Starch is used as a binder in the production of paper. It is the use of a starch coating that controls ink penetration when printing. Cheaper papers do not use as much starch, and this is why your elbows get black when you are leaning over your morning paper.
There are odor technicians in the perfume trade with the olfactory skill to distinguish 19,000 different odors at twenty levels of intensity each.
The Indian epic poem the "Mahabhrata" is eight times longer than "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" combined.
Sterling silver is not pure silver. Because pure silver is too soft to be used in most tableware it is mixed with copper in the proportion of 92.5 percent silver to 7.5 percent copper.
There are three sets of letters on the standard typewriter and computer keyboards which are in alphabetical order, reading left to right. They are f-g-h, j-k-l, and o-p.
The initials M.G. on the famous British-made automobile stand for "Morris Garage."
Street Boulevard in Joplin, Missouri was named for Gabby Street, the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in the early 1930s.
There are two radios for every man, woman, and child in the United States
The islands of French Polynesia can be divided into two distinct groups: the less numerous but larger, high volcanic islands (Society, Tubuai, Marquesas, and Gambier) and the more numerous low coral islands. The coral islands lack soil cover and permanent streams, raising critical problems for agriculture and drinking water. Coconut plantations are virtually the only vegetation capable of growing on the coral islands.
Studies of the Dead Sea Scrolls indicate that the passage in the Bible known as the Sermon on the Mount is actually an ancient Essene prayer dating to hundreds of years before the birth of Christ.
There is 1 mile of railroad track in Belgium for every one and a half square miles of land.
The Isle of Man is rich in history with Norse stone circles and long houses, signs of early Christianity and evidence of man’s first struggles to farm the land. This green, fertile land has the oldest continuous Parliament in the world, its own currency, stamps, telecommunications, language, castles, legends, and customs
Studies shown by the Psychology Department of DePaul University show that the principal reason to lie is to avoid punishment.
There is an entire opera written about the Mona Lisa by Mac von Schillings.
The Japanese business environment requires strict adherence to rules of etiquette. Graduating students prepare for important job interviews by first learning how to bow properly and show proper manners when entering and seating themselves in the interview room.
Suzie Derkins is the only character in Bill Watterson's comic strip, "Calvin and Hobbes," to have a first and last name. Calvin's parents have no names at all.
There is no one who does not dream. Those who claim to have no dreams, laboratory tests have determined, simply forget their dreams more easily than others.
The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a playing card.
Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
The Leap-The-Dips roller coaster is the oldest roller coaster in the world. It is located within Lakemont Park in Pennsylvania. It was built in 1902, and replaced the Gravity Railroad which burned down in 1901. The Leap-The-Dips is the last known example in the United States of a side friction figure eight roller coaster. The roller coaster's configurations are 1,452 feet in length, 41 feet at the highest point, the largest dip is 9 feet, and the steepest dip descent is 25 degrees. The average ride time of Leap-The-Dips is 1 minute and the average speed is 10 miles per hour.
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