3900. Fact

One out of every 11 workers in North Carolina depends on tobacco for their livelihood .

3901. Fact

Over one million Pet Rocks were sold in 1975, makine Gary Dahl, of Los Gatos, California, a millionaire. He got the idea while joking with friends about his pet that was easy to take care of, which was a rock

3902. Fact

All mammals, except man and monkey are color blind.

3903. Fact

A woman has approximately 4.5 litres of blood in her body, while men have 5.6 litres

3904. Fact

JFK's golf clubs sold for $772,500 at a 1996 auction. The buyer was Arnold Schwarzenegger.

3905. Fact

Catfish from the Nile River swim upside-down.

3906. Fact

In France, the Big Dipper is called the casserole.

3907. Fact

In the United Kingdom, three million people play bingo every year

3908. Fact

The first scheduled airplane passenger service in the world was between Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla., in 1914.

3909. Fact

In 1985, Pete Rose became the first professional athlete to appear on the front of a Wheaties box.

3910. Fact

It's estimated that at any one time around 0.7% of the world's population is drunk.

3911. Fact

The Navy SEALs were formed in 1962.

3912. Fact

All the swans in England are property of the Queen.

3913. Fact

Harthahorne City Ordinance, Section 363, states that it shall be unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display window.

3914. Fact

Pollsters say that 40% of dog and cat owners carry pictures of the pets in their wallets.

3915. Fact

Assuming that all the offspring survived, 190,000,000,000,000,000,000 flies could be produced in four months by the offspring of a single pair of flies.

3916. Fact

Rice is the staple food of more than one-half of the world's population.

3917. Fact

One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water

3918. Fact

Mad About You star Paul Reiser plays the piano on the show's theme song.

3919. Fact

The U.S. eastern seaboard consumes almost 50% of all ice cream sandwiches.

3920. Fact

The "save" icon in Microsoft Office programs shows a floppy disk with the shutter on backwards.

3921. Fact

The age of a saguaro cactus is calculated by its height

3922. Fact

The fur of the binturong, also known as the Asian Bear Cat, smells like popcorn. The scent is believed to come from a gland located near the tail

3923. Fact

The sun is about three million miles closer to the earth on January 1st than it is on June 1st.

3924. Fact

In Tokyo, they sell toupees for dogs.

3925. Fact

NASDAQ stand for, National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations.

3926. Fact

Listerine mouthwash can be used as a deoderant. Douse your armpits with it and the smell vanishes within a couple minutes.

3927. Fact

State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska.

3928. Fact

Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie.

3929. Fact

A snail can travel over a razor blade without cutting itself.

3930. Fact

Every second, two Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world

3931. Fact

If Barbie were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33.She would stand seven feet two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal humans neck.

3932. Fact

Female lions do 90% of the hunting.

3933. Fact

A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average.

3934. Fact

The French tickler was invented by a Tibetan monk

3935. Fact

Over 436,000 U.S. Troops were exposed to depleted uranium during the first Gulf war

3936. Fact

Jerry Seinfeld's first sitcom wasn't Seinfeld. He played the governor's speechwriter on three episodes of Benson (he was fired from the job).

3937. Fact

Unlike a frog a toad cannot jump

3938. Fact

The sting from a killer bee contains less venom than the sting from a regular bee.

3939. Fact

There is zero gravity at the center of the earth.

3940. Fact

To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

3941. Fact

Walt Disney's first cartoon character was called Oswald the Rabbit.

3942. Fact

At Andrew Jackson's funeral in 1845, his pet parrot had to be removed because it was swearing.

3943. Fact

In ancient Egypt, the dung beetle symbolized eternal rebirth and the Sun God Khepri

3944. Fact

On average, an American family sends and receives 28 Christmas cards each year

3945. Fact

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

3946. Fact

In Duluth, Minnesota it is illegal to allow animals to sleep in a bakery.

3947. Fact

Studies have shown that the scent of Rosemary can help in better mental performance and make individuals feel more alert

3948. Fact

Fingernails grow fastest on the hand you favor.

3949. Fact

Baby gravy is slang for semen.

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