Fact Bank

The dot over the letter “i” is called a tittle. 

The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper. 

A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945. 

98% of all murders and rapes are by a close family member or friend of the victim. 

Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn’t digest itself. 

Giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels. 

Americans are responsible for about 1/5 of the world’s garbage annually. On average, that’s 3 pounds a day per person. 

The “57 ″ on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had. 

US Dollar bills are made out of cotton and linen. 

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was born on and died on days when Halley’s Comet can be seen. During his life he predicted that he would die wh...

The largest plasma screen measures 381cm (150in) diagonally. It was made by Panasonic in 2008.

Kishan Shrikanth The youngest person to ever make a feature-length film is 9 year old Kishan Shrikanth of India . 

In Japan , there is one vending machine for every 23 people.

Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States !

Beware Men !! Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women!

By recycling just one glass bottle, the amount of energy that is being saved is enough to light a 100 watt bulb for four hours

96% of candles are purchased are by women.

The world's most expensive car licence plate - made up of the single digit '1' - was sold for $14.2m in the UAE

The Hollywood sign was first erected in 1923. It was first erected as 'Hollywoodland

'Z'. The shortest title of any Oscar winning film.