Fact Book
4203. Fact
A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule will not.
4204. Fact
During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles.
4205. Fact
An unusually low sperm count is known as oligospermia, and the absence of any sperm from the semen is termed azoospermia.
4206. Fact
During menstruation, the sensitivity of a woman's middle finger is reduced.
4208. Fact
The bands on hats trace back to the custom of knights wearing their lady loves' scarves around their helmets.
4209. Fact
Men are four times more likely to be struck by lightning than women
4210. Fact
Carpet slippers were created by thrifty housewives who found other uses for old, worn-out pieces of carpet.
4211. Fact
There are approximately 250,000 sweat glands in your feet.
4212. Fact
The Venus flytrap feeds primarily on ants, not flies.
4213. Fact
The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.
4214. Fact
The soundtrack to Oklahoma was the first album to sell one million copies on August 18, 1958.
4215. Fact
In North America there are approximately 618 roller coasters
4216. Fact
The largest cereal company in the world is Quaker Oats, located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
4217. Fact
One in five Americans move homes every year
4218. Fact
Canada declared national beauty contests canceled as of 1992, claiming they were degrading to women.
4219. Fact
Dipsomania refers to an insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages
4220. Fact
It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
4221. Fact
When a predator is chasing an impala, a type of antelope, it runs in a zig zag formation jumping as high as three metres
4222. Fact
Haggis, the national dish of Scotland: take the heart, liver, lungs, and small intestine of a calf or sheep, boil them in the stomach of the animal, season with salt, pepper and onions, add suet and oatmeal.
4223. Fact
Montreal was named after a local mountain Mont Royal.
4224. Fact
In Mel Brooks''Silent Movie,'mime Marcel Marceau is the only person who has a speaking role.
4225. Fact
The Pantheon is the largest building from ancient Rome that survives intact.
4226. Fact
Although white wine can be produced from both red and white grapes, red wine can only be created from red grapes
4227. Fact
Dolphins can look in different directions with each eye. They can sleep with one eye open.
4228. Fact
President Lyndon Johnson used to smoke three packs of cigarettes a day
4229. Fact
Another way to say every 9 years is Novennial
4230. Fact
A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface.
4231. Fact
In one day, a queen bee can lay up to 1500 eggs in one day
4232. Fact
The highest point in France is Mont Blanc, located in the Alps.
4233. Fact
The top selling song of all time is Elton John's tribute to the late Princess Diana. Candle in the Wind 1997 has sold over 35 million copies worldwide
4234. Fact
Devon, England has about 33,000 miles of hedgerows, more hedgerows than any other country
4235. Fact
In Alaska, it is illegal to look at a moose from a flying vehicle.
4236. Fact
On average, 35 meters of hair fibre is produced on the adult scalp
4237. Fact
In 1920, Eugene Debs, a Socialist, received 920,000 votes for president of the United States even though he ran his entire campaign from prison.
4238. Fact
56,000,000 people go to Major League baseball games each year.
4239. Fact
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
4240. Fact
Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation
4241. Fact
Barbies full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
4242. Fact
The only species of turtle that lives in the open ocean is the sea turtle
4244. Fact
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one leg front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all 4 legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
4245. Fact
The word super to a beekeeper refers to the hive box where the honey is stored
4247. Fact
Whale oil was used in some car transmissions until 1973
4248. Fact
A mother in Sydney, Australia, gave birth to twins 56 days apart and in different years; one was born in 17th December'1952 and the other on 10th February'1953.
4249. Fact
A diet high in fat is said to impede memory
4250. Fact
Mangos are valued for their reputation as an aphrodisiac in countries such as Guatemala and India
4251. Fact
Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States.
4252. Fact
It takes 35 to 65 minks to produce the average mink coat. The numbers for other types of fur coats are: beaver 15; fox 15 to 25; ermine 150; chinchilla 60 to 100.
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