Amazing Facts - 22

1. Tarantulas can live up to 30 years

2. On average redheads have 90,000 hairs. People with black hair have about 110,000 hairs

3. More than half the time spent in United States courts is cases that involve automobiles

4. One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons

5. The smoke that is produced by a fire kills more people than a burn does because of carbon monoxide and other dangerous gases

6. The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does not grow branches until it is 75 years old.

7. In Belgium, 172,000 tons of chocolate are produced in a year

8. The word Nike comes from Greek Mythology. Nike is the goddess of victory and was often depicted as a small winged figure whom the goddess Athene carried

9. The biggest bug in the world is the Goliath Beetle which can weigh up to 3.5 ounces and be 4.5 inches long

10. Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth can waste four gallons of water in a minute

11. Steve Fletcher holds the record for the largest gum wrapper collection. His collection has 5300 gum wrappers from all across the world

12. There was once a country called Prussia. After World War II, it was divided among Poland, Germany, and the USSR

13. The word Spain means "the land of rabbits."

14. In 1936, the first practical helicopter was invented. It was the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61.

15. The word tulip comes from the Turkish word for turban