Hooked On Facts:

Only two in one thousand diamonds are considered truly colorless.

Minnows have teeth in their throat.

Koala Bears are not bears.

The are six fictional characters that have stars on Hollywood's 'Walk of Fame'.

In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.

The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.

A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine.

Female canaries cannot sing.

In one day an average person will take about 18,000 steps.

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Just Joking:

Need A Good Computer:

Because I had forgotten the dates for a number of my friends' and relatives' birthdays and anniversaries, I decided to compile a list on the computer and have the dates highlighted on screen when the machine was turned on. I went to a number of computer stores to find a software program that would do the job but had no luck at the first few. I finally found one where the clerk seemed experienced.

"Can you recommend something that will remind me of birthdays and anniversaries?" I asked.

"Have you tried a wife?" he replied.

Zero to 200:

A couple had been debating buying a vehicle for weeks. He wanted a truck.

She wanted a fast little sports car so she could zip through traffic around town.

He would probably have settled on any beat up old truck, but everything she seemed to like was way out of their price range.

"Look!" she finally said, "I want something that goes from 0 to 200 in just a few seconds. Nothing else will do. My birthday is coming up, so surprise me!"

He did just that. So for her birthday, he bought her a brand new bathroom scale.

Nobody has seen or heard from him since.

Pens In Space:

When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to 300 degrees Celsius.

The Russians used a pencil.

Take Only One:

In the cafeteria of a Catholic school, the children were lined up for lunch. At the head of the line was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note and she had placed it in front of the apples. The note read: "Take only one, God is watching."

Further down the cafeteria line was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies...