Stupid Facts

• Shultz is the most common last name in Germany.
  
  
• The biggest known pumpkin in history weighed almost 700 pounds.
  (see Fruits and Vegetables)
  
  
• The biggest recorded bubble ever blown with bubble gum was 22 inches in diameter.
  
  
• The condom is named for Dr. Charles Condom (1630-1685)
  
  
• The geographical center of the North American continent is Rugby, North Dakota.
  (see U.S. States)
  
  
• The most common bird in the world is the starling.
  
  
• The TV dinner was introduced in 1954.
  
  
• The zipper was invented in 1893 for use in shoes.
  
  
• There is a town in Newfoundland, Canada called Dildo.
  
  
• Thomas Wedgewood took the world's first photograph in 1802.
  
  
• Water is heavier than ice.
  
  
• "All in the Family" was the #1 TV show in America from 1972-1976.
  
  
• According to Guiness, an Arkansas boy grew a 260-lb watermelon in 1985.
  
  
• America's first pizzeria opened in New York City in 1895.