Fact Book
2868. Fact
Cheese was first made in the Middle East when hunters became herders and realized that milk could solidify (sour milk).
2869. Fact
We blink our eyes once every six second i.e. in the course of a life time we blink about 250 million times.
2870. Fact
The fleshy projection above the bill of a turkey is called a snood.
2871. Fact
Cattle are the only mammals that pee backwards.
2873. Fact
Napoleon Bonaparte is the historical figure most often portrayed in movies. He has been featured in 194 movies, Jesus Christ in 152, and Abraham Lincoln in 137.
2874. Fact
The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card.
2875. Fact
Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from producing tears.
2876. Fact
Pepsi-Cola was originally called 'Brad's drink'.
2877. Fact
An iceberg contains more heat than a lit match.
2878. Fact
Our galaxy has approximately 250 billion stars.
2879. Fact
Cheetahs were originally called Leopards.
2880. Fact
The first drive-in service station in the United States was opened by Gulf Oil Company - on December 1, 1913, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2882. Fact
-40 degrees Celsius is equal to -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
2883. Fact
In Spain, it is common to pour chocolate milk or cafe au lait on cereal for breakfast
2884. Fact
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.
2885. Fact
A male moth can smell a female moth from 100 yards away.
2886. Fact
Britons eat over 22,000 tonnes of french fries a week
2887. Fact
A leech is a worm that feeds on blood. It will pierce its victim's skin, fill itself with three to four times its own body weight in blood, and will not feed again for months. Leeches were once used by doctors to drain bad blood from sick patients.
2888. Fact
you're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206.
2890. Fact
The can opener was invented 48 years after the can.
2891. Fact
The Flintstones cartoon was the first thirty-minute cartoon to be aired during prime time
2892. Fact
The speed at which honey bees fly is at 15 miles per hour
2893. Fact
Before the 984 foot high Eiffel Tower was built in 1889, the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. was the tallest building in the world at 555 feet.
2894. Fact
In ancient Rome it was considerfed a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.
2895. Fact
In Vulcan, Alberta Canada, the tourist welcome sign is written in both English and Klingon (alien language from "Star Trek").
2896. Fact
High Priests in ancient Egypt were the only ones who were allowed to wear garments made from cotton
2897. Fact
Judy Scheindlin (Judge Judy) has a $25,000,000 salary, while Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has a $190,100 salary.
2898. Fact
More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
2899. Fact
The ashes of the average cremated person weigh 9 pounds.
2900. Fact
An average person uses the bathroom 6 times per day.
2901. Fact
The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and she provided twenty-five years of service
2902. Fact
In 1950, UNIVAC became the first computer to tabulate the United States census.
2903. Fact
If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb
2904. Fact
The biggest pumpkin the world weighs 1,337.6 pounds
2905. Fact
Jessica Tandy is the oldest winner of an Academy Award. She won the 1989 Best Actress award for Driving Miss Daisy at the age of 80 years and 9 months. She beat George Burns for that distinction by just a few months.
2906. Fact
The Beatles have sold more records than anyone else with over a billion worldwide
2907. Fact
Al Capone died in prison from syphillis - despite being the first sufferer to be treated with antibiotics.
2908. Fact
Coffee is graded according to 3 criteria: Bean quality (Altitude and Species) Quality of preparation Size of bean
2909. Fact
The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome, Italy in 133 B.C. London, England reached the mark in 1810 and New York, USA made it in 1875. Today, there are over 300 cities in the world that boast a population in excess of 1 million.
2910. Fact
Elizabeth Taylor has appeared on the cover of Life magazine more than anyone else
2911. Fact
Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.
2912. Fact
When honey is swallowed, it enters the blood stream within a period of 20 minutes.
2913. Fact
2,500 left handers die each year using products designed for right handers.
2914. Fact
23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts.
2915. Fact
Little more than half of the people living in the U.S. would rather fold, than wad their toilet paper.
2916. Fact
Jeremy Bentham, a British philosopher who died in 1832,left his entire estate to the London Hospital provided that his body be allowed to preside over its board meetings. His skeleton was clothed and fitted with a wax mask of his face. It was present at the meeting for 92 years.
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