12 Trivial Facts to Tuck Away in That Weird Little Jeans Pocket

Ironically, the street name that comes first in popularity across America? It's “Second.”

If you count how many times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds, and then add 40, you’ll end up within a few degrees of the temperature in Fahrenheit.

Venus is very close to Earth in terms of size, with a difference of only 5 percent (Earth being slightly bigger).

When you’re both a first lady and a fashion icon, it’s fitting that the Secret Service bestow you a codename like “Lace.”

First Lady Rosalynn Carter was also known as the “Steel Magnolia” for her combination of soft manners and strong temperament.

Video game and fantasy aficionados might already know of the cestus, a leather encasement for the fist, sometimes with metal adornments, used as a weapon on ancient fighters’ fists.

Tommy Lee Jones’ roomie at Harvard was none other than future Vice President Al Gore, and the two remain good friends to this day.

A Gibson is a variant of a martini with one important difference: instead of an olive, it’s garnished with a pickled cocktail onion.

You’d be unlikely to guess, but Yahoo! isn’t just a joyful brand name, but an acronym that stands for Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.

If you’ve ever wondered just how long a tiger’s canines are, the answer is up to three inches. Not ideal, if you’re on the receiving end.

The Eiffel Tower was scheduled to be torn down in 1909, but they kept it up instead to serve as a radiotelegraph station.

If, for some reason, you need another reason to feel bad about your living situation, just know that Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms.