Teddy Roosevelt was the first to announce that Maxwell House coffee is "good to the last drop."

King Charles I was 4'9".  Aesop, Pepin the Short and Attila the Hun were all under 4'0".

Ernest Borgnine was born Ermes Borgnino.  He was married to Ethel Merman for 32 days. (lucky sot)

John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.

One in every four Americans has appeared on TV.  (I am one of the ones. How about you?)

Dr. Seuss coined the word "nerd."  He used it in his 1950 "If I Ran the Zoo."

The Bible has been translated into Klingon.  (If you worry that you spend too much time on FT, look on the bright side.  You could have been the one who translated the Bible into Klingon.  Talk about having too much time on your hands, eh.)

7% of Americans eat at McDonald's every day. (lucky sots)

There are more doughnut shops per capita in Canada than anywhere else.  (I'm just saying)

Ben Hogan was asked how to improve one's golf game.  His answer: "hit the ball closer to the hole."

The slogan on New Hampshire license plates is "Live Free or Die."  The plates are made by inmates at the New Hampshire state prison.

Charley Furnas was the first airplane passenger.  He flew with Wilbur Wright on May 14, 1908.  He was also the first passenger to lose his luggage.

97% of all statistics are made up.