2816. Fact

Retail espresso vendors report an increase in decaffeinated sales in the month of January due to New Year's resolutions to decrease caffeine intake.

2817. Fact

The longest game of Monopoly played underwater is 45 days

2818. Fact

An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.

2819. Fact

Slaves under the last emperors of China wore pigtails so they could be picked out quickly

2820. Fact

It is estimated that a plastic container can resist decomposition for as long as 50,000 years.

2821. Fact

Although identified with Scotland, bagpipes are actually a very ancient instrument, introduced into the British Isles by the Romans.

2822. Fact

By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.

2823. Fact

During World War II, condoms were used to cover rifle barrels from being damaged by salt water as the soldiers swam to shore

2824. Fact

Deep Breathing gives you health benefits similar to aerobics.

2825. Fact

England's Stonehenge is 1500 years older than Rome's Colosseum.

2826. Fact

Diamonds mined in Brazil are harder than those found in Africa.

2827. Fact

Bhutan issued a stamp in 1973 that looked like a record and actually would play the Bhutanese national anthem if placed on a record player

2828. Fact

Head lice actually prefer to live on clean heads, not dirty ones.

2829. Fact

Enough beer is poured every Saturday across America to fill the Orange Bowl.

2830. Fact

In the late 19th century, millions of human mummies were used as fuel for locomotives in Egypt where wood and coal was scarce, but mummies were plentiful.

2831. Fact

The big differences between pythons and boa constrictors: pythons are longer and lay eggs. Boas give birth to live babies.

2832. Fact

The most common seasonings found in American homes are chili powder, cinnamon, and seasoned salts

2833. Fact

Every person, including identical twins, has a unique eye and tongue print along with their finger print.

2834. Fact

The USSR launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957.

2835. Fact

The worldwide Spanish Flu epidemic which broke out in 1918 killed more than 30 million people in less than a year's time.

2836. Fact

It's rumored that sucking on a copper penny will cause a breathalyzer to read 0. Myth Busters on the Discovery Channel proved this wrong.

2837. Fact

Extremely high pressured water can easily cut through a steel beam.

2838. Fact

Back in 1919, the Russian transplant pioneer Serge Voronoff made headlines by grafting monkey testicles onto human males.

2839. Fact

In England, a cigarette is referred to as a fag

2840. Fact

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado

2841. Fact

Raphael died on his birthday in 1520 at the age of 37. His artwork was so popular that he essentially worked himself to death.

2842. Fact

According to research, the most productive workday is Tuesday and the least productive is Friday

2843. Fact

The postage rate for a letter in 1693 was determined through how much light could pass through the letter. The postage rate would be more expensive if less light went through, and this process was called candling

2844. Fact

All of the Peking ducks in the United States are descendents from three ducks and one drake imported to Long Island, New York in 1873

2845. Fact

An ostrich egg can make approx. eleven and a half omelets.

2846. Fact

Leopards were originally called Pard, Pardus, and Panther

2847. Fact

Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)

2848. Fact

Certain female species of spiders such as the Australian crab spider, sacrifice their bodies as a food source for their offspring

2849. Fact

Horses can't vomit.

2850. Fact

The first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint.

2851. Fact

When Britney Spears books into hotels she uses the name 'Allota Warmheart'so that nobody will recognize her.

2852. Fact

The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia

2853. Fact

Cashew nut shells contain oil that is extremely irritating to human skin.

2854. Fact

The vocabulary of the average person consists of 5,000 to 6,000 words.

2855. Fact

Basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain holds 56 NBA records

2856. Fact

Volkswagen was the first foreign company to open a factory in the United States. The auto plant opened in 1978 in Pennsylvania.

2857. Fact

In China, people eat a bar of chocolate for every 1,000 chocolate bars eaten by the British

2858. Fact

An adult giraffe's tongue is 17 inches long.

2859. Fact

Gender role is the role a person is expected to perform as a result of being male or female in a particular culture.

2860. Fact

During the US Civil war 200,000 blacks served in the Union Army; 38,000 gave their lives; 22 won the Medal of Honor.

2861. Fact

The first Ford cars had Dodge engines

2862. Fact

A hedgehog's heart beats 190 times a minute on average and drops to only 20 beats per minute during hibernation.

2863. Fact

The Angel falls in Venezuela are nearly 20 times taller than Niagara Falls.

2864. Fact

A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.

2865. Fact

The sloth moves so slowly that it's fur offers a comfortable environment for algae to grow.

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