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

3221. Fact

The maximum length allowed for a baseball bat in the major leagues is 42 inches.

3222. Fact

Vanilla is the extract of fermented and dried pods of several species of orchids.

3223. Fact

Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935

3224. Fact

A 41-gun salute is the traditional salute to a royal birth in Great Britain.

3225. Fact

The word honcho comes from a Japanese word meaning squad leader and first came into usage in the English language during the American occupation of Japan following World War II.

3226. Fact

The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites

3227. Fact

A baby eel is called an elver, a baby oyster is called a spat.

3228. Fact

On average, there is about three molecules of ozone for every 10 million air molecules.

3229. Fact

Over 80% of professional boxers have suffered brain damage.

3230. Fact

In the United States, you are more likely to be killed by a bee sting than a shark attack

3231. Fact

Contrary to popular belief, London Broil is not a cut of beef but rather a method of cooking.

3232. Fact

A swordfish can live as long as 25 years and weigh up to 1,200 pounds

3233. Fact

Tokyo is the largest city by population (35million), followed by New York (21 million), then by Seoul (21 million), then Mexico City (20 million).

3234. Fact

It was during World War II that clothes with elastic waists were introduced. This is because the metal used in zippers was badly needed for the war

3235. Fact

Mushrooms have no chlorophyll so they don't need sunshine to grow and thrive. Some of the earliest commercial mushroom farms were set up in caves in France during the reign of King Louis XIV (1638-1715).

3236. Fact

Paper bags are outlawed in grocery stores in Afghanistan. They believe paper is sacred.

3237. Fact

A giant squid has eyes that can grow up to 20 inches in diameter.

3238. Fact

A scorpion can have up to 12 eyes

3239. Fact

The reason why locusts swarm are because when they are in groups, a hot-spot behind their hind legs is stimulated, which in turn causes their destructive nature. A large swarm of locusts can eat eighty thousand tons of corn in a day

3240. Fact

Drew Carey once worked at a Denny's.

3241. Fact

Cinderella's slippers were originally made out of fur. The story was changed in the 1600's by a translator.

3242. Fact

Saudi Arabia covers an area of 830,000 sq. miles, yet there is not a single river in the whole country.

3243. Fact

Research indicates that people prefer the colour blue for their casual clothing

3244. Fact

Until 1990, the deadly poison mercury was used in about 30% of latex paints.

3245. Fact

During World War II, the very first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo

3246. Fact

Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark.

3247. Fact

Bumping foreheads with a hand shake is the traditional greeting in Tibet.

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