Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexican Independence Day.  It is the commemoration of the victory of an out-manned and poorly equipped Mexican military force over the French army at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.  Some say if the French had won, they would have assisted the American Confederate army to win the American Civil War.

By partially filling saucers with vinegar and distributing the saucers around a room, you can eliminate odors.

Michael Jordan was cut from his High School basketball team his sophomore year.

A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

More people in China speak English than in the United States.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Women buy four out of every 10 condoms sold.

The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.

The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.

Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.

About 1 in 30 people in the U.S. are in jail, on probation, or on parole.

Wearing yellow makes you look bigger on camera; green, smaller.

Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.

According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.

More than three billion Christmas cards are sent annually in the United States.

Born in 1929, Dick Clark has hosted New Year's Rockin' Eve all but twice since 1972.  If Clark is ever unable to continue, Ryan Seacrest will be his successor as host.

A completely blind chameleon will still take on the colors of its environment.

In an average hour, there are over 61,000 Americans airborne over the United States.

35% of the people using personal ads for dating are already married!

Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors.

Over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year.

Mardi Gras is the French name for Fat Tuesday which represents the last opportunity for excessive indulgence before the fasting season of Lent.

The 2006 Super Bowl was watched by 141.4 million viewers.
The 10 most-watched programs in TV history are all Super Bowls. 
Host city generates more than $260 million in economic impact.
Cost of a 30 second TV ad = $1.3 million to $2.6 million
Cost of a Super Bowl Ring = $5,000
Cost of the Vince Lombardi Trophy = $25,000