44 Fantastic Facts Because Why Not!

44 Fantastic Facts Because Why Not!

Fact #1

When asked if Abe had any hobbies, Mary Todd Lincoln said, "Cats."

Fact #2

Before settling on the Seven Dwarfs we know today, Disney considered Chesty, Tubby, Burpy, Deafy, Hickey, Wheezy, and Awful.

Fact #3

Chemists describe old book smell as "a combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness."

Fact #4

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A sex pheromone found in male mouse urine was named "Darcin," for Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy.

Fact #5

Hunter S. Thompson retyped 'The Great Gatsby' to feel what it was like to write like Fitzgerald.

Fact #6

A 3 Musketeers originally included three smaller bars: One Vanilla, One Chocolate, and One Strawberry.

Fact #7

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The Sun-Maid Raisins girl was modeled after Lorraine Collett Petersen.

Fact #8

Thomas Jefferson wrote part of the Declaration Of Independence in a Philadelphia tavern.

Fact #9

Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son.

Fact #10

There's a reason Ben & Jerry's flavors are so rich. Co-Founder Ben Cohen has Anosmia, or almost no sense of smell. If he couldn't taste a recipe, he just added more flavoring.

Fact #11

Toy companies failed to duplicate the success of Theodore Roosevelt's 'Teddy Bear' with William Taft's "Billy Possum".

Fact #12

Cadbury sells 200 Million Creme Eggs in the UK each year - more than three for every person who lives there.

Fact #13

Washington, D.C's Cherry Trees were a gift to the people of the United States from the people of Japan.

Fact #14

A California woman once tried to sue the makers of Cap'n Crunch because Crunch Berries contained "No Berries Of Any Kind."

Fact #15

ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen originally just wanted to put on a Connecticut Sports Show featuring Hartford Whalers highlights.

Fact #16

Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men is used by researchers to attract animals to cameras in the wilderness.

Fact #17

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When he appeared on 'Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!', Bill Clinton correctly answered three questions about 'My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'.

Fact #18

In 2006, an Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on eBay. The price rose to $3,000 before eBay shut it down.

Fact #19

Some cats are allergic to humans.

Fact #20

The inventors of Bubble Wrap were originally trying to make plastic wallpaper.

Fact #21

As part of David Hasselhoff divorce settlement, he kept possession of the nickname "Hoff" and the catchphrase "Don't Hassle The Hoff."

Fact #22

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In the 1980s, Fergie of 'The Black Eyed Peas' was the voice of Charlie Brown's sister Sally.

Fact #23

Hoggle, the puppet used in 'Labyrinth', somehow ended up at the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama.

Fact #24

While many believe Hydrox cookies are an Oreo knock-off, Hydrox actually came first in the year 1908; four years before the Oreo.

Fact #25

If your dog's feet smell like corn chips, you're not alone. The term "Frito Feet" was coined to describe the scent.

Fact #26

The 50-Star American Flag was designed by an Ohio High School student for a class project. His teacher originally gave him a B-.

Fact #27

William Faulkner once refused a dinner invitation from JFK's White House. "Why that's a hundred miles away," he said. "That's a long way to go just to eat."

Fact #28

Forty is the only number whose letters are in alphabetical order.

Fact #29

In the UK, before alarm clocks were invented, people called "Knocker-Uppers" roused lazy Britons by tapping their doors and windows with long, wooden sticks.