Funny Facts
What U.S. state is known for producing more spam (the meat) than anywhere else?
Hawaii
What food was once classified as a vegetable by the U.S. government, causing national outrage?
Ketchup
I have a face, but no eyes. Hands, but no arms. What am I?
A clock.
What U.S. President had a pet alligator in the White House?
John Quincy Adams.
What was the first product to have a barcode?
Wrigley’s chewing gum.
What animal can’t stick out its tongue?
crocodile
In Japan, what flavor of Kit Kat is surprisingly popular?
Wasabi
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
What year did the U.S. enter World War II?
1941
Which U.S. state has more cows than people?
Idaho
What did people use before toilet paper was invented?
Corn cobs.
What fast food item was originally called the "Aristocrat" but flopped until renamed?
The Burger King Whopper
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M.
How many justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?
9
In 1876, a man tried to steal whose body from his tomb?
Abraham Lincoln's (the Secret Service stopped them).
If you dug a hole through the center of the Earth and jumped in, where would you end up?
Dead. You’d be dead
In the Middle Ages, what food was so valuable it was used to pay rent and wages?
Pepper. (And now it’s just free at Olive Garden.)
What do you call a guy with a rubber toe?
Roberto.
What was the original shape proposed for the Washington Monument?
A pyramid.
What government agency once tried to spy on cats — literally — by wiring them up during the Cold War?
The CIA (Project Acoustic Kitty — it failed).
What color is hippopotamus sweat?
Pink
How long does a Twinkie really last?
A) 45 days
B) 1 year
C) 10 years
D) Forever. They’re immortal.
A. Just 45 days — the apocalypse lied to us.
What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire?
Frostbite.
In 1867, which U.S. state was purchased from Russia for just $7.2 million?
Alaska.
What U.S. President got stuck in the White House bathtub and had a custom one made to fit him?
William Howard Taft.