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.

3199. Fact

The first triple jump in figure skating competition was performed by Dick Button in 1952.

3200. Fact

Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp.

3201. Fact

Goldfish lose their color if they are kept in dim light or are placed in a body of running water, such as a stream.

3202. Fact

It's illegal to own a red car in Shanghai, China.

3203. Fact

Cats are the most popular pets in the United States

3204. Fact

The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that one bite can kill twenty people or one elephant

3205. Fact

Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution.

3206. Fact

¥ Hair is the fastest growing tissue in the body, second only to bone marrow.

3207. Fact

Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937.

3208. Fact

In Miami, Florida, roosting vultures have taken to snatching poodles from rooftop patios

3209. Fact

Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin

3210. Fact

Over 5 million people in Brazil are employed by the coffee trade. Most of those are involved with the cultivation and harvesting of more than 3 billion coffee plants.

3211. Fact

Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.

3212. Fact

Sheep can recognize other sheep from pictures.

3213. Fact

Walt Disney World generates about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day.

3214. Fact

The Eiffel Tower is 984 feet high.

3215. Fact

Zipporah was the wife of Moses.

3216. Fact

Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.

3217. Fact

The green stuff on the occasional freak potato chip is chlorophyll.

3218. Fact

Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light, dark brown the least sensitive.

3219. Fact

The Hundred Years War lasted for 116 years

3220. Fact

In 1982, Larry Walters tied 24 weather balloons to his lawn chair in Los Angeles and climbed to an altitude of 16,000 feet

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