In 1865, several veterans of the Confederate Army formed a private social club in Pulaski, Tennessee, called the Ku Klux Klan.

Insects consume 10% of the world's food supply every year

Pinocchio was made of pine

According to ancient Greek literature, when Odysseus arrived home after an absence of 20 years, disguised as a beggar, the only one to recognize him was his aged dog Argos, who wagged his tail at his master, and then died.

When ants find food, they lay down a chemical trail, called a pheromone, so that other ants can find their way from the nest to the food source.

The Green Hornet is the Lone Ranger's grandnephew

Allan Pinkerton, founder of the famous detective agency, died in 1884 when he stumbled, bit his own tongue, and was killed by the resulting gangrene

Cats have over 100 vocal sounds, while dogs only have about 10

In 'Gulliver's Travels,' Jonathan Swift described the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, giving their exact size and speeds of rotation He did this more than 100 years before either moon was discovered

If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $119 You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar