asylum. 19 May 2009. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.asylum.com/2009/05/19/10-famous-men-with-only-one-ball/ >


* American porn star Lisa Sparxxx (B: 1977) holds the world record for having had sex with the most partners in one day at 919 men on October 16, 2004 in Warsaw, Poland as part of the 3rd Annual World Gangbang Championship and Eroticon 2004.

* An adult mayfly is going to live only for a day. - “The Mayfly Is Amazing.” mayfly.org. 20 Oct 2011. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.mayfly.org/ >

* An area in Antarctica called the Dry Valleys is the driest place on Earth, having no rain for nearly 2 million years. - Cain, Fraser. "Driest Place on Earth." Universe Today. 12 Jun. 2008. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.universetoday.com/15031/driest-place-on-earth/ >


* Annie Hawkins-Turner (seudonym Norma Stitz) is the Guinness World Record holder for the largest natural breasts in the world (size: 102ZZZ). - Lee, Cara. "This Morning Boobs Again." The Sun. 23 Jun. 2011. 26 Nov. 2011

* Armadillos are the only animal aside from humans that can get leprosy. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* As of 2011, the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is the sixth largest international sports federation with 200 member nations. - Oh Kyu-Wook. "Officials Urge Support to Keep Taekwondo in Games." Korea Herald. 23 Nov. 2011. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20111123000831 >


* Bernard Hopkins at 46 became the oldest fighter to win a major world boxing title when he defeated WBC, WBC Diamond, IBO, and Ring light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal of Canada, 18 years his junior, via unanimous decision in a rematch on May 21, 2011 at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The two previous fought on December 18, 2010 but the bout was declared a majority draw decision. The previous holder of such distinction was George Foreman, who at 45, KOed Michael Moorer in 1995 for the heavyweight title. - “Bernard Hopkins Beats Jean Pascal to Become Boxing's Oldest Champion.” The Guardian. 22 May 2011. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/may/22/bernard-hopkins-boxing-oldest-champion >; “HBO Boxing: Dynasty 2, Bernard Hopkins Becomes Oldest Boxing Champion at 46!” Hakuna Matata! Sports Entertainment, News, Etc.” 22 May 2011. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.arkhilario.com/2011/05/22/bernard-hopkins-becomes-oldest-boxing-champion-46/ >

* Bill Clinton has been in 3 porno films from the waist down. - "Fun Trivia." Lifesmith. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.lifesmith.com/trivia.html >


* Brook Collins punched the face of a black bear who bit the back of the neck of her dachshund Fudge in 2011 and got her dog when the animal let it go. – Grass, Jonathan. “Woman Punches Bear to Save Her Dog.” Juneau Empire. 30 Aug. 20. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-08-30/woman-punches-bear-save-her-dog#.TtH80mqNAb7 >

* By 2009, 5 trillion SMS messages were being sent annually worldwide. - Snow, Shane. "The Rise of Text Messaging [INFOGRAPHIC]." Mashable Tech. 17 Aug. 2010. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://mashable.com/2010/08/17/text-messaging-infographic/ >

* Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. - "Factoids Debunked & Verified, Part IV." jefflewis.net. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.jefflewis.net/factoids4.html >

* Casinos in Las Vegas do not have clocks. - "Weird Trivia Facts." Trivia Champ. © 2004-2011. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.triviachamp.com/Weird-Trivia-Facts.php >

* Chang is the most common surname in the world; in the USA, Smith followed by Johnson, Williams, Jones, and then Brown. - "What is the Most Common Surname in the World and U.S.?" About.com. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzsurname.htm >

* Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years. - “The Most Interesting and Unusual Facts on the Net.” Bored.com. ©2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.bored.com/greatfacts/index1.htm >

* China has more English speakers than the USA. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* Conception occurs more often in December than any other month. - “Little Known "Facts.” Common Place Book. 26 Feb. 1999. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.commonplacebook.com/jokes/oneliners/little_known_fa.shtm >

* Cucumbers are the only food cockroaches won't eat. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. - “Little Known "Facts.” Common Place Book. 26 Feb. 1999. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.commonplacebook.com/jokes/oneliners/little_known_fa.shtm >

* Floccipausinihilipilification is the longest non-medical word in the English language (29 letters), which means "the act of estimating as worthless." - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* Hazardous, horrendous, stupendous, and tremendous are the only four words in the English language, excluding technical terms, which end in "dous." - "Factoids Debunked & Verified, Part I." jefflewis.net. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.jefflewis.net/factoids.html >

* Humans are the only animals that cry tears and blush. - "Human Facts." Science Facts. © 2011. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.science-facts.com/amazing-human-facts/ >

* "I am" is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. - “Little Known "Facts.” Common Place Book. 26 Feb. 1999. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.commonplacebook.com/jokes/oneliners/little_known_fa.shtm >

* If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough energy is produced to make an atomic bomb. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white. - “Little Known "Facts.” Common Place Book. 26 Feb. 1999. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.commonplacebook.com/jokes/oneliners/little_known_fa.shtm >

* In 1784, there was a US state called Franklin, named after Benjamin Franklin but was incorporated into Tennessee 4 years later. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* Ireland is the only country in the world where windmills turn clockwise. - "Modern Ireland Facts." Ireland Fun Facts. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.ireland-fun-facts.com/modern-ireland-facts.html >

* It takes 43 muscles to frown but only 17 to smile. - "Human Facts." Science Facts. © 2011. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.science-facts.com/amazing-human-facts/ >

* Maine is the only US state whose name is just one syllable. - "Factoids Debunked & Verified, Part I." jefflewis.net. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.jefflewis.net/factoids.html >

* More redheads are born in Scotland, UK than in any other part of the world. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* Nadya Sulman gave birth to the world's longest living octuplets who were born on January 26, 2009 in the US. - “Med Board Accuses Octuplet Doctor of Negligence.” Philippine Star. 6 Jan. 2010: PA-18.

* 90% of the world's ice covers Antarctica. - "Factoids Debunked & Verified, Part IV." jefflewis.net. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.jefflewis.net/factoids4.html >

* 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321. - "Factoids Debunked & Verified, Part II." jefflewis.net. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.jefflewis.net/factoids2.html >

* Only female wasps, bees, and mosquitoes sting. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >


* Only Nepal has an irregularly shaped (double triangle) flag in the world. - "Funny Trivia About Flags." The Slitty Eye. © 2011. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://theslittyeye.wordpress.com/tag/nepal/ >

* Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older. - “Little Known "Facts.” Common Place Book. 26 Feb. 1999. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.commonplacebook.com/jokes/oneliners/little_known_fa.shtm >

* Only 10 Asians have won the Miss Universe crown since its founding in 1952 to 2009: the Philippines, Thailand, Japan, and India (2 winners each) and Israel and Lebanon (one each). African countries had only produced 3 Miss Universe winners: South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. - "Venezuela, USA Have Most Ms. Universe Winners." ABS-CBN News. 24 Aug. 2009. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/08/24/09/venezuela-usa-have-most-ms-universe-winners >

* Pearls melt in vinegar. - "Factoids Debunked & Verified, Part IV." jefflewis.net. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.jefflewis.net/factoids4.html >

* People in ancient China committed suicide by eating a pound of salt. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >


* Russian Tatiata Kozhevnikova of Novosibirsk, 42, holds the Guinness Book of Record for having the world's strongest vagina. She can lift 14 kg. (30.8 lbs) worth of weights. Fairbanks, Brian. “Meet the World's Strongest Vagina.” 7 Jul. 2009. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.nerve.com/scanner/2009/07/07/meet-the-worlds-strongest-vagina >

* Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was born in 1835 when Haley's Comet came into view and died in 1910, again when Haley's Comet came into view. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* Screeched is the longest one-syllable word in the English language. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* Shirly Temple received 135,000 presents on her 8th birthday. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* 691 people, aged 100 and up, with the same birth date, and all of whom were residents of Taguig City, had been discovered in the Taguig City voters’ list in 2009. Of these figure, 624 were born in 1901 and 621 have the same birthday which is January 1. This obviously is a ploy for cheating in the 2010 Philippine elections. - Layson, Mer. “691 Katao, Edad 108, Iisa ang Birth Date.” Pilipino Star Ngayon. 4 Nov. 2009.

* Some lions mate over 50 times a day. - “Little Known "Facts.” Common Place Book. 26 Feb. 1999. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.commonplacebook.com/jokes/oneliners/little_known_fa.shtm >

* Taipei police in Taiwan believe that Chiu "Grandma," 82 when he was arrested in 2001, is probably is the oldest living, working prostitute in Taipei (and maybe in the world). - “Taiwanese Cops Nab 82-Year-Old Prostitute.” IOL News. 17 Aug. 2001. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/taiwanese-cops-nab-82-year-old-prostitute-1.73191 >

* Take any number, double it, add 10, divide by 2, and subtract your original number. The answer will always be 5.

* The average human blinks 25 times per minute. - "Human Facts." Science Facts. © 2011. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.science-facts.com/amazing-human-facts/ >

* The average human spends 1/3 of their lifetime sleeping. - "Human Facts." Science Facts. © 2011. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.science-facts.com/amazing-human-facts/ >

* The average single man is 1” shorter than the average married man. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* The British Royal family are 100% German in origin. - "War Trivia." Comedy Zone. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.comedy-zone.net/triviazone/history/page2.htm >

* The Coca-Cola company is the biggest consumer of sugar in the world. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >


Grand View Topless Coffee Shop server.
* The coffee shop Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro, Maine, England, established by Donald Crabtree in 2009, has servers, both men and women, who are topless. The shop was forced to close in 2011 because it installed a bulletin board without a permit. The board read, “Boo-bies Wanted." - Rabbani. “Coffee Shop With a Remote Rookery Naked Breasts.” Money Magnet. 4 Dec. 2011. 4 Dec. 2011 < http://moneylovemefull.blogspot.com/2011/08/coffee-shop-with-remote-rookery-naked.html >

* The Guinness Book of Records is the most often stolen book from public libraries. - "The Most Stolen Book." Distant World's Useless Facts. 8 Dec. 2003. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.distant.ca/UselessFacts/fact.asp?ID=258 >


* The flag of the Philippines is the only national flag that is flown differently during times of peace or war. - Paulovicks, Jay. "Geography Trivia & Useless Facts." 11 Mar. 2002. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.jayp.net/trivia/geo01.htm >

* The male praying mantis can’t copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male’s head off. - “Little Known "Facts.” Common Place Book. 26 Feb. 1999. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.commonplacebook.com/jokes/oneliners/little_known_fa.shtm >


* The oldest mummy was not discovered in Egypt but in Chile in South America. The oldest Chinchorro Indian mummy is not less than 7,800 years old while the oldest Egyptian mummy is only 4,400 years old. - Harris, Jack C. 101 Wacky Facts about Mummies. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1991. p.74.

* The Philippines is the world’s text messaging capital, with the average
Filipino mobile subscriber sending an average of 600 text messages per month, or 43% more than the 420 of Americans in 2009. - "The Philippines is Still the World’s Text Messaging Capital." The Daily Blend. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://thedailyblend.net/philippines-still-worlds-text-messaging-capital-1006.html >

* The Queen termite can have 30,000 children every day and live up to 50 years. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* The reception of the wedding of Roger Francis Alcantara and Noemi Katrina dela Paz was held on May 29, 2010 at McDonald’s on Alabang-Zapote, Philippines, making it perhaps the first-ever wedding reception at a McDonald’s outlet. - Quismorio, Ellson A. “Groom, Bride Treat Guests at McDo.” 5 Jun. 2010. 7 Jun. 2010 < http://
www.mb.com.ph/node/260733/groom-bride-treat-gue >

* The snail mates only once in it's entire life. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* The Spanish word esposa means "wife." The plural, esposas, means "wives," but also "handcuffs." - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* The United States is the country with the most Miss Universe titlists at 7 from its founding in 1952 to 2009; Venezuela has the most international beauty pageant titles with 5 Miss World winners. Puerto Rico had 5 Miss Universe wins while Sweden and Finland had 3 wins each. - "Venezuela, USA Have Most Ms. Universe Winners." ABS-CBN News. 24 Aug. 2009. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/08/24/09/venezuela-usa-have-most-ms-universe-winners >

* The word Google was derived from googol, which is a number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros. A googolplex is a much larger number, 1 followed by a googol zeroes. - Delphy, Zoe. "What’s A Google?" Science Facts. 18 Jun. 2009. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.science-facts.com/technology/whats-a-google/ >

* The world’s biggest orgy was performed by 250 men and 250 women in a warehouse in Japan. - “Japan Breaks Record for Largest Orgy.” Weird News Files. 9 Nov. 2008. 28 Nov. 2011 < http://weirdnewsfiles.com/weird-news/weird-sex-news/japan-breaks-record-for-largest-orgy/ >

* The world's longest name is Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Shermasn Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorft Sr. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* There are no public toilets in Peru. - “Amazing Facts and Lots of Useless Information.” Phil Brodie Band Fun Page. © 2004. 27 Nov. 2011 < http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes-amazing_facts.htm >

* Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. - "Venus: Only Planet to Rotate Clockwise (Fact of the Day)." Universe for Facts. 5 Mar. 2011. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.universeforfacts.com/2011/03/fact-of-day-only-planet-to-rotate.html >

* Women speak 7000 words per day on average; men, just over 2000. - "Human Facts." Science Facts. © 2011. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.science-facts.com/amazing-human-facts/ >

* You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. - "Fun Trivia." Lifesmith. 26 Nov. 2011 < http://www.lifesmith.com/trivia.html >