In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
Almost is the longest commonly used word in the English language, with all the letters in alphabetical order.
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
The three best known Western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver and purple.
The average lead pencil can draw a line that is almost 35 miles long and using which you can write almost 50,000 words in English. Now imagine an eraser that could match it!
The name for Oz in the Wizard of Oz was thought up when the creator rank Baum looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and o-z.
The word "salary" is derived from the Latin word "salarium" referring to the salt allotment for soldiers in the Roman Army.
The one physical act that recognized in every known society is the shrug of shoulders to mean, "I don't know."
The first vending machines in the United States were installed on New York City train platforms in 1888 and dispensed chewing gum.
Beer was not sold in bottles until 1850. Before then, if you wanted beer, you had to bring it home from the local tavern in a bucket made especially for it.
If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom.
Asthma and Isthmi are the only six-letter words in English language that begin and end with a vowel. Another surprising aspect is that they have no other vowel in between them.
More Monopoly money is printed yearly than real money throughout the world.
A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
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