* One of the longest English words that can be typed using the top row of a typewriter (allowing multiple uses of letters) is 'typewriter.'

* Rhode Island is the smallest state with the longest name. The official name, used on all state documents, is Rhode Island & Providence Plantations.

* The longest animal ever recorded is the ribbon worm (also known as Lineus longissimus), this creature has been measured at 180' when it was washed ashore in Scotland in the late 1800's (a smorgesbord for the birds!).

* The longest muscle name is the "levator labii superioris alaeque nasi" & Elvis popularized it with his lip motions.

* The longest time someone has typed on a typewriter continuously is 264 hrs., set by Violet Gibson Burns.

* The longest U.S. highway is route 6 starting in Cape Cod, Massachusetts going through 14 states, & ending in Bishop, Californis.