The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the USA'

The mask used by Michael Myers in the original Halloween was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.

The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'!

The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

Roses MAY be red, but violets ARE, indeed, violet.

By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.

Casey Kasem is the voice of Shaggy on Scooby Doo.

Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest.

In Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift described the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, giving their exact size and speeds of rotation. He did this more than 100 years before either moon was discovered.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

Sherlock Holmes NEVER said Elementary, my dear Watson.

An old law in Bellingham, Wash, made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.

Sharon Stone was the first Star Search spokes model.

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.

Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!