God Facts

"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."

The Aztecs and other Mesoamerican peoples believed powerful gods dwelled within volcanoes. To appease these deities, they performed human sacrifices—sometimes throwing victims directly into volcanic craters.

According to biblical scholars who have tallied deaths directly attributed to God in the Bible, the count ranges from 2.4 to 25 million people, while Satan is credited with killing only 10—the children of Job, and only with God's permission.

Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.

God is the only Simpsons character with five fingers on each hand, while every other character has just four.