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.

2881. Fact

Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister

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.

2889. Fact

Ants don t sleep.

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.

2917. Fact

Goats' eyes have rectangular pupils.

2918. Fact

The world's smallest and oldest republic is San Marino. It's 25 square miles and is located mostly on top of a mountain entirely surrounded by Italy.

2919. Fact

On average, a disposable diaper can hold up to 7 pounds of liquid.

2920. Fact

When he was only 13, Johnny Depp lost his virginity to a girl slightly older than him.

2921. Fact

Smiling releases endorphins in the body, which makes people feel better

2922. Fact

All coffee is grown within 1,000 miles of the equator.

2923. Fact

By donating just one pint of blood, four lives can be saved

2924. Fact

The healthy human eyes can distinguish about 17,000 different colors.

2925. Fact

Snowiest city in the U.S.: Blue canyon, California.

2926. Fact

The pigmy shrew a relative of the mole is the smallest mammal in North America. It weighs 1/14 ounce less than a dime.

2927. Fact

Hippopotamuses do 80% of their vocalizations underwater.

2928. Fact

In the United States, approximately seven billion pounds of chocolate and candy are manufactured each year.

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