Other Facts

Adding sugar to coffee is believed to have started in 1715, in the court of King Louis XIV, the French monarch.

According to an Old English system of time units, a moment is considered to be one and a half minutes.

According to a recent survey, more Americans lose their virginity in June than any other month.

According to a global survey in 1997 by Durex Condoms Canadians are the world's fourth worst lovers. The worst three slots belong to South Africa, Russia, and Poland.

Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.

Abraham Lincoln's ghost is said to haunt the White House.

Abraham Lincoln had to go across the street to the War Department to get news from the battlefield because there was no telegraph in the White House.

About a third of all Americans flush the toilet while they're still sitting on it.

About 80% of the city was burned in the Great Fire of London in 1666.

About 75% of the people in the U.S. live on 2% land.

About 70% of Americans who go to college do it just to make more money.

About 55% of all movies are rated R. About 500 movies are made in the US and 800 in India annually.

About 24% of the total ground area of Los Angeles is said to be committed to automobiles.

About 200,000,000 M&Ms are sold each day in the United States.

Abe Lincoln's mother died when the family dairy cow ate poisonous mushrooms and Ms. Lincoln drank the milk.