Did You Know?

• The great Babe Ruth, who hit 714 home runs, began his major league career as a dominating pitcher.

• Amazing Grace was written in 1772 by a former slave trader!

• The last United States president without a college degree was Harry S. Truman.

• Chillicothe was the capital of Ohio two separate times.

• The world's tallest person, Robert Wadlow, stood 8 feet and 11.1 inches tall.

• Ringo Starr was not an original member of the Beatles.

• George Washington never had wooden teeth.

• Kits are baby rabbits.

• Humans are the only creatures that blush (and perhaps are the only ones with reason to do so).

• A dog is as intelligent as a two-year-old child.

• Jesus started his ministry at about the age of 30.

• Take Me Out to the Ballgame's (1908) authors had never been to a professional baseball game when they wrote the song.

• Pigs are the smartest farm animals.

• UCLA has won 11 basketball national championships, more than any other school.

• The shortest president of the United States was James Madison, who stood 5 feet 4 inches.

• The average lifespan for men in the U. S. is 75; for women, 80.

• A dog's sense of smell is 40 times greater than that of a human being.

• Franklin Roosevelt was in his fourth term of office when he died.

• Chickens and ducks are closely related.

• Homo sapiens have been around for approximately 300,000 years.

• In 1957, a rock and roll band called the Quarrymen was formed. You know them better as the Beatles.

• Elephants have excellent memories, unlike my wife's husband, who often forgets to pick up a quart of milk or a loaf of bread.

• According to surveys, Americans' favorite foods include hamburgers, French fries and fried chicken.

• A recent survey indicated the most hated foods are oysters, black licorice, and anchovies.

• President John Quincy Adams had an estimated IQ of 175. Talk about a brainiac!