Here we go:
#1.) Cab fares were originally considered taxes, which is where the taxi cab got its name.
Bullcrap: The device that measures time and distance to calculate the fare was called a taximeter, and that's what taxis were named after.
#2.) The red juice in raw meat is not actually blood.
Fact: The blood is all removed during slaughter. The red stuff is a muscle protein mixed with water.
#3.) Buttons were put on sleeves to stop soldiers from wiping their faces.
Fact: Both Frederick the Great and Napoleon have been given credit for the idea.
#4.) An NBA player is twice as likely to have a tattoo as an average person.
Bullcrap: NBA players are six times more likely to have one.
#5.) Dolphins jump out of the water to save energy.
Fact: It's easier for them to travel through air than through water, and jumping takes less energy than swimming the same distance.
#6.) In order to type as fast as people speak, you'd have to be able to type 180 words a minute.
Bullcrap: The average person speaks at 120 words per minute.
#7.) Houses in Siberia are built on stilts drilled into the ice to anchor them in place.
Fact: The permafrost ice surface is too unstable for building.
#8.) Humans are the fastest animal that runs on two legs.
Bullcrap: The ostrich can reach a speed of 50 mph.
#9.) The average person eats about two tons of food over their lifetime.
Bullcrap: The amount is closer to 35 tons.
#10.) After taking three ships on his first trip to America, Columbus brought 17 on his second trip.
Fact.