The first refridgerator was built in 1859.
FACT. The very first refridgerator was invented by a Frenchman named Ferdinand Carre.

The ancients Greeks used boiled shark brains to help relieve toothaches.
FACT. They held them to their gums as a compress.

The exclamation "Eureka" was first used by gold prospectors during the California Gold Rush of 1849.
FICTION. The Greek mathematician Archimedes was the first to say "Eureka", when he discovered the law of buoyancy while he was taking a bath.

In the United States, it is illegal for butchers to sell lion meat.
FICTION. Since lions are not endangered, their meat is legal to sell.

Congress can revoke the citizenship of a U. S. citizen who commits a serious crime against the country.
FICTION. No matter how serious the crime, Congress cannot revoke U. S. citizenship.

A species of Central and South American bird shaves its own feathers.
FACT. The brightly colored motmot bird has a notched bill that it uses like a razo to shave its feathers.

Americans eat the most cheese per person of any country in the world.
FICTION. The French eat about a pound of cheese per person per week.

Outside of Asia, the highest mountain in the world is Mount McKinley.
FICTION. It's a volcano called Aconcagua, the highest peak of the Andes range. It's located in Argentina.

Cocoa beans grow on evergreen trees.
FACT. Cocoa trees are evergreens.

The wheel was invented in Asia.
FACT. The wheel was invented in Mesopotamia (Iraq, today) between 4000 and 3500 B.C.

Johannesburg is the most populated city on the continent of Africa.
FICTION. Cairo, the capital of Egypy, is home to more people than any other city in Africa.

Some bees prefer to live alone.
FACT. Honeybees and bumblebees live in colonies, but there are many bee species which live alone.

Oceans are salty because of rocks.
FACT. All rocks contain minerals and release elements into the ocean when they erode.

Tiny earthquakes below the surface of the ocean cause most waves.
FICTION. Most waves are caused by the friction that wind produces when it comes in contact with the water.

No dinosaur fossils have been found in Antarctica.
FICTION. Scientists have found fossils of most of the major types of dinosaurs in Antarctica.

Soldiers in the American Civil War threw rocks at the one another when they ran out of ammunition.
FACT. When Confederate troops ran out of bulletts, they threw stones at the Yankees, who threw stones back at the confederates.

The country of Brazil is larger than the 48 contiguous states.
FACT. Brazil is more than 3 million square miles.

Break dancing started in the 1960's.
FACT. In 1969, Afrika Bambaata brought boom boxes to poor neighborhoods and encouraged kids to dance instead of doing drugs or crime.

Pirate spiders get their name from their Jolly Roger-like black and white markings.
FICTION. Pirate spiders like to sneak into other spiders' webs and then hurt them.

Grasshoppers spit.
FACT. Their "brown juice" spit is used to defend themselves.

It took one hour to produce the world's oldest-known photograph.
FICTION. It took 8 hours!

Monster trucks can float.
FACT. Their huge air-filled tires help them float.

Christopher Columbus never set foot in what is now the United States.
FACT.

Ozzy Osbourne's sister writes the Magic Treehouse book series for children.
FICTION. Ozzy is not related to Mary Pope Osbourne.

CPU is an acronym for Computer Primary Unit.
FICTION. CPU stands for Central Processing Unit.