5 Random & Obscure Facts -May 29

1. An average office desk has 400 times more bacteria than an average toilet, at least according to a study conducted by University of Arizona researches, which tested common surfaces like telephones, desks, water coolers, doorknobs, and toilet seats. Phones actually came in first, with desks a close second.

2. In 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes using a night vision setting. Sales spiked when the news went public.

3. A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second, so when someone says they’ll be “back in a jiffy” -- they’d better be really quick.

4. The population of the Earth has more than doubled in the last 50 years.

5. Around Memorial Day, the town of Olney, Illinois celebrates a "Squirrel Day" festival to honor the 200 or so albino squirrels that live in their town, which include a “squirrel blessing” by a priest. Residents say a “Gypsy caravan” left the squirrels in 1869.