(Most of the humour collected here is in the public domain, unless otherwise specified. I have removed items that were untrue.)
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Canada is derived from the Huron-Iroquois word “ka-na-ta”, meaning “settlement” or “village”.
There are three credit cards for every person in the United States, down from four on average in 2019.
A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second, according to the Jargon File.
Hersheys Kisses are allegedly called that because the machine that makes them looks like its kissing the conveyor belt.
US bank notes are made out of cotton and linen. Canadian and Australian banknotes are made out of a thermoplastic polymer.
Every time you lick a stamp, you’re consuming 1/10th of a calorie.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t added until 5 years later.
“No.” and “Go!” are considered the shortest complete sentences in the English language.
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was not allergic to carrots. He just spat them out a lot when recording.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
Dr. Seuss pronounced “Seuss” to rhyme with “rejoice.”
In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said “Play it again, Sam.”
Sherlock Holmes never said “Elementary, my dear Watson.”
It is untrue that more people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
The national anthem of Greece (Hymn to Liberty) has 158 verses. No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses.
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
The average typist’s left hand does 56% of the typing.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes, by rolling them back into their heads.
There are more chickens than people in the world. In 2020 it was estimated that there are 23.7 billion chickens, compared to 7.9 billion people.
Two-thirds of the world’s eggplants are grown in New Jersey.
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is “scraunched”.
Many of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20.
While it is untrue that no words in the English language rhyme with “month”, “orange”, “silver” or “purple”, the actual list is longer than you think.
“Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”.
26 US states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are members of the peach family (Rosaceae).
Winston Churchill was born in a cloakroom (not a ladies’ room), 24 hours after the dance ended.
Maine is the only US state whose name is just one syllable.
There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
There are only two words in the English language which end in “shion”: cushion and fashion.
Los Angeles’s full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula”. And can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, “L.A.”
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than it’s brain.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state’s third largest city.
A dragonfly has a lifespan of between a week and two months.
It’s possible to sneeze with your eyes open.
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world (10 inches in diameter).
The microwave oven was invented after a researcher walked by a radar vacuum tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
John Lennon’s first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.