Fact #40: American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive per first-class meal

Wisely, American Airlines made the first cost-cutting move by airline caterers in 1987 by simply removing one olive from each meal in 1987 and saved $40,000.

Fact #39: The Sahara Desert is bigger than the United States

"The Great Desert" in northern Africa is huge. The name Sahara is Arabic for desert. 12 countries lie within its vast range.

Fact #38: The Nike "Swoosh" logo designer was paid $35 for the symbol

In 1972, Carolyn Davidson was a graphic design student at Portland State University. She charged her accounting teacher Phil Knight $2 an hour for her freelance work on symbol ideas for Knight's company Nike. She came up with the "Swoosh", which has turned out to be one of the most recognizable symbols in the world. He paid her $35 for her work.

Years later, Knight gave Davidson a diamond ring and an envelope with Nike stock to show his appreciation.

Fact #37: Robin Williams was voted "Least Likely to Succeed" in High School

Robin Williams classmates at Redwood High School in Larkspur, CA voted him "Least Likely to Succeed"

Fact #36: Salmon can jump as high as 6 feet out of water

Salmon jump out of the water to swim upstream. Also, female salmon jump in order to loosen their egg sacks while pregnant.

Fact #35: Muggsy Bogues is the shortest, and Manute Bol tallest players in NBA history

Muggsy comes in at 5' 3".

Manute Bol and Gheorghe Muresan were both 7'7", but many say Bol had a hair on him.

Also, it has be reported that the Sudan-born Bol coined the term "my bad"

Fact #34: Alabama was the first state to legally recognize Christmas

In 1836, Alabama was the first state in the US to legally recognize Christmas as a holiday.

In 1907, Oklahoma became the last state in the US to legally recognize Christmas as a holiday. What were they holding out for?

Fact #33: Pirates wore earrings to improve their eyesight

In the Golden Age of piracy during the 15-17th centuries, Pirates pierced their ears with shiny metals not to look fashionable, but rather, they believed the precious metals of gold and silver improved their eyesight.

Fact #32: For every 70 people there is an AK-47

There are about 100 million manufactured AK-47's on Earth, one for about every 70 citizens.

Fact #31: 1 in 5,000 American Lobsters are blue

One if 5,000 American Lobsters are born blue in color. Their color is a result of an excessive amount of protein.