List #297: Things I've learned from the Encyclopedia of Useless Information

List #297: Things I've learned from the Encyclopedia of Useless Information
(Information Literacy caveat: I assume that the editors at Sourcebooks, Inc. have verified these facts)

1. The word "Brain" is not found in the Bible
2. The Official Language of Bhutan is Dzongkha
3. The scientific unit of measurement is the "millihelen," defined as the amount of beauty required to launch a single ship.
4. Red/Ginger haired people require 20% more anesthetic than other hair colors.
5. The point on a Mammal's back that it can not reach to scratch is called the "Acnestis"
6. Illibilli, Sudan is the longest palindromic place name in Africa
7. The Okapi can lick it's eyes with it's tongue (I read this fact in two different publications today)
8. Potatoes were used a currency on the island of Tristan da Cunha until 1942.
9. "Britney Spears" is an anagram of "Presbyterians"
10. A baby Echidna is called a "Puggle"