| Before "SOS" was introduced as the most recognized distress signal, the signal was "CQD." "CQ" stood for "seek you" and "D" stood for "Danger" |
| Japan's Tokyo Zoo closes for two months each year to give the animals a break from visitors. |
| The average woman uses about 7,000 words a day. Men use around 2,000 |
| The Romans had three words for kissing. Basium was the kiss exchanged by acquaintances, osculum was the kiss between close friends and suavium was the kiss between lovers. |
| The flag of the Philippines is the only national flag that is flown differently during times of peace or war. A portion of the flag is blue, while the other is red. The blue portion is flown on top in time of peace and the red portion is flown in war time. |
| To cure hiccups...Put your fingers in your ears, and get a friend to slowly feed you a glass of water. |
| The Romans used to clean themselves with olive oil since they did not have any soap. They would pour the oil on their bodies, and then use a strigil, which is type of blade, to scrape off any dirt along with the oil. |
| March 9 is Useless Facts and Trivia Day. |
| Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties. |
| Throughout most of history, the Italians used olive oil instead of soap to clean themselves. |