In his book "Five Hundred Good Points of Husbandry," published in 1573, Thomas Tusser presents 10 characteristics of the perfect cheese: "Not like Gehazi, i.e. dead white, like a leper; not like Lot's wife, all salt; not like Argus, full of eyes; not like Tom Piper, 'hoven and puffed;' not like Crispin, leathery; not like Lazarus, poor; not like Esau, hairy; not like Mary Magdalene, full of whey or maudlin; not like the Gentiles, full of maggots; not like a Bishop, made of burnt milk."

Cannibalism might not be all bad. A study found that snails that ate their siblings or other unhatched snails lived longer than those that didn't

The average U.S. child watches about 20,000 commercials each year, and the average American 3-year-old can recognize 100 different brands.

With 158 stanzas, the Greek national anthem is the world's longest.

The Latin phrase "ipso facto" means "by self-definition" or "by that very fact," while "de facto" means "in fact."

Chances are that 1 in 5 U.S. adults does not have a checking account.

The Navy and the Air Force each have about 6,500 aircraft in use.

The rubberlike compound known as Silly Putty is composed, in part, of boric acid and silicone oil.