Illustration by Cody Angell

· After his death in 896, the body of Pope Formosus was dug up and tried for several crimes.

· During the Constitutional Convention, many of the delegates enjoyed drinking alcohol together. One surviving document is a bill held for a party on Sept. 15, 1787, two days before the Constitution was signed. It included the following: 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, eight bottles of whiskey, 22 bottles of cider, 12 bottles of beer and seven bowls of alcoholic punch. All of this served 55 people.

· Venustraphobia is the fear of women.

· The Domino's Pizza location in Iceland has reindeer sausage pie on its menu.

· The song "Happy Birthday" was the first to be performed in space. It was sung by Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969.

· The Capitol building, in Washington, D.C., has 365 steps, to represent each day of the year.

· Hippopotami have killed more people in Africa than all of the lions, elephants and water buffalo combined.

· The genetic material (sperm and egg cells) that produced the Earth's present population could all fit into a space the size of an aspirin tablet.

· Ouranophobia is the fear of heaven.

· Pablo Picasso was stillborn. The midwife left him on a table, and Picasso's uncle revived him with a lung-full of cigar smoke.

· Canadians eat more Kraft macaroni-and-cheese packages than any other nationality in the world.

· Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina state anthem.

· Ants can survive being "nuked" in a microwave. Because of the varying patterns of waves used, ants always dodge the hot areas.

· Joe Namath, an ex-New York Jet, donated a pair of his pantyhose to Planet Hollywood. He wore them during chilly game days.

· 68 percent of professional hockey players have lost at least one tooth.

· In Australia, the number one topping for pizza is eggs.