Heights of famous females:

• Dr. Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist, 4 feet 7 inches
• Linda Hunt, actress, 4 feet 9 inches
• Charlotte Brontë, novelist, 4 feet 10 inches
• Tammy Faye Bakker, televangelist, 4 feet 11 inches
• Barbara Boxer, U.S. senator, 4 feet 11 inches
• Dorothy Parker, author, 4 feet 11 inches
• Laura Ingalls Wilder, author, 4 feet 11 inches
• Lil’ Kim, rapper, 4 feet 11 in
• Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, 5 feet
• Gracie Allen, actress, 5 feet
• Kylie Minogue, musician, 5 feet
• Dolly Parton, actress and muscian, 5 feet
• Mary Pickford, actress, 5 feet
• Mother Teresa, Roman Catholic nun, 5 feet
• Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, 5 feet
• Mae West, actress, 5 feet

The average guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns cuts his hair, shaves twice, and spends eight hours preparing his uniform for each day’s work. (Thanks to MysticWolf for this one.)

At its peak, during World War II, Fort Knox held enough pure gold to make 90 Statues of Liberty.

Pago Pago has always been known locally as Pango Pango.

When U.S. Navy officers first wrote to Washington from the island territory, they used a typewriter with a defective “N” key.

Playboy Playmate of the Month modeling payouts:

1959-1960: $500
1961-1965: $1,000
1966-1967: $2,500
1968-1969: $3,000
1970-1977: $5,000
1978-1983: $10,000
1984-1989: $15,000
1990-today: $20,000