The Frito Bandito was the cartoon mascot for Fritos corn chips from 1967 to 1971. Pressure from the National Mexican-American Anti-Defamation Committee and others prompted an update to the character; his gold tooth and stubble were eliminated and his hair combed. The character was completely

The Disney cartoons 101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney features with both parents are present and that don't die throughout the movie.

A quality, fully-faceted round brilliant diamond has at least 58 facets. These are important for the maximum sparkle and brilliance of the stone.

President Franklin Pierce was arrested while in office for running over an old woman with his horse, but his case was dropped due to insufficient evidence in 1853.

Artist Rembrandt van Rijn painted about 700 pictures.

Most roofs in the Washington, D.C. area are designed to withstand at least 15 to 20 pounds of snow per square foot.

Napoleon, the famous French general, was not born in France. He was born on the Mediterranean island of Corsica of Italian parents.

Salt Lake City, Utah, gets an average of 17 inches more snow annually than Fairbanks, Alaska. Santa Fe, New Mexico, gets an average of 9 inches more snow each year than New Haven, Connecticut.

Pigs are exceedingly loud creatures. A University of Illinois study measured average pig squeals that ranged from 100 to 115 decibels. The supersonic Concorde jet, by comparison, was originally banned from New York when its engines exceeded 112 decibels at takeoff.

Camels were used as pack animals in Nevada and Arizona as late as 1870.

Cloud droplets measure about 0.0008 inches across, about one-fortieth the size of a pinhead. They are so light that they float in the air.

The armor of the armadillo is not as tough as it appears. It is very pliable, much like a human fingernail.

Crabs and other crustaceans can escape danger by simply discarding an injured or trapped limb.

French consumers drink an average 88 servings of Coca-Cola products per year.

In Greece, it is a wedding tradition to write the names of all single female friends and relatives of the bride on the sole of her shoe. After the wedding, the shoe is examined, and those whose names have worn off are said to be the next in line for marriage.

Kangaroo rats never drink water. Like their relatives the pocket mice, they carry their own water source within them, producing fluids from the food they eat and the air they breathe.

Because of the metallic interior and long, tubular shape, Pringles cans have been used to make Wi-Fi network antennas, known as cantennas. Some fans of the chip brand collect the empty holders, which are colorful, uniform, and useful for storing small items such as paintbrushes. It is possible to throw the plastic lid on a Pringles can in a ...Read more

The first guest host of NBC's Saturday Night Live was comedian George Carlin on October 10, 1975.

At first, there were only four flavors of Pop-Tarts: strawberry, blueberry, apple currant, and cinnamon. They were not frosted because it was believed that the frosting would melt in the toaster. However, they later discovered that frosting could survive the toaster and released the first frosted Pop-Tarts in 1967. Today there are a wide variety...Read more

If you dream about some particular subject it is not often that the dream is about that. Dreams speak in a deeply symbolic language. The unconscious mind tries to compare your dream to something else, which is similar. Its like writing a poem and saying that a group of ants were like machines that never stop. But you would never compare ...Read more