Amazing Facts - 14

1. Over 250 million Slinky toys have been sold since its debut in 1946

2. In 1961, Italian artist Piero Manzoni packed his feces in cans, signed and mounted them, and then sold them as art

3. The last thing Elvis Presley ate before he died was four scoops of ice cream and 6 chocolate chip cookies

4. Some Chinese chopsticks contain gold as on of their materials

5. The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million

6. The watch was invented by Peter Henlein of Nuremberg in 1510.

7. In North America there are approximately 618 roller coasters

8. The concept of Boxing Day, which is on December 26th, was to give boxes of food and clothing to the poor. It is now viewed in some countries as a time to get merchandise from stores at reduced prices

9. Crayola is a French word that means "Oily chalk."

10. Every year, Burger King restaurants prepare over 950,000 pounds of bacon for their breakfast customers

11. Isaac Newton used to be a member of parliament

12. Dumbest Dog: Afghan hound

13. At just four years old Mozart was able to learn a piece of music in half an hour

14. It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.

15. The honey badger can withstand hundreds of bee stings that would otherwise kill another animal

16. There are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year

17. Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world