Things You Need To Know

• No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
• The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.

• Earth is the only planet not named after a pagan God.

• A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.

• The new 787 Boeing was revealed on 7/8/07 or July 8th, 07.

• Every day is about 55 billionths of a second longer than the day before it

• Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

• The Himalayan gogi berry contains, weight for weight, more iron than steak, more beta carotene than carrots, more vitamin C than oranges.

• Fingerprints of koala bears are similar (in pattern, shape and size) to the fingerprints of humans

• Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

• SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below

• Pele has always hated his nickname, which he says sounds like "baby-talk in Portuguese".

• As of 2006, 200 million blogs were left without updates
• Urban birds have developed a short, fast "rap style" of singing, different from their rural counterparts.
• The lion costume in the film Wizard of Oz was made from real lions.
• Fathers tend to determine the height of their child, mothers their weight.
• The Pope's been known to wear red Prada shoes.
• Donald Rumsfeld was both the youngest and the oldest defense secretary in US history.
• Coco Chanel started the trend for sun tans in 1923 when she got accidentally burnt on a cruise.
• Up to 25% of hospital keyboards carry the MRSA infection.
• In ancient Greece, children of wealthy families were dipped in olive oil at birth to keep them hairless throughout their lives.
• Sex workers (Prostitutes) in Roman times charged the equivalent price of eight glasses of red wine.
• As of 2006, more than one in eight people in the United States show signs of addiction to the internet.
• More than 90% of plane crashes have survivors.
• The Mona Lisa used to hang on the wall of Napoleon’s bedroom.
• Barbie's full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts.
• Eating a packet of crisps a day is equivalent to drinking five liters of cooking oil a year.
• Plant seeds that have been stored for more than 200 years can be coaxed into new life.
• For every 10 successful attempts to climb Mount Everest there is one fatality. (As of 2006)
• Watching television can act as a natural painkiller for children
• Forty-one percent of English women have punched or kicked their partners, according to a study.
• The more panels a football has - and therefore the more seams - the easier it is to control in the air.
• Music can help reduce chronic pain by more than 20% and can alleviate depression by up to 25%.
• The egg came first.