Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw
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Bill Gates house was partially designed using a Macintosh computer. new
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The YKK that you see on zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha which is the name of the founder of the zipper manufacturing company in Japan
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When the Pez mint dispenser was first introduced it was meant to replace the activity of smoking
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In 1948 and 1950 the oldest ears of popping corn were discovered. They were located in the Bat Cave of west central New Mexico. They ranged in size from smaller than a penny to approximately two inches, and were about 4,000 years old
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An adult esophagus can range from 10 to 14 inches in length and is one inch in diameter
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The word "Nazi" is actually an abbreviation for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, which refers to the National Socialist German Workers Party
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The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado
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The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a couple of days if it is cut in half
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The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts) is one of the few places in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane
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Author Robert May considered the names of Reginald and Rollo before he settled on "Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer."
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The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in 1893
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The Danish company Lego, which began in 1932, first manufactured ironing boards, and stepladders
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Frank Wathernam was the last prisoner to leave Alcatraz prison on March 21, 1963
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Bananas trees are not really trees. They are considered to be giant herb plants
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One pound of maple syrup can make eight pounds of candy or sugar
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