Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Wise Up! by Bathroom Readers’ Institute Page B
Authors: Bathroom Readers’ Institute
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Birth Control League’s founder, Margaret Sanger, was against changing the group’s name to Planned Parenthood.
According to folklore, an axe or knife placed under a woman’s bed will “cut the pain” of childbirth.
The frequency of twin births has almost doubled since 1980.
Animals that give birth to live young are “viviparous.”
Tammie Green participated in the 1998 Solheim Cup golf tournament…while six months pregnant.
In nearly every language, the word for “mother” begins with the “m” sound.
The original birth-control pill contained five times as much estrogen as today’s pills.
Of Queen Anne’s 18 children, 13 were stillborn. The only one that survived infancy died at age 11.
No babies have ever been born within the border of Vatican City.
* * *
Gulp! Many old English gambling dens employed someone to swallow the dice in case of a raid.
Speed Demons
An adult pig can run a mile in 7.5 minutes— about the same speed as the average human.
Sailfish, which live in the warmer parts of the Pacific Ocean, are the fastest fish in the world. They can swim at speeds of more than 60 mph.
Bad news: polar bears can smell you from 20 miles away. Good news: their top speed is only 25 mph.
How fast does a bumblebee flap its wings? 160 beats per second.
A hummingbird’s heart beats about 615 times per minute.
Fastest land animal in North America: the pronghorn antelope can run up to 53 mph.
Research has shown that dogs can locate the source of a sound in six hundreths of a second.
A three-toed sloth can move twice as fast in water as on land, but he’s fastest when climbing trees.
A school of piranhas can devour a 400-pound hog in just a few minutes.
Global Gourmets
The people of the United Kingdom eat more cans of baked beans than the rest of the world combined.
Country with the highest per-capita consumption of soft drinks in the world: Iran.
Popular meal in Russia: mockba pizza—topped with sardines, tuna, mackerel, salmon, and onions.
Cubans eat more sugar than any other nation in the world. The Irish eat the most corn flakes.
Italy imports most of its pasta from the United States and Canada.
On average, the French eat 200 million frogs per year.
In Japan, there are vending machines that dispense fresh-cooked spaghetti.
Germany produces more than 1,200 varieties of sausage.
In the United Kingdom, about eight servings of fish and chips are sold every second.
In China, pancakes are often served as side dishes.
In India, pickled ginger and minced mutton are popular pizza toppings.
Middle Eastern Dunkin’ Donuts shops sell fig-filled doughnuts.
Favorite pizza toppings in Germany: sauerkraut and onions.
In Sweden, horse meat is more popular than lamb.
The ancient Greeks ate cheesecake.
China consumes an average of 135 million tons of rice every year.
Favorite pizza toppings in Japan: eel and squid.
The Queen’s Titles
At her coronation in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II took on 27 titles:
Her Majesty Elizabeth II
By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith
Duchess of Edinburgh
Countess of Merioneth
Baroness Greenwich
Duke of Lancaster
Lord of Mann
Duke of Normandy
Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Sovereign of the Order of Mercy
Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick
Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order
Sovereign of the Imperial Service Order
Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
Sovereign of the Order of Burma
Sovereign of the Order of Merit
Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
Sovereign of the Order of British India
Sovereign of the Indian Order of Merit
Sovereign of the Royal Order of
According to folklore, an axe or knife placed under a woman’s bed will “cut the pain” of childbirth.
The frequency of twin births has almost doubled since 1980.
Animals that give birth to live young are “viviparous.”
Tammie Green participated in the 1998 Solheim Cup golf tournament…while six months pregnant.
In nearly every language, the word for “mother” begins with the “m” sound.
The original birth-control pill contained five times as much estrogen as today’s pills.
Of Queen Anne’s 18 children, 13 were stillborn. The only one that survived infancy died at age 11.
No babies have ever been born within the border of Vatican City.
* * *
Gulp! Many old English gambling dens employed someone to swallow the dice in case of a raid.
Speed Demons
An adult pig can run a mile in 7.5 minutes— about the same speed as the average human.
Sailfish, which live in the warmer parts of the Pacific Ocean, are the fastest fish in the world. They can swim at speeds of more than 60 mph.
Bad news: polar bears can smell you from 20 miles away. Good news: their top speed is only 25 mph.
How fast does a bumblebee flap its wings? 160 beats per second.
A hummingbird’s heart beats about 615 times per minute.
Fastest land animal in North America: the pronghorn antelope can run up to 53 mph.
Research has shown that dogs can locate the source of a sound in six hundreths of a second.
A three-toed sloth can move twice as fast in water as on land, but he’s fastest when climbing trees.
A school of piranhas can devour a 400-pound hog in just a few minutes.
Global Gourmets
The people of the United Kingdom eat more cans of baked beans than the rest of the world combined.
Country with the highest per-capita consumption of soft drinks in the world: Iran.
Popular meal in Russia: mockba pizza—topped with sardines, tuna, mackerel, salmon, and onions.
Cubans eat more sugar than any other nation in the world. The Irish eat the most corn flakes.
Italy imports most of its pasta from the United States and Canada.
On average, the French eat 200 million frogs per year.
In Japan, there are vending machines that dispense fresh-cooked spaghetti.
Germany produces more than 1,200 varieties of sausage.
In the United Kingdom, about eight servings of fish and chips are sold every second.
In China, pancakes are often served as side dishes.
In India, pickled ginger and minced mutton are popular pizza toppings.
Middle Eastern Dunkin’ Donuts shops sell fig-filled doughnuts.
Favorite pizza toppings in Germany: sauerkraut and onions.
In Sweden, horse meat is more popular than lamb.
The ancient Greeks ate cheesecake.
China consumes an average of 135 million tons of rice every year.
Favorite pizza toppings in Japan: eel and squid.
The Queen’s Titles
At her coronation in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II took on 27 titles:
Her Majesty Elizabeth II
By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith
Duchess of Edinburgh
Countess of Merioneth
Baroness Greenwich
Duke of Lancaster
Lord of Mann
Duke of Normandy
Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Sovereign of the Order of Mercy
Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick
Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order
Sovereign of the Imperial Service Order
Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
Sovereign of the Order of Burma
Sovereign of the Order of Merit
Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
Sovereign of the Order of British India
Sovereign of the Indian Order of Merit
Sovereign of the Royal Order of
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