1827. Fact

It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.

1828. Fact

It’s a common practice in southern India for a man to marry his elder sister’s daughter.

1829. Fact

It's a common practice in southern India for a man to marry his elder sister's daughter.

1830. Fact

It's against the law to burp or sneeze in a church in Omaha, Nebraska.

1831. Fact

It's against the law to pawn your dentures in Las Vegas.

1832. Fact

It's illegal in Alabama to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.

1833. Body Facts

If you laid out the airways in your lungs in a long line they would stretch over 2,400 kilometres (1,500 miles).

1834. Fact

It's possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs.

1835. Fact

J. Edgar Hoover liked to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when shaking hands.

1836. Body Facts

Roundworm is the most common gut parasite in the world. It looks rather like an earthworm, and you can catch it by eating food contaminated with faeces.

1837. Fact

Jackie Kennedy Onassis was secretly a chain smoker.

1838. Body Facts

Danish astronomer Tyco Brahe wore a metal nose because his own fell off after he suffered from the disease syphilis.

1839. Fact

Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.

1840. Body Facts

The longest tape worm ever found in a human was 33 metres (around 108 feet) long.

1841. Fact

Jimmy Hoffa's middle name is, appropriately, Riddle.

1842. Fact

John F. Kennedy's rocking chair was auctioned off for $442,000

1843. Fact

John Larroquette of "Night Court" and "The John Larroquette Show" was the narrator of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."

1844. Fact

John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.

1845. Fact

Jumbo jets use 4000 gallons of fuel to take off .

1846. Fact

Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets in our solar system combined.

1847. Fact

Justin Timberlake's half-eaten french toast sold for over $3,000 on eBay!

1848. Fact

Kangaroos can't walk backwards.

1849. Fact

Karate actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.

1850. Fact

Kelsey Grammar sings and plays the piano for the theme song of Fraiser.

1851. Fact

Kermit the frog delivered the commencement address at Southampton College located in the state of New York in 1996.

1852. Body Facts

A spot or pimple is caused by a waxy oil called sebum and tiny bits of dead skin collecting in a little hole in your skin. It goes black if it gets big enough to force your pore open and let air in. When bacteria start to eat away at the gunk, a red spot with nasty yellow pus inside grows.

1853. Fact

Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.

1854. Fact

Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.

1855. Fact

King Kong was Adolf Hitler's favorite movie.

1856. Fact

Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.

1857. Fact

Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.

1858. Fact

Lake Nicaragua boasts the only fresh-water sharks in the entire world.

1859. Fact

Lake Nicaragua in Nicaragua is the only fresh water lake in the world that has sharks.

1860. Fact

Last 2 European countries to let women vote: Switzerland (1971) and Leichtenstein (1984).

1861. Fact

Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.

1862. Fact

Lee Harvey Osawald's body tag was auctioned off for $6,600

1863. Fact

Lee Harvey Oswald was dyslexic

1864. Fact

Left testicles usually hang lower than the right.

1865. Fact

Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.

1866. Fact

Lemons have more sugar than oranges.

1867. Fact

Lenny Kravitz's mother played the part of "Helen" on "The Jeffersons."

1868. Fact

Lenny Kravitz's mother played the part of 'Helen' on 'The Jeffersons'.

1869. Fact

Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors.

1870. Fact

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

1871. Fact

Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.

1872. Fact

Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.

1873. Fact

Levi Strauss didn’t call them jeans. He called them “waist overalls”.

1874. Fact

Li Hung-chang is the father of Chop Suey

1875. Fact

Life on Earth dates back 3.8 billion years.

1876. Fact

Lightning strikes somewhere about 6,000 times per second on Earth.

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