1. The necktie was invented in Croatia. Their troops wore them as part of their uniforms in the 1600s . . . and when the French saw them, they liked them so much that neckties started selling in France almost immediately.
2. The biggest donut-eating country in the world is . . . Canada. They eat more donuts per capita and have more donut shops per capita than any other country.
3. The first vending machine ever was in Egypt in the first century, and it dispensed holy water.
4. Half of your ice cream is just air.
5. About 3% of births result in twins.
