Did you know…

The average person falls asleep in 12 to 14 minutes.

Fifty percent of all marshmallows consumed in the U.S. have been toasted.

According to experts, there was no punctuation until the 15^th century.

Almost all monkeys are near-sighted.

McDonald’s uses 2,500 tons of sesame seeds a year.

From east to west, Hawaii is the widest state in the U.S.

A cup of candy corn has fewer calories than a cup of raisins.

In Monopoly, the character who’s behind bars is named Jake the Jailbird.

Unatractiphobia is the fear of ugliness.

The pupils in goats’ eyes are rectangular.

A cat will spend nearly 30 percent of its life grooming itself.

Twenty percent of Americans state they have never flossed their teeth.

About 215 pairs of jeans can be made from a single bale of cotton.

Popeye the Sailor, Olive Oyl and Wimpy were all based on real people.

There are more nuns over the age of 90 than there are under the age of 40.

-- Excerpted from a recent issue of Lucas Realty Group News

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