Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.

Baby robins eat 14 feet of earthworms every day.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

John Walker, an English chemist, never patented the match (he invented it) because he thought it was too important to be anything but public property.

Why is there a "Best Man" in a wedding?   A long time ago, when young men went to neighboring villages for their wives-to-be, it was not unusual for a young man to encounter heavy resistance from the girl's relatives or perhaps other suitors. To help overcome this resistance, it was customary to take a strong and faithful friend.  It was the friend's job to help ward off attackers during the abduction and stand guard by the couple during the wedding.  This friend became known as the groom's best man.

What is the body's largest organ?   Get your minds out of the gutter here, folks, and think scientifically. Organs are grouped tissues that form a functional unit. The large intestine sounds like a good choice, until we remember that at 5 feet it's actually shorter than the 20-foot small intestine.   The answer is something that few people realize is an organ: the skin. If the skin of a 150-pound person were spread out flat, it would cover approximately 20 square feet. So stop worrying about those extra pounds at your waistline - what's a few inches out of 20 square feet?
Main Source: THE BOOK OF ANSWERS By Barbara Berliner

Why do people say "It's all Greek to me" when they don't understand something?    This expression comes from the first act of Julius Caesar, a play by William Shakespeare.  It was uttered by Casca when he was describing the words he had heard Cicero use regarding Caesar's refusal to accept the crown of Emperor.  In fact, Cicero was speaking Greek to prevent an eavesdropper from understanding what he said; the expression caught on as a way of showing confusion about something said.
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If you're cold put a hat on. 80% of your body temperature escapes through your head.

The Eiffel Tower is second only to the Golden Gate Bridge as a suicide location.

Michael J. Fox's middle name is really Andrew.