3763. Fact

Arabic numerals are not really Arabic; they were created in India.

3764. Fact

Before jets, jet lag was called boat lag.

3765. Fact

Domestic cats hate lemons or other citrus scents.

3766. Fact

If a Lobster loses an eye, it will grow another one.

3767. Fact

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times

3768. Fact

Ten inches of snow equals one inch of rain in water content.

3769. Fact

Millie the White House dog earned more than 4 times as much as President Bush in 1991. And, rightfully so

3770. Fact

It's been estimated that one out of every two hundred women is born with an extra nipple.

3771. Fact

From 1939 to 1942, there was a undersea post office in the Bahamas

3772. Fact

The first couple to be shown on a sitcom sleeping in the same bed was Mary Kay and Johnny.

3773. Fact

Eddie Cochran's last recording before he died was Three Steps to Heaven.

3774. Fact

Cotton candy's original name was fairy fluff.

3775. Fact

Influenza caused over twenty-one million deaths in 1918.

3776. Fact

The longer white infants from low-income families are breast-fed, the less likely they will be overweight as young children, researchers said on Monday

3777. Fact

Male horseflies can fly over 90mph.

3778. Fact

Since its introduction in February 1935, more than two hundred million Monopoly board games have been sold worldwide

3779. Fact

France is known as the perfume capital of the world

3780. Fact

Influenza caused over twenty-one million deaths in 1918

3781. Fact

As bananas ripen, the starch in the fruit turns to sugar. Therefore, the riper the banana the sweeter it will taste.

3782. Fact

The brightest star in history was the supernova of 1054, which formed the Crab Nebula. It was brighter than Venus and bright enough to be seen in daylight and to cast a shadow at night. We know about it through the astronomic records of China and Japan.

3783. Fact

If your stomach didn't produce a new layer of mucous every two weeks, it would digest itself.

3784. Fact

The powder on chewing gum is finely-ground marble.

3785. Fact

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur

3786. Fact

Food can only be tasted if it is mixed with saliva

3787. Fact

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

3788. Fact

On average, 81% of Americans 16 years of age and older watch television at least once in a day

3789. Fact

The average healthy human farts 16 times a day.

3790. Fact

In 4000 BC Egypt, men and women wore glitter eye shadow made from the crushed shells of beetles.

3791. Fact

The left lung is smaller than the right lung to make room for the heart.

3792. Fact

The smallest stamp in the world was issued in 1863 by the Columbian state of Bolivar and measured 9.5 x 8mm

3793. Fact

Mangos are known throughout the world as the King of Fruits.

3794. Fact

Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.

3795. Fact

The town of Olney, Illinois celebrates a Squirrel Day festival to honour the 200 albino squirrels that live in the town. The festival includes a squirrel blessing by a priest

3796. Fact

The 7-Eleven Extreme Gulp is 50% bigger than the volume of the human stomach.

3797. Fact

The average weight of a newborn baby is 7 lbs. 6 oz. For a triplet baby it is 3 lbs. 12 oz

3798. Fact

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intraveinously.

3799. Fact

There was no punctuation until the 15th century.

3800. Fact

The amount of semen produced varies from a few drops to about 6 mL (a little more than 1 teaspoon).

3801. Fact

1,525,000,000 miles of telephone wire are strung across the Unites States.

3802. Fact

A baseball will go farther in hot temperature than in cold temperature

3803. Fact

There are some bananas that are red instead of yellow

3804. Fact

Elvis Presley was obsessed with brushing his teeth

3805. Fact

Smokey the Bear's zip code is 20252.

3806. Fact

Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day.

3807. Fact

The two most famous actors who portrayed the ÒMarlboro ManÓ in the cigarette ads died of lung cancer.

3808. Fact

Frank Baum named Oz after a file cabinet in his office. One cabinet was labeled A to N, and the second was labeled O to Z.

3809. Fact

An old law in Bellingham, Washington made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.

3810. Fact

The world's first chocolate candy was produced in 1828 by Dutch chocolate-maker Conrad J. Van Houten. He pressed the fat from roasted cacao beans to produce cocoa butter, to which he added cocoa powder and sugar.

3811. Fact

The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.

3812. Fact

The penguin is the only bird who can swim, but not fly.

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