3822. Fact

The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as isnecessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the ste of Virginia stillhad segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks andwhites.

3823. Fact

The word checkmate in chess comes from the Persian phrase Shah Mat, which means, The King Is Dead.

3824. Fact

The giraffe is the only animal born with horns.

3825. Fact

Asparagus comes in three colors: green, white and purple

3826. Fact

The story of Mulan had been told in China for almost 1,500 years before Disney decided to make it into an animated movie

3827. Fact

Storks were a symbol of fertility in Europe and were considered to bring good luck

3828. Fact

The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.

3829. Fact

The dimensions of a regulation football field are: 360 feet long and 160 feet wide.

3830. Fact

After spending hours working at a computer display, look at a blank piece of white paper. It will probably appear pink.

3831. Fact

In North Dakota it is illegal to keep an elk in a sandbox in your backyard.

3832. Fact

Michelangelo painted only one easel picture.

3833. Fact

Per capita, the Irish eat more chocolate than Americans, Swedes, Danes, French, and Italians.

3834. Fact

Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.

3835. Fact

Ivory soap slogan 99-44/100% Pure was cleverly invented by Harley Proctor who with the help of chemists determined that Ivory soap was only 56/100 pure. Proctor simply subtracted 56 from 100 and came up with 99-44/100% Pure

3836. Fact

Cats' urine glows under a black light.

3837. Fact

In 1886, Coca-cola was first served at a pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia for only five cents a glass. A pharmacist named John Pemberton created the formula for Coca-cola

3838. Fact

At 4,145 miles, the Nile River is the longest in the world.

3839. Fact

In Brazil, Christmas is celebrated with fireworks.

3840. Fact

In 1900, coffee was often delivered door-to-door in the United States, by horse-pulled wagons.

3841. Fact

The S in Harry S Truman stands for nothing.

3842. Fact

It's illegal in Wilbur, Washington, to ride an ugly horse.

3843. Fact

The oldest dog died at the age of 29

3844. Fact

The town of Los Angeles, California, was originally named El Pueblo la Nuestra Senora de Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula

3845. Fact

Boy George used to go out with his drummer.

3846. Fact

Half of the entire species of Chameleons occur only in Madagascar, the rest occur in Southern Africa.

3847. Fact

Fleas are essential to the health of armadillos and hedgehogs; they provide necessary stimulation of the skin. Deloused armadillos and hedgehogs will die without them.

3848. Fact

The elephant is one of the few mammals that can't jump.

3849. Fact

In a University of Arizona study, rails and armsrests in public buses were found to be contaminated by the highest concentration of bodily fluids.

3850. Fact

The first chimpanzee to travel into space was named Ham. He got the name from the lab he was raised in, the Holloman AeroMedical laboratory in Alamogordo, NM. Ham flew in a Mercury space capsule in 1961. His trip proved that space travel was safe for humans.

3851. Fact

The ant can lift things 10 times its own weight.

3852. Fact

The search engine Google got its name from the word googol , which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.

3853. Fact

35% of the people using personal ads for dating are already married.

3854. Fact

Since 1978, at least 37 people have died as a result of shaking vending machines, in an attempt to get free merchandise. More than 100 people have been injured

3855. Fact

The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles.

3856. Fact

In the last 4000 years no new animals have been domesticated.

3857. Fact

The pectin that is found in apples aids in lowering cholesterol levels

3858. Fact

About 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year.

3859. Fact

Colgate claims Tooth Fairy as a registered trademark.

3860. Fact

Rice and some other grains contain chemicals that can enhance brain functions.

3861. Fact

The Daddy long legs spider has venom to be used as a defensive mechanism. Don't worry though, coz it cannot puncture human skin, and even if it did, it would PROBABLY only cause a allergic reaction.

3862. Fact

On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

3863. Fact

While digging, an Armadillo can hold its breath for up to six minutes

3864. Fact

About one-tenth of the earth's surface is permanently covered with ice.

3865. Fact

The left leg of a chicken is more tender than the right one.

3866. Fact

Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.

3867. Fact

There are over 1,000,000 swimming pools in Florida, eventhough the ocean is no farther than 80 miles away

3868. Fact

Eating parsley after eating an onion can help in getting rid of onion breath

3869. Fact

In Connecticut it is illegal to pirouette while crossing the street

3870. Fact

In West Virginia, it is legal for one to take roadkill home for dinner.

3871. Fact

Nine U.S. Presidents never went to college: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, and Harry Truman.

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