The number of text messages sent and received in a given day is greater than the world's population.
198
The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
40
In 1976, an underachieving Princeton junior undergraduate wrote a term paper detailing how to make a nuclear bomb. He got an "A", but never got his paper back because it was seized by the FBI.
16
Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
58
An iceberg contains more heat than a lit match.
73
The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
479
It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
22