Top Facts of the Day | Saturday, 9th March, 2013

Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn’t wear trousers.

Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine

A crocodile can’t stick it’s tongue out.

A shrimp’s heart is in it’s head.

People say “Bless you” when you sneeze because when you sneeze,your heart stops for a mili-second.

Top Facts of the Day | Friday, 8th March, 2013

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.

The cruise liner Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of fuel that it burns.

A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn’t give her coffee.

The dot over the letter ‘i’ is called a tittle.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Top Facts of the Day | Thursday, 7th March, 2013

The city with the most Roll Royces per capita: Hong Kong

Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

Barbie’s measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33

Cost of raising a medium-sized dog to the age of 11: £4000

The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the “General Purpose” vehicle, G.P.

Top Facts of the Day | Wednesday, 6th March, 2013

Debra Winger was the voice of E.T.

During the chariot scene in ‘Ben Hur’ a small red car can be seen in the distance.

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

Every day more money is printed for monopoly than the US Treasury.