Facts You Probably don’t Need

• There are 96 bags of human waste on the moon.

• Scientists believe that velociraptors were about the size of a turkey.

• According to legend, the famous Greek tragedy playwright Aeschylus died when an eagle dropped a tortoise on his head.

• The sticks on modern game controllers are called “analog sticks,” not “joysticks.”

• A group of golden retrievers is called a happy.

• The cheetah is the only cat that can’t retract its claws.

• The difference between a nook and a cranny is that a nook is a corner, and a cranny is simply a narrow opening.

• Elvis Presley’s Graceland Kitchen (which was carpeted) was instructed to always have certain foods on hand. These included: banana pudding, fudge cookies, fresh orange juice, ice cream, brownies, shredded coconut, hot dogs, ground round steak, gum, and ingredients for meatloaf, among other things.

          Facts by Sean McVeigh, factologist.