A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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In an average hour, there are over 61,000 Americans airborne over the United States.
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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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According to an assistant professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, wearing red increases your chances in things like dating and hitchhiking.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
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The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
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