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Cool Facts

Aerosmith's "Dude Looks Like a Lady" was written about Vince Neil of Motley Crue.

Barney, the famous dinosaur that entertains kids is from Dallas.

Belle from the Disney movie "Beauty and the Beast" makes a cameo appearance in Disney's "Hunchback of Notre Dame."

In North America there are approximately 618 roller coasters.

The longest Hollywood kiss was from the 1941 film, "You're in the Army Now." It lasted for three minutes and three seconds.

Household Products

215 jeans can be made with one bale of cotton.

The YKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the world's largest zipper manufacturer.

The first fashion house to be set up was in 1858 by Charles Worth. He opened his store in Paris with the idea of having pre-made gowns presented on models to his customers.

The reason why women's dress shirt buttons are on the left and men's on the right is because when buttons were first used during the Victorian period maids used to dress the ladies, and since the maids put on their shirts the buttons were put on the servants right side, hence the women's left.

Warner Brothers Corset Company created the bra cup sizing system, which is now used universally used by manufacturers.

When Nylons first went on sale in the United States in 1940, four million pairs were sold in only a few days

According to studies, an average roll of toilet paper lasts about five days in the bathroom.

In a year, an average person uses the toilet 2500 times.

Most toilets flush in E flat.

The first toilet stall in a public washroom is the least likely to be used. It is also the cleanest.

Three years of a person's life is spent on the toilet.

Women take three times longer than men when using the toilet.

Barbie's measurements if she were life-size: 5 feet 9 inches tall, 33-18-31 1/2

It requires 63 feet of wire to make a Slinky toy.

Males account for 60% of toy injuries that occur in the U.S.

On average, a Canadian girl owns seven Barbie dolls, whereas an American girl owns eight.

The Crayola colour flesh was changed to peach in 1962 because of the fact that people have many different skin colours.

The most popular Hot Wheels vehicle sold is the Corvette.

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