Fun Factoids

These are fun factoids.  I call them "factoids" because who knows if they're true or not ... I got them in an email, which makes it immediately suspect.  :-)
  • Dr. Seuss made up the word "nerd" in his 1950 book, If I Ran the Zoo.
  • It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
  • There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun.
  • The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.
  • When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year.
  • Average lifespan of a major league baseball: 5 pitches.
  • Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.
  • The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
  • Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple and chocolate.

I've had enough!