The one-liners are pretty popular, so here are a few more. I don't know
if they're all true but they certainly seem to be right. Some of these
I've heard before, but they are still entertaining.

Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them
looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which
stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your
thumb.

An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.

The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five
must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in
times of war or other emergencies.

The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the
"General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.

The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is
necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still
had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and
whites.

Cat's urine glows under a blacklight.

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in
Colorado.

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have
$1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being
able to make change for a dollar.

No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a
Super Bowl.

The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver."

The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports
Games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the
Major League All-star Game.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."

In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a hunting
license.

It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's
supply of footballs.

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are
already married.

Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.

The 3 most valuable brand names on earth are Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and
Budweiser, in that order.

It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.

Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of
their hands.

Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of
vodka.

On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's
nuclear weapons combined.

Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.

Average age of top GM executives in 1994 was 49.8 years. Average age of
the Rolling Stones in 1994 was 50.6.

Elephants can't jump, however, every other mammal can.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, and
chocolate.