~ Termites are roasted and eaten like popcorn in South Africa.
Ewww - that's just nasty...
~ Davao City, Phillipines is the largest city in terms of area.~ Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
~ The longest engagement was 67 years. The couple married at age 82.
~ New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.
~ Approximately 75% of human poop is made of water. - No pic on this one...aren't I nice.. :)
~ The Frosted Flakes mascot, Tony the Tiger, has a wife, a son (Tony Jr.) and a daughter (Antoinette). Tony Jr. was used to advertise the Frosted Rice cereal. His wife and daughter did not advertise anything - so they were soon dropped.
~ The word "maverick" came into use after Samuel Maverick, a Texan, refused to brand his cattle.
~ In Israel, religious law forbids picking your nose on the Sabbath.
Sorry - I couldn't resist...
~ Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal catagory.
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