A fireplace is called a ‘mantelpiece’ because at one time people hung their coats (or ‘mantles’) over the fireplace to dry them

You use an average of 43 muscles for a frown and you use an average of 17 muscles for a smile and they say every two thousand frowns creates one wrinkle

Adolf Hitler s first love in Vienna was a Jewish girl called Stefanie but lacking the courage he never spoke to her Instead he wrote love poems about he

If your dog poops in Brunete a small town just west of Madrid Spain the city will box it up like a gourmet confection and post it back to you straightaway

Christmas trees are grown much like any other agricultural crop About 112 000 acres in the northwest United States are planted with about 11 million trees

The color white in the animal kingdom means danger or caution On safari in Africa it is recommended not to wear white because it can scare away the animals

The French kiss was first known as maraichinage a term to describe the prolonged deep tongue kiss practiced by the Maraichins inhabitants of Brittany France

In most watch advertisments the time displayed on the watch is 10:10 because then the arms frame the brand of the watch (and make it look like it s smiling )

Perfume is frequently made from - among other things- a slippery musky substance called Ambergris which is vomited up by certain species of whales from time to time

The Romans had three words for kissing Basium was the kiss exchanged by acquaintances osculum was the kiss between close friends and suavium was the kiss between lovers

In the middle ages people would pin the name of their sweetheart to their sleeve on Valentine s Day and keep it there for a week hence wearing their heart on their sleeve

The origins of the soldier term G I is an abbreviation for Government Issue which was stamped on all government kits supplied to recruits in the US Army during World War II

Kissing each day will keep the dentist away Kissing encourage saliva to wash food from the teeth and lowers the level of the acid that causes decay preventing plaque build-up

Poor eyesight (Myopia or being near-sighted from Ancient Greek: 956; 965; 969; 960; 943; 945; mu 333;pia from myein to shut - ops (gen opos) eye ) is associated with higher IQ

The phrase honeymoon came from the Greeks It was customary for the bride s family to supply the groom with a month (or full moon cycle) of the wedding wine which tasted like honey