The standard brick size in the United States is 2 ½ x 3 ¾ x 8 inches.

The square hole in an anvil is called the Hardie hole and is naturally where one places their Hardie Tool.

Shaq only ever made one three-pointer.

Acorns are also called "oaknuts"

America's first bank robber deposited the money back into the same bank.

In spring, a single oak tree produces both male flowers (in the form of catkins) and small coon flowers (female flowers). Oak trees have male flowers on one part of their branch, and female flowers on another part of the same branch.

Germany uncovers 2,000 tons of unexploded bombs every year.

During the United States Civil War, it was common for the Laundress to get paid more than the soldiers

Sharks existed before trees.

The *average* age of a nun in the US is 80 years old.

Detroit undercover cops in a drug ring once fought another group of undercover cops.

In the movie The Wizard of Oz, the main character's name was Dorothy Gale

The Silverback gorilla can lift almost a literal ton.

In the US, if you are on Death Row, you only have a 13% chance of being executed.

Every time you shuffle a deck of cards, you get a combination that's never existed.