Essential Facts (!)

*The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!
*Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
*Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to SLOW a film down so you could see his moves.
*Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest.
*Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
*Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school.
*Pilgrims ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving dinner.
*Your nose and ears never stop growing.
*Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
*Adolf Hitler was Time's Man of the Year for 1938.
*Hundreds of years ago, only the wealthy people used to wear underwear.
*27% of female lottery winners hid their winning ticket in their bras.
*Icelanders don't show up for work more than 1/3 of the time. Probably because they are buried in snow most of the time.
*In the 19th century, it was common practice for a Japanese woman to dye their teeth black. They believed that this enhanced sex appeal and maintained healthier teeth.