Fact Book
8217. Fact
In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air
8218. Fact
By law, information collected in a U.S. census must remain confidential for seventy-two years
8219. Fact
Close to fifty percent of the bacteria in the mouth lives on the surface of our tongue
8220. Fact
For hundreds of years, the people of Poona, India, have disposed of their dead by carrying the corpses to the top of a tower and letting the vultures eat them.
8221. Fact
In Massachusetts you must have a license to wear a goatee.
8222. Fact
The ancient Egyptians trained baboons to wait on tables.
8223. Fact
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange,silver or purple
8224. Fact
Lovebirds are small parakeets who live in pairs. Male and female lovebirds look alike, but most other male birds have brighter colors than the females.
8225. Fact
The brain is soft and gelatinous - its consistency is something between jelly and cooked pasta.
8227. Fact
The name Tonka trucks was named after Lake Minnetonka located in Minnesota. Tonka means great in Sioux
8228. Fact
The only President to be head of a labor union was Ronald Reagan.
8229. Fact
The raised reflective dots in the middle of highways are called Botts.
8230. Fact
Elephants can communicate using sounds that are below the human hearing range: between 14 and 35 hertz.
8231. Fact
WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes.
8232. Fact
On average, every chocolate bar contains at least three insect legs.
8233. Fact
The first US Marines wore high leather collars to protect their necks from sabres, hence the name leathernecks.
8234. Fact
Nachos is the food most craved by pregnant women.
8235. Fact
The most expensive movie memorabilia ever sold at an auction was Clark Gable's Academy Award for It Happened One Night. It sold for $607,500 on December 15, 1996.
8236. Fact
In Australia, a common Boxing day activity is surfing
8237. Fact
A superstition in baseball is to never lend your bat to anyone or you will be jinxed
8238. Fact
Movies approximately make five times more from video sales than ticket sales
8239. Fact
The average life span of an umbrella is under two years.
8240. Fact
Hippos kill more people in Africa when compared to crocodiles.
8241. Fact
Jayne Mansfield decorated her Pink Palace by writing to 1,500 furniture and building suppliers and asking for free samples. She told the donors they could then brag that their goods were in her outlandish mansion. The pitch worked, and Jayne received over $150,000 worth of free merchandise.
8242. Fact
Pepsi originally contained pepsin, (the same stuff in pepcid AC) thus the name
8243. Fact
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar
8244. Fact
Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for about 180,000 deaths per year
8245. Fact
A healthy (non-colorblind) human eye can distinguish between 500 shades of gray.
8246. Fact
The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas
8247. Fact
According to the Population Council, people overwhelmingly tend to marry partners who live near them.
8248. Fact
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older
8249. Fact
Enrico Caruso and Roy Orbison were the only tenors this century capable of hitting e over high c.
8250. Fact
The swastika was origionaly a symbol of peace and honor and is still used by Buddhists today.
8251. Fact
In 1958 the United States sent three mice into space named, Mia, Laska and Benji
8252. Fact
Clocks made before 1687 had only one hand, and hour hand.
8254. Fact
An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away, and warns off intruders or reunites scattered members of the pride.
8255. Fact
The parking meter was invented by C.C. Magee in 1935.
8256. Fact
In the 1960's, the US spent millions developing a zero gravity pen for use in space
8257. Fact
Lack of sleep can affect your immune system and reduce your ability to fight infections
8258. Fact
The animal whose brain accounts for the largest share of its body weight is the squirrel monkey. It's brain makes up about 5% of its total weight.
8259. Fact
The most popular show amongst baby boomers is Star Trek.
8260. Fact
The Taj Mahal was actually built for use as a tomb.
8261. Fact
The length of brink of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada is 2600 feet
8262. Fact
Every day, over five billion gallons of water are flushed down toilets in the United States
8263. Fact
A blue whale's heart is the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.
8264. Fact
Ed Cox from San Francisco invented the pot scrubbing S.O.S. pads in 1917. His wife came up with the name, which stands for Save Our Saucepans.
8265. Fact
In an average lifetime, a person will spend 4 years travelling in an automobile and six months waiting at a red light.
8266. Fact
The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."
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