MIndless Fact Monday ~ January 19, 2009

~ A Leech has 32 brains.

~ Polar Bears can smell from up to 20 miles away.

~ Every U.S. bill - regardless of denomination - costs just 4 cents to make.

~ Lachanophobia is the fear of vegetables.

~ The first Wal-mart opened in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962.

~ The country of Andorra, a tiny country buried in the mountains separating France and Spain, has a zero percent unemployment rate.

~ The largest diamond ever found was 3106 carats. It was found in Guatent, South Africa on January 25, 1905. It is known as the Cullinan Diamond and weighs about 1.36 pounds.

~ During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting.

~ In 1992, approximately 750 deaths occured in the United States due to workplace violence.

~ Heinz has not changed their recipe for ketchup since its establishment in 1876.