- Mailmen in Russia now carry revolvers after a recent decision by the government.
- One out of five people in the world (1.1 billion people) live on less than $1 per day.
- Quebec City, Canada, has about as much street crime as Disney World.
- The largest ocean liners pay a $250,000 toll for each trip through the Panama Canal. The canal generates fully one-third of Panama's entire economy.
- In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
- The Spanish word esposa means "wife." The plural, esposas, means "wives," but also "handcuffs."
- City with the most Rolls Royces per capita: Hong Kong.
- Of the six men who made up the Three Stooges, three of them were real brothers (Moe, Curly and Shemp).
- If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand 7 feet, 2 inches tall.
- On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
- Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
- In Tokyo you can buy a toupee for your dog.
- A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.