Both Corn flakes and Graham crackers were originally marketed as a remedy for chronic masturbation.

Cola flavored jello was introduced in 1942, but sucked so bad it was discontinued within one year of its release.  Other failed jello flavors over the years were celery, chocolate, coffee and apple.

Diseases spread by fleas have killed more people than all the wars ever fought, combined.

Cimex Lectularius, or more commonly known as the bed bug can consume its body weight in blood in five minutes.

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, named the characters after his real life father Homer, his mother Marge and his two sisters, Lisa and Maggie.   The town Springfield was named after his hometown of Springfield, Oregon.

Robin Williams, Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman and Dr. Seuss were all voted, “least likely to succeed” in high school.

With the introduction of the Happy Meal, McDonald’s quickly became the largest toy distributer in the world.

Dentists recommend storing your toothbrush at least six feet away from your toilet to avoid airborne particles from attaching to it after flushing.

Most people have heard that celery burn more calories when you eat it than you consume.  But did you know, you burn the calories during the digestive process and not while chewing.

Pineapples, oranges, lemons, watermelons and tomatoes are all types of berries.

Experts estimate that there are around 60 million rats in New York city.  Roughly seven rats per person.

Rats can have sex up to twenty times per day.  That means one male rat can produce up to 12,000 babies in one years time.

I would like to send a special thanks to my sister who bought me an amazing book for Christmas which was my reference for all these facts.   There are hundreds of other facts in the book.  These were just a few of my personal favorites.  For anyone interested, the book is called, “So now you know…”  by Harry Brght and Harlan Briscoe.