TAJ MAHAL

Nobody knows who built the Taj Mahal. The names of the architects, masons, and designers that have come down to us have all proved to be latter-day inventions, and there is no evidence to indicate who the real creators were.

The Taj Mahal

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CHILDREN GROWTH

Children grow faster in the springtime.

Spring Time

LIBERACE MUSEUM

Liberace Museum has a mirror-plated Rolls Royce; jewel-encrusted capes, and the largest rhinestone in the world, weighing 59 pounds and almost a foot in diameter.

Liberace Museum

SEASHELL

The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear. Any cup-shaped object placed over the ear produces the same effect.

A Seashell

SIGN OF LEADERSHIP

In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.

THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN TO WOMAN

The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.

EINSTEIN'S BRAIN

Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal.

7-UP

The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.

DENTISTS

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (2 m) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

FROM LONDON TO NEW YORK

Flying from London to New York by Concord, due to the time zones crossed, you can arrive 2 hours before you leave.

QUEEN MARY STUART

Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old.

AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR NOTES

The Australian $5 to $100 notes are made of plastic

KANGAROO

There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people. The kangaroo population is estimated at about 40 million.

The Kangaroo

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MARIO

Mario, of Super Mario Bros. fame, appeared in the 1981 arcade game, Donkey Kong. His original name was Jumpman, but was changed to Mario to honor the Nintendo of America's landlord, Mario Segali.

Mario

MODEL T

Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.

The Model T

A SKUNK

A skunk's smell can be detected by a human a mile away.

A Skunk

MAIN LIBRARY AT INDIANA

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.

CARDS

Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class.

GULF OF MEXICO

It would take 11 Empire State Buildings, stacked one on top of the other, to measure the Gulf of Mexico at its deepest point.