Fact Book

Mailing an entire building has been illegal in the U.S. since 1916 when a man mailed a 40,000-ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight rates.

1886. Fact

Maine is closer to Bermuda than Florida!

1887. Fact

Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

1888. Fact

Maine is the toothpick capital of the world.

1889. Fact

Makes sense: Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.

1890. Fact

Malaysians protect their babies from disease by bathing them in beer.

1891. Body Facts

It can take up to two days for food to pass through your body from going in your mouth to coming out your bottom.

1892. Fact

Malcolm X's real name is Malcolm Little.

1893. Fact

Male hospital patients fall out of bed twice as often as female hospital patients.

1894. Fact

Male monkeys lose the hair on their heads in the same way men do.

1895. Fact

Males sweat 40% more than females.

1896. Fact

Mammal rule of thumb: in just about every species, the female lives longer than the male.

1897. Fact

Man is the only animal that cries.

1898. Fact

Many people think that the clock in the Houses Of Parliment is called 'Big Ben.' Actually, the nickname 'Big Ben' originally applied to the huge bell in the clock, not to the clock itself.

1899. Fact

March 9th is Useless Facts and Trivia day.

1900. Fact

Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.

1901. Fact

Marilyn Monroe had six toes.

1902. Fact

Mark Twain didn't even make it through elementary school.

1903. Fact

Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school.

1904. Fact

McDonald's salads contain up to 60% more fat than their burgers!

1905. Fact

Medical studies show that intelligent people have more copper and zinc in their hair.

1906. Fact

Mel Blanc (the original voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

1907. Fact

Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

1908. Body Facts

When you vomit, the same muscle movements that push food down through your gut go into reverse, pushing it back up again.

1909. Fact

Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.

1910. Fact

Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.

1911. Fact

Men get hiccups more often than women.

1912. Fact

Meteorologists claim they're right 85% of the time

1913. Fact

Mexico City is sinking at a rate of 18 inches per year!

1914. Fact

Mexico has more American residents than any other country except the United States.

1915. Fact

Mexico has more American residents than any other country except the United States. Drivers kill more deer than hunters.

1916. Fact

Mexico's east coast is sinking into the sea at the rate of one to two inches per year.

1917. Fact

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually that all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

1918. Fact

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike every year than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

1919. Fact

Michael Jordan shaves his head on Tuesdays, and Fridays ( Smart people have more zinc in their hair.

1920. Fact

Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.

1921. Fact

Midgets and dwarfs almost always have normal sized children.

1922. Fact

Mike Neismith (the guitarist of The Monkeys)'s mom invented White Out.

1923. Fact

Milk is heavier than cream.

1924. Body Facts

When you blush, your stomach blushes, too! A blush sends blood flooding into the tiny blood vessels on your face and also to the many blood vessels inside your stomach.

1925. Fact

Minnows have teeth in their throat.

1926. Fact

Moist air holds heat better than dry air.

1927. Fact

Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.

1928. Body Facts

One in 100,000 people is born with an extra finger on each hand, but usually they are only small stumps.

1929. Fact

Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a 'Friday the 13th'.

1930. Fact

Montpelier, Vermont is the only state capital in the USA without a mcdonalds