Baby seals are called pups, but they're also referred to as "weaners."
Wine is mentioned in every book of the Bible, except for the book of
Jonah.
The average American male has seven erections per day.
The White House, and its grounds, takes up 18 acres of land.
One
in five people on Earth are Chinese.
In Spain, the TV drama Beverly
Hills, 90210 is called Sensation of Living.
According to the official
rules of baseball, no umpire may be replaced during a game unless he is injured
or becomes ill.
The name for a teddy bear collector is "archtophilist."
The ferret is the third most popular companion mammal behind the dog and
cat.
The swimming pool at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida is
the largest pool in the continental U.S. It covers half an acre and holds
600,000 gallons of water.
Captain Kangaroo was the first TV network kids
show in the United States.
The egg of the typical hen has 7,000 tiny
pores in its shell.
Catnip not only has an affect on house cats. It can
also affect cougars and lions.
The chocolate chip cookie was invented in
1933.
The study of lightning is called "keraunopathology."
