That’s right it’s Friday and time for a few useless tidbits of trivia that will make your friends go… “hmmmm.”

  1. “Racecar” and “kayak” are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.
  2. In 1832, Abraham Lincoln ran for the Illinois legislature, and lost.
  3. The mouth produces a quart of saliva per day. (You’re welcome!)
  4. A banana is actually considered a both a fruit and herb.
  5. The ant has the distinction of having the largest brain in proportion to body size.
  6. 10% of people claim to have seen a ghost.
  7. The fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco.
  8. “Stewardesses” is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
  9. Hawaii was originally called the “Sandwich Islands” by Captain James Cook.
  10. It is possible for the human nose to identify and remember more than 50,000 smells.