Betcha didn’t know any of the following!

Easter baskets didn’t always look like they do now. Before they had handles and candy, Easter baskets were made to look like bird nests.

When you’re tired, you may yawn, and if you do, it will probably last about six seconds.  That’s the average length of a yawn.

When a comet passes away from the sun, its tail gets shorter and shorter, and sometimes it almost disappears.

Many people think London’s Big Ben was named for a giant clock on a bell tower.  But actually, Big Ben sits inside the clock.  It’s the name given to the actual bell.

The most powerful earthquake to ever strike the United States was centered in Missouri.  It was the 1811 quake along the New Madrid fault.  It could be felt for up to a thousand miles away.

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months, and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat up one cup of coffee.

Elephants aren’t actually scared of mice.  That’s because they don’t know they’re there.  Mice are too small for elephants to see.

The smartest dogs are 1) border collie 2) poodle 3) German shepherd.

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the U.S. Treasury.