· The Nile Catfish swims upside down and, therefore, has developed a light back and a dark belly, the reverse of the usual fish color scheme.

· Nearly 85 percent of women use five cosmetic products every morning.

· Every day in the United States, about 100 people commit suicide.

· Eighteen percent of Americans twist their Oreos apart before eating them.

· Cats have more than 100 vocal sounds, while dogs only have about 10.

· The smallest cat on record is a blue point Himalayan-Persian, who reached only 7.5 inches when fully grown.

· The world's largest hug occurred when 899 bankers formed a group hug at a conference for Goldman Sachs, in New York City. The slogan for the event, held Dec. 1, 2000, was "One Team, One Hug."

· No woman held a presidential cabinet position until 1933, when Frances Perkins became secretary of labor.

· A pole-vaulter, when landing, may absorb up to 20,000 pounds of pressure per square inch on the joints of his tubular thigh bones.

· Theodore Roosevelt's mother and first wife died on the same day in 1884. He was so upset that he left politics for almost two years.