Stupid Facts

• The Soap Beetle washes itself with hydrogen peroxide which it secretes from glands behind it eyes.
  

• Geckos don't have eyelids. They lick their eyes with their tongue to clean them.
  

• The Skin is the largest organ of the body.
  

• Odd-numbered highways generally run North/South, and even-numbered highways run East/West.

• The driest place on earth is Arica, Chile.

• The lowest social security number was 001-01-0001, and was given to Grace D. Owen of Concord, New Hampshire, who applied for her number on November 24, 1936.

• The diesel engine was named after German engineer Rudolf Diesel who invented it in the 1890s.

• 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the population.

• SCUBA is an acronym for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.

• A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

• Frogs can breathe through their skin.

• More than 75 different kinds of bacteria are found in human feces.
  (see Feces Health Quiz)

• Shirley Temple received 135,000 presents for her 8th birthday.