- You can't trademark surnames.
- U.S. paper currency isn't made of paper u2013 it's actually a blend of cotton and linen.
- Out of the 250+ known species of shark only 18 are known to be dangerous to man.
- The dishwasher was invented in 1889.
- A group of frogs is called an army.
- Your big toe only has 2 bones and the rest have 3.
- By age 60 most people would have lost half of their taste buds.
- The diameter of the sun is 1,390,000km (865,000 miles).
- Snails take the longest naps with some lasting as long as three years.
- The doorbell was invented in 1831.
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