Fact Book

In the Great Fire of London in 1666, half of the city was burned down but only 6 people were injured.

In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

When you sleep, you aren't blinking so there is no way to sweep away the mix of water, oils and other chemicals that wash over your eyes. Instead, they dry out around the edges of your eyes making crispy or slimy yellow gunk.

1770. Fact

In the movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', Toto the dog's salary was $125 a week, while Judy Garland was $500 a week.

1771. Fact

in the Phillippine jungle, the yo-yo was first used as a weapon.

1772. Fact

In the U.S., for every dollar you spend on gasoline 27 cents of it is in taxes.

1773. Fact

In the United States in 1976, a pound of potato chips cost 200 times more than a pound of potatoes.

1774. Fact

In Tibet it is considered good manners to stick out your tongue at someone.

1775. Fact

In West Virginia if you run over an animal, you can legally take it home and cook it for dinner!

1776. Fact

In what country will you find the most Universities? India.

1777. Fact

India has a Bill of Rights for cows.

1778. Fact

India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century.

1779. Fact

Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.

1780. Body Facts

The sores caused by the disease typhus can rot the flesh, sometimes causing toes and fingers to drop off.

1781. Fact

Infant beavers are called kittens.

1782. Fact

Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do.

1783. Fact

Ingrown toenails are hereditary.

1784. Fact

Insects outnumber humans by 1 million to one.

1785. Fact

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

1786. Fact

Is bottled water worth it? 'Evian' spelled backwards is 'naive'.

1787. Body Facts

If you took all the nerves out of an adult's body and laid them end to end they would stretch 75 kilometres (47 miles). But the adult would not be pleased.

1788. Fact

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book published in every major Dewey Decimal category.

1789. Fact

Isaac Newton understood the laws of gravity some 40 years before he made his findings public.

1790. Body Facts

If too much wax builds up in your ears, a doctor can soften it and then scoop it out with a special spoon called a curette.

1791. Fact

Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.

1792. Fact

It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States.

1793. Fact

It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7% of the world's population are drunk.