4258. Fact

A peanut is not a nut or a pea, it's a legume.

4259. Fact

All of the proceeds from James Barrie's book Peter Pan were bequeathed to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London.

4260. Fact

Among older men, vanilla is the most erotic smell

4261. Fact

In Holland, you can be fined for not using a shopping basket at a grocery store.

4262. Fact

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag

4263. Fact

Gorilla gorilla gorilla is the scientific name for the animal gorilla

4264. Fact

Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from producing tears

4265. Fact

The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.

4266. Fact

When a giraffe is born, it has to fall around six feet to the ground.

4267. Fact

There are 400 species of bacteria in the human colon

4268. Fact

The first known heart medicine was discovered in an English garden. In 1799, physician John Ferriar noted the effect of dried leaves of the common foxglove plant, digitalis purpurea, on heart action. Still used in heart medications, digitalis slows the pulse and increases the force of heart contractions and the amount of b lood pumped per heartbeat.

4269. Fact

In 24 hrs. an average healthy human breathes 23,000 times.

4270. Fact

Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.

4271. Fact

There is enough concrete in the Hoover Dam to pave a two lane highway from San Francisco to New York

4272. Fact

President Eisenhower banished squirrels from the grounds because they were ruining the green.

4273. Fact

Forty percent of McDonald's profits comes from the sale of Happy Meals.

4274. Fact

The male platypus has poisonous spurs on its legs.

4275. Fact

It is only appropriate to fly the US flag upside down in emergencies. It means Help Me, I am in Trouble!

4276. Fact

The first American celebration of St. Patricks Day was at Boston in 1737

4277. Fact

One bushel of wheat can make enough sandwiches that you could eat three sandwiches a day for over six months

4278. Fact

Only 51% of South Carolina high school students will graduate, the lowest of any state.

4279. Fact

In English, four is the only digit that has the same number of letters as its value.

4280. Fact

The minarets of the Taj Mahal in India are angled at 88 degrees outwards so that they would not collapse into the structure should an earthquake occur

4281. Fact

A five and a half year old weighing 250 pounds was exhibited at a meeting of the Physical Society of Vienna on December 4, 1894. She ate a normal diet and was otherwise in good health. The problem: she wasn't able to sweat.

4282. Fact

During warm weather hippos secrete a reddish, oily fluid, called pink sweat, which acts as a skin conditioner to keep it moist.

4283. Fact

Texas is the only state that allows its residents to cast absentee ballots from space. This is because the Houston Space Center is home to most of the United States' astronauts;

4284. Fact

There is a place called Hell, Michigan. It is about 50 miles from Detroit, Michigan

4285. Fact

Brown eggs come from hens with red feathers and red ear lobes; white eggs come from hens with white feathers and white ear lobes.

4286. Fact

The total weight of skin for an average adult human is 6 pounds.

4287. Fact

A maple tree is usually tapped when the tree is at least 45 years old and has a diameter of 12 inches

4288. Fact

The world's largest rodent is the Capybara. An Amazon water hog that looks like a guinea pig, it can weigh more than 100 pounds.

4289. Fact

The average 1 1/4 lb. lobster is 7 to 9 years old.

4290. Fact

There are more than 1,700 references to gems and precious stones in the King James translation of the Bible.

4291. Fact

The speed of a typical raindrop is 17 miles per hour.

4292. Fact

The expression cooked al dente means to the tooth. What this means is that the pasta should be somewhat firm, and offer some resistance to the tooth, but should also be tender

4293. Fact

When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers plays football at home the stadium becomes Nebraska's third largest city.

4294. Fact

The elephant, as a symbol of the US Republican Party, was originated by cartoonist Thomas Nast and first presented in 1874.

4295. Fact

In Connecticut any dogs with tattoos must be reported to the police.

4296. Fact

About 55% of all movies are rated R.

4297. Fact

In an year, an average person makes 1,140 phone calls

4298. Fact

If the coils of a French horn were straightened out, the instrument would be 22 feet long.

4299. Fact

John Tyler was the first president to be married in office on June 26, 1844.

4300. Fact

Parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls appeared for sale in the June 1, 1954 issue of the Wall Street Journal

4301. Fact

Danishes are called Vienna cakes in Denmark, and Spanish rice is unknown in Spain.

4302. Fact

The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long.

4303. Fact

For every 10 successful attempts to climb Mount Everest there is one fatality. (As of 2006)

4304. Fact

A lifespan of an eyelash is approximately 150 days

4305. Fact

Coffee is the most popular beverage worldwide with over 400 billion cups consumed each year.

4306. Fact

There is no alcohol left in food that's cooked with wine. The alcohol evaporates at 172 degrees Fahrenheit.

4307. Fact

Salt caravans crossing the Sahara desert sometimes numbered as many as 40,000 camels.

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