Facts You Probably don’t Need

• The large intestine is about 15 feet shorter than the small intestine.

• Jousting is the official sport of Maryland.

• The human population has officially passed 8 billion.

• The first CEO of Apple was named Michael Scott.

• Pumpkins, watermelons, avocados, and bananas are all berries while strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries are not.

• The Carolina Panthers have never had back-to-back winning seasons but also won the NFC South three years in a row.

• The New York Jets have never beaten the Eagles. They are 0-12 against them.

• Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Sigmund Freud, Leon Trotsky, and Josip Tito all lived in the same neighborhood of Vienna for a brief period in 1913.

• The body of Jeremy Bentham, the famous 18th and 19th century philosopher, is stuffed and kept by the University College London.

Facts by Sean McVeigh, factologist.