Stupid Facts

• There are 230 joints in the human body.

• The average human head weighs about eight pounds.

• The kidneys filter over 400 gallons of blood each day.

• J. Edgar Hoover wouldn't let his drivers make left turns.

• Penguins have an organ above their eyes that converts salt water to fresh water.

• The metal band that connects the pencil eraser to the end of the pencil is called a Ferrule.

• The little piece of cartilage that sticks out at the front side of your ear is called the Tragus.

• The points of light that you see behind your eyelids when you shut your eyes really hard are called Phosphenes.

• There are 104 stitches on a baseball.

• A boomerang will return to the thrower even in space.

• The top of the Empire State building was built to anchor blimps.