3149. Fact

Draftsmen have to make 27,000 drawings for the manufacturing of a new car.

3150. Fact

Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.

3151. Fact

Watermelons are a popular gift to bring to a host in China or Japan

3152. Fact

The little circles of paper that are cut out after a paper has been punched by a hole puncher are called chad.

3153. Fact

The E. Coli bacterium propels itself with a 'motor' only one-millionth of an inch in diameter, a thousand times smaller than the tiniest motors built to date by man. The rotation of the bacterial motor comes from a current of protons. The efficiency of the motor approaches 100 per cent.

3154. Fact

The word Himalayas means the home of snow.

3155. Fact

Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.

3156. Fact

October 1st is the official Coffee Day in Japan.

3157. Fact

Mickey Mouse is known as Topolino in Italy

3158. Fact

One-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples

3159. Fact

In 1819, the USA purchased Florida from Spain for the cancellation of a $5 million debt

3160. Fact

Actress Michelle Pfeiffer was the first choice to play Clarice Starling in the movie Silence of the Lambs. She turned down the role because she found it too scary

3161. Fact

The nation of Monaco on the French Riviera, is smaller than Central Park in New York. Monaco is 370 acres and Central Park is 840 acres.

3162. Fact

Cranberries are one of just 3 major fruits native to North America. Blueberries and Concord grapes are the other two.

3163. Fact

Americans use over 16,000 tons of aspirin a year.

3164. Fact

Sir Isaac Newton was an ordained priest in the Church of England.

3165. Fact

The Tonle Sap River in Cambodia flows north for almost half the year and then south for the rest of the year

3166. Fact

Most cows give more milk when they listen to music.

3167. Fact

Twelve men have landed on and explored the moon

3168. Fact

Egyptian pyramid builders used to eat a lot of garlic because they thought it would increase their strength

3169. Fact

There are 403 steps from the foundation to the top of the torch in the Statue of Liberty.

3170. Fact

Work on St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, began in 1506. Construction took over a century, reaching completion in 1612.

3171. Fact

In Christian theology there are nine choirs of angels. From highest to lowest, they are: seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominions, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels, and angels.

3172. Fact

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History houses the world's largest shell collection, some 15 million specimens. A smaller museum in Sanibel, Florida owns a mere 2 million shells and claims to be the worlds only museum devoted solely to mollusks.

3173. Fact

The size of a raindrop is around 0.5 mm 2.5 mm, and they fall from the sky on average 21 feet per second.

3174. Fact

A deltiologist is someone who collects postcards.

3175. Fact

The first computer, the steam-driven calculating machine, was built in 1823 by Charles Babbage. It failed to work due to poor workmanship in the intricate parts. When rebuilt by the London Museum of Science in 1991, it worked.

3176. Fact

In the U.S. 7 out of 10 homes use candles

3177. Fact

The only woman that has appeared on a U.S. paper currency is Martha Washington

3178. Fact

Black bears are not always black. They can be brown, cinnamon, yellow, and sometimes white.

3179. Fact

In Tennessee, it is illegal to shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.

3180. Fact

In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants'was considered a dirty word.

3181. Fact

Many insects can carry 50 times their own body weight

3182. Fact

A dog can hear high frequency sounds, which a human ear cannot.

3183. Fact

Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, preceded by Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo.

3184. Fact

Only 2 blue moons (the saying 'only once in a blue moon ' refers to the occurrence of two full moons during one calendar month) are to occur between now and 2001. Those times are January 1999 and March 1999

3185. Fact

The first-lady of the U.S. is considered a private citizen.

3186. Fact

Beethoven who was a coffee lover, was so particular about his coffee that he always counted 60 beans each cup when he prepared his brew.

3187. Fact

The infinite sign is called a lemniscate.

3188. Fact

Take your height and divide by eight. That s how tall your head is.

3189. Fact

Giraffes have no vocal chords.

3190. Fact

Frankfort, Kentucky, makes it against the law to shoot off a policeman's tie.

3191. Fact

In Florida failure to tell your neighbor his house is on fire is illegal.

3192. Fact

Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.

3193. Fact

Given the opportunity, deer will chew gum and marijuana.

3194. Fact

Bart Simpson's voice on the Simpsons is actually done by a woman, Nancy Cartwright.

3195. Fact

The most powerful electric eel is found in the rivers of Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela, and Peru, and produces a shock of 400-650 volts.

3196. Fact

The average US worker toils for two hours and 47 minutes of each working day just to pay income tax. Indeed, the average American pays more in taxes than for food, clothing and shelter put together

3197. Fact

Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam.

3198. Fact

The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.

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