One of the many Tarzans, Karmuela Searlel, was mauled to death on the set by a raging elephant. Professional ballerinas use about twelve pairs of toe shoes per week. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. Cranberry Jello is only sold in November and December, and is the only jello flavor that comes from real fruit, not artificial flavoring. Don MacLean's song "American Pie" was written about Buddy Holly. Impotence is legal grounds for divorce in 24 American states. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper. 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel. Twinkies aren't made, they're formed by a chemical process. A family of six died in Oregon during WWII as a result of a Japanese balloon bomb. AM and PM stand for "Ante-Meridian" and "Post-Meridian," respectively, and A.D. actually stands for "Anno Domini" rather than "After Death." The first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone in a hot air balloon was a Stanford alumni. Benito Mussolini would ward off the evil eye by touching his testicles. Both Hitler and Napoleon were missing one testicle. Stalin was only five feet, four inches tall. The Baby Ruth candy bar was actually named after Grover Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth. Armadillos get an average of 18.5 hours of sleep per day and can walk underwater. Polar bears' fur is not white, it's clear. Polar bear skin is actually black. Their hair is hollow and acts like fiber optics, directing sunlight to warm their skin. To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs -it will let you go instantly. Killer whales kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode. The only planet without a ring is earth. If you feed a seagull Alka-Seltzer, its stomach will explode. The raised reflective dots in the middle of highways are called Botts dots. The Amazon rainforest produces half the world's oxygen supply. A group of kangaroos is called a mob. A group of whales is called a pod. A group of geese is called a gaggle. Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of linen. A rhinoceros's horn is made of hair. Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie. Shrimps' hearts are in their heads.