George Washington Carver invented peanut butter. (He didn't patent peanut butter as he believed food products were all gifts from God. I wasn't sure whether this should be filed under people, inventions or food!)

Original Photo by Takomabibelot The electric doorbell was invented by Joseph Henry in 1831. (I guess there were no:- Knock KnockWho's there?Isabell.Isabell who?Isabell a ding-dong. ... jokes before then.)

Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left foot first. (Was it a case of best foot forward?)

Mark Twain's book Tom Sawyer (1876) was the first novel ever to be written on a typewriter. (Depressingly one day kids are going to ask "What's a typewriter?")

Maine, USA, is the toothpick capital of the world. Edited 2010 - Maine was the toothpick capital of the world. (Unfortunately the last toothpick factory in Maine closed and now, boxes of toothpicks bearing the Forster brand name—which is still believed to have some value by its present owner, Alltrista Consumer Products Company, a division […]

If you sleep in a cold room, you are more likely to have a bad dream or nightmare. (That's it! I'm turning the radiators on.)