The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

Cold showers actually increase sexual arousal.

Walter Cavanaugh, "Mr. Plastic Fantastic," has 1,196 different valid credit cards.

The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age. Its name was Fred.

In 1987, a 1,400-year-old lump of still-edible cheese was unearthed in Ireland.

There is a town in Newfoundland, Canada called Dildo.

In Kentucky, 50% of the people who get married for the first time are teenagers.

Kotex was first manufactured as bandages, during WWI.

If an orangutan belches at you, watch out. He's warning you to stay out of his territory.

Einstein couldn't speak fluently when he was nine. His parents thought he might be retarded.

In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are automobiles.

In 1984, a New Jersey man opened a summer camp for Cabbage Patch dolls.

You're more likely to get stung by a bee on a windy day that in any other weather.

According to one poll, nearly 3/4 of all American women wear a bra that is the wrong size.

The first sperm banks opened in 1964; they were located in Tokyo and Iowa City.

1,200 college students streaked at the same time in Boulder, CO in 1974.

In 1977, a 13-year-old boy discovered a tooth growing on his left foot.

In 1983, a Japanese artist made a copy of the Mona Lisa completely out of toast.

In 1984, a Canadian farmer began renting ad space on his cows.

About 96% of all American children can recognize Ronald McDonald.

An average person laughs about 15 times a day.

Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.

Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air.

The average human has seven sex fantasies in a day.

The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million.

The average person is about a quarter of an inch taller at night.

A sneeze zooms out of your mouth at over 600 mph.

The condom - made originally of linen - was invented in the early 1500s.

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

Watch out for flying hockey pucks - they travel at up to 100 mph.

America's first nudist organization was founded in 1929, by 3 men.

98% of American drivers think they drive better than anyone else.