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  Fact #3301 - Words

  Fetched: September 9th, 2010, 7:02pm EDT

  When Coca-Cola began to be sold in China, they used characters that would sound like "Coca-Cola" when spoken. Unfortunately, what they turned out to mean was "Bite the wax tadpole".
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  Fact #3243 - TV & Movies

  Fetched: September 9th, 2010, 7:02pm EDT

  Bambi was originally published in 1929 in German.
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  Fact #3379 - Words

  Fetched: September 9th, 2010, 12:38pm EDT

  A "clue" originally meant a ball of thread. This is why one is said to "unravel" the clues of a mystery.
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  Fact #709 - Uncategorized

  Fetched: September 8th, 2010, 3:58pm EDT

  In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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  Fact #3627 - Other

  Fetched: September 8th, 2010, 3:58pm EDT

  The U.S standard railroad gauge (distance between rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches.
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  Fact #2443 - Inventors

  Fetched: September 8th, 2010, 9:30am EDT

  The state of Maine was once known as the "Earmuff Capital of The World". Earmuffs were invented there by Chester Greenwood in 1873.
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  Fact #826 - Uncategorized

  Fetched: September 8th, 2010, 9:30am EDT

  Manhattan Island of New York City was purchased for $24 from the Algonquian Indians in 1624!
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  Fact #2094 - Geography

  Fetched: September 8th, 2010, 9:30am EDT

  Given their sheer volume, ninety-nine percent of the living space on the planet is found in the oceans. The average depth of the oceans is 2.5 miles (4 km). The deepest point lies in the Mariana Trench, 6.8 miles (10.9 km) down. By way of comparison, Mount Everest is only 5.5 miles (8.8 km) high.
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  Fact #2166 - Geography

  Fetched: September 7th, 2010, 8:42am EDT

  In Calama, a town in the Atacama Desert of Chile, it has never rained.
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  Fact #1382 - Uncategorized

  Fetched: September 7th, 2010, 8:42am EDT

  There are three golf balls sitting on the moon.