At one time in Holland it took four years to train to be a hatmaker but only three years to train to be a surgeon. Despite the many rat-infested slums in New York City, rats bite only 311 people in an average year. But 1,519 residents are bitten annually by other New Yorkers. No one knows why, but 90 percent of women who walk into a department store immediately turn to the right. The term skyscraper was first used way back in 1888 to describe an 11-story building.
Adults average only one nightmare a year, but typically have seven sexual fantasies a day.
There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people. The kangaroo population is estimated at about 40 million. During his entire lifetime, Herman Melville's timeless classic of the sea, 'Moby Dick', only sold 50 copies. The liver, not the heart, is the sign of romance in northern Morocco. Drivers tend to drive faster when other cars are around.