Fact No.258

Among the Bagonda people of Uganda, the several widows of a recently deceased king have the distinctive honor of drinking the beer in which his entrails have been cleaned

Fact No.527

The word 'toast' (like one that you make at a wedding) started in ancient Rome, where a piece of toasted bread was dropped into wine

Fact No.526

Texas state law prohibits someone from having more than three sips of beer at a time whilst standing

Fact No.525

In Missouri, anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing an empty alcohol bottle or can can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol

Fact No.524

72% of Americans sign their pet's names on greetings cards they send out

Fact No.523

On average, 18,000,000 items are for sale on eBay at any one time

Fact No.522

On Earth, lightning strikes around 6000 times a minute

Fact No.521

The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9, living in China in the early 1900s

Fact No.520

More than 40% of domestic violence victims are male

Fact No.519

Women [on average] recognise different facial expressions better than men. This is due to women's enlarged linguistic features in the brain