1974. Fact

Mr. Snuffleupagas' first name was Alyoisus.

1975. Body Facts

A beef tapeworm, caught from eating eggs in infected beef, can grow to 12 metres (39 feet) long in the human gut.

1976. Fact

Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.

1977. Fact

Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants.

1978. Fact

Nails grow at 3mm per month.

1979. Fact

Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.

1980. Fact

Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandpit.

1981. Fact

Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.

1982. Fact

National pi day is March 14

1983. Fact

Native Americans do not have to pay tax on their land.

1984. Fact

Native Americans never actually ate turkey; killing such a timid bird was thought to indicate laziness

1985. Fact

Natural gas has no smell. The odor is artificially added so that people will be able to identify leaks and take measures to stop them.

1986. Fact

Neanderthal man had a brain capcity 100cc larger than modern man's.

1987. Fact

Nearly 22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong account over the next hour.

1988. Body Facts

In the old days, children being trained as acrobats for circuses were strapped into strange and often very painful positions to make their bodies more bendy.

1989. Fact

Nearly 50% of the world’s scientists are assigned to military projects.

1990. Fact

Neil Armstrong's full name is Neil Alden Armstrong

1991. Fact

Neither the saxophone, the tuba, the coronet, nor the valve trumpet existed before 1800.

1992. Fact

New Jersey was originally called Albania!

1993. Fact

New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.

1994. Fact

Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.

1995. Fact

Niel Armstrong first stepped on the moon with his left foot

1996. Fact

Nike Air Soles do not actually have 'air' in them.

1997. Fact

No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.

1998. Fact

No matter how cold it gets, gasoline won't freeze. Below -180 degrees F, it just turns gummy.

1999. Fact

No NFL team which plays its home games in a dome has ever won a Superbowl.

2000. Fact

No one has ever been able to domesticate the African elephant. Only the Indian elephant can be trained by man.

2001. Fact

No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.

2002. Fact

No one knows where Mozart is buried.

2003. Fact

No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.

2004. Fact

No president of the United States was an only child.

2005. Fact

No wonder they grunt: Most of a hog's sweat glands are in its snout.

2006. Fact

No word in the English language rhymes with month

2007. Fact

No word in the English language rhymes with month.

2008. Fact

No words in the English language rhyme with month, orange, silver, or purple.

2009. Fact

No words in the English language rhyme with orange, silver or purple.

2010. Fact

Nobody is quite sure how big Pluto is, what kind of atmosphere it has, or what it is made of!

2011. Fact

Non-dairy creamer is flammable.

2012. Body Facts

Anne Boleyn, one of King Henry VIII's six wives, had six fingers on each hand and an extra nipple.This was claimed to be evidence of witchcraft and was used in her trial when Henry had her executed in 1536.

2013. Fact

None of the Beatles knew how to read music. (Paul McCartney eventually taught himself.)

2014. Fact

November 29 is National Sinky day; a day to eat over one's sink and worship it

2015. Fact

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intraveinously

2016. Fact

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenoulsly. (who would try to inject nutmeg?)

2017. Fact

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

2018. Body Facts

The acid in your stomach is so strong that it can dissolve steel razor blades – it's still not a good idea to eat them, though!

2019. Fact

nycrophobia is the fear of dakness

2020. Fact

Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.

2021. Fact

Oak trees are struck by lightning more than any other tree.

2022. Fact

Oak trees do not have acorns until they are fifty years old or older.

2023. Fact

Of the six men who made up the Three Stooges, three of them were real brothers (Moe, Curly and Shemp.)

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