Fact Book

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.

4308. Fact

Scientists say that babies that are breastfed are more likely to be slimmer as adults than those that are not breastfed

4309. Fact

Korea's poshintang dog meat soup is a popular item on summertime menus, despite outcry from other nations. The soup is believed to cure summer heat ailments and improve women's complexions.

4310. Fact

An average ear of corn has 800 kernels, arranged in 16 rows.

4311. Fact

The American Kestrel hawk weighs only four ounces

4312. Fact

For every 'normal'webpage, there are five porn pages.

4313. Fact

Married men tip better than unmarried men

4314. Fact

If you took a standard slinky and stretched it out it would measure 87 feet.

4315. Fact

One penny doubled everyday becomes over 5 million dollars in just 30 days.