“wash” it before eating.

8. After punching President Andrew Jackson in Virginia in 1833, a man named Robert B. Randolph was apprehended by a group of people that included “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” author Washington Irving.

9. About six billion gallons of beer are brewed commercially in the U.S. every year.

10. Buzkashi, a sport popular in central Asia, is played by two teams mounted on horseback. The goal of the game is to transport a headless goat or calf carcass across a goal line.

11. The Beatles were once known as “Johnny and the Moondogs.”

12. It is estimated that Alan Rufus, an 11th century British statesman, amassed a fortune that would have been the modern equivalent of 162 billion dollars during his lifetime.

13. The term “smart alec” is believed tobe derived from the nickname of a famous New York City pimp of the 1840s named Alec Hoag.

14. U.S. bombers dropped approximately 260 million bombs on the nation of Laos during the Vietnam War.

15. It is estimated that 14 new words are added to the English language every day.

16. Only 18 of the original 237 men who sailed out with Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition to circumnavigate the globe actually completed the voyage.

17. Michael Cresta scored a record 830 points playing Scrabble during a tournament in 2006.

18. The equator lies across 14 different nations.

19. The average person uses an estimated 80-90 profanities each day.

20. Tabasco sauce was originally distributed in recycled glass cologne bottles.

21. Las Vegas casinos rake in an average of 9 billion dollars every year.

22. Peppercorns were found