The Internet is full of all sorts of lists of amazing true facts about our world. I feel my blogging life is incomplete if I don’t share my own set of interesting–and totally factual–items with my readers.

1. Keepers at the San Diego Zoo have found that when given a selection of breakfast cereals, tigers will always choose Frosted Flakes.
2. The same study found that toucans are actually cuckoo for Cap’n Crunch.
3. Britney Spears’ full legal name is Britney Aparaga Spears.
4. In Autumn, leaves always fall to the west of the tree.
5. Movie theaters in the United States are required to provide at least three types of soda and two sizes of popcorn at concession stands.
6. In Ohio, it is illegal to drive exactly 37 m.p.h.
7. Studies show that 17 percent of all 2nd graders who read Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and hear “On Top of Spaghetti” develop a fear of marinara-based dishes.
8. The president of Canada is technically also the Prince of Nepal.
9. Cell phones were first invented in 1952, but were not released to the public because of a secret agreement between the U.S. government and AT&T.
10. Chipmunks have three stomachs and nine toes.
11. Sweatpants were once considered formal attire.
12. Dogs are more obedient to commands given in French.
13. Girls with bangs are 43 percent more likely to laugh at a knock-knock joke than those without bangs.
14. Humans blink an average of 14 billion times during their life.
15. Surveys show 87 percent of Americans like Christmas music, but only 16 percent would admit so to their friends.
16. Baby carrots are the healthiest food on Earth.
17. Most grocery stores arrange cereal in alphabetical order.
18. NBC originally stood for “New Broadcasting Company” but changed its name when a new network (CBS) was founded.
19. The thread count in a set of sheets refers to the average number of seconds it takes to thread one of the fibers through the head of a needle.
20. In Australia, three people are killed every day in accidents involving step ladders.
21. Blondes actually have 6 percent less fun.
22. Windows were first used to conveniently throw food scraps outside.
23. The first Starbucks coffee contained tiny particles from an actual star and cost $1.
24. Clothes actually shrink in the washer and expand in the dryer.
25. Cats cannot hear guitars.
26. Nine out of 10 people are afraid of seagulls.
27. People who wear sunglasses every day are more likely to develop color blindness.
28. Descendants of Beatrix Potter have sued J.K. Rowling claiming that since she created Peter Rabbit, she is the originator of the first Hairy Potter.
29. Squirrels are afraid of crickets.
30. Football was first played by colonists in Massachusetts.
31. Lawmakers in 43 states have proposed eliminating the penny from U.S. currency.
32. The world record for number of jumbo marshmallows eaten in one hour is 4,581.
33. The Russian flag features a grizzly bear holding a handgun.
34. Crayola modeled its yellow crayons after the color of Iowa corn.
35. The United Nations does not officially recognize Canada as a sovereign nation.
36. Pumas are born without a tail.
37. There are 429 different ways to tie a shoe.
38. In North Carolina it is illegal to build a playground without a slide.
39. Deer are attracted to small children and the color orange.
40. Airplane food has to be kept pressurized at all times in order to preserve its flavor.
41. Grapes are high in saturated fat.
42. England’s last three queens have all been left-handed.
43. Baby strollers are required to pass safety tests at 48 m.p.h.
44. The small portion of toothpaste left in a tube is called a pasticle.
45. Shaving makes a man’s facial hair turn a darker color when it grows back.
46. Beer can be kept at 23 degrees F before it freezes.
47. Police radar guns cannot accurately measure the speed of hybrid cars.
48. Scented candles burn more slowly than unscented candles.
49. An airplane is unable to safely land if more than half of the tray tables are not in the upright and locked position.
50. Most orange juice is actually made from grapefruits.