- The liver is the only internal organ capable of significant regeneration and can regrow even after much of it is removed.
- It takes roughly 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter.
- An octopus has three hearts. Two pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body.
- Canadians consume more Kraft Macaroni & Cheese per capita than Americans.
- King Charles II of England reportedly drank a medicinal tincture made with crushed human skull, known as “The King’s Drops.”
- A monkey was once used as a witness in an Indian court case after it helped identify its owner.
- In the Ancient Olympics, athletes often competed naked, which the Greeks associated with purity and athletic excellence.
- Cookie Monster’s real name is Sid.
Facts by Sean McVeigh, factologist.
