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The Bostonian Society was formed in 1881 to prevent the Old State House, site of the Boston Massacre, from being moved to Chicago. 
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| Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star. |
| One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the 1930's lobbied against hemp farmers -- they saw it as competition. It is not as chemically addictive as is nicotine, alcohol, or caffeine. |
| One in every 4 americans has appeared on television. |
| Most lipstick contains fish scales. |
| Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin. |
| More people use blue toothbrushes, than red ones. |
| More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes. |
| Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet. |
| In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons. |
| In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. |
| In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. |
| If your eyes are six feet above the surface of the ocean, the horizon will be about three statute miles away. |
| If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. |
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