Fact Book
9062. Fact
The University of Plymouth was the first university to offer a degree in surfing
9063. Fact
In Wisconsin you are allowed to marry your house.
9064. Fact
The scarlet tanager, a songbird native to Illinois, can eat as many as 2,100 gypsy-moth caterpillars in one hour
9065. Fact
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a dance.
9066. Fact
Swearing at someone over the phone in virginia is punishable by a $100 fine.
9067. Fact
There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.
9068. Fact
Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to aid in digestion, however, it is not known
9069. Fact
Cheese closes the stomach and should always be served at the end of a meal.
9070. Fact
Lizards can self-amputate their tails for protection. It grows back after a few months.
9071. Fact
Venus is the only planet in the solar system to spin backwards.
9072. Fact
The world s youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
9073. Fact
The first president to ride in an airplane was Franklin Roosevelt
9074. Fact
The average mature oak tree sheds approximately 700,000 leaves in the fall.
9075. Fact
A woman's natural lubrication cannot be turned on like a tap; she needs desire, stimulation and a little time.
9076. Fact
The Sears Tower consists of nine framed tubes, which connects nine skyscrapers as one building
9077. Fact
The word 'news' did not come about because it was the plural of 'new.' It came from the first letters of the words North, East, West and South. This was because information was being gathered from all different directions.
9078. Fact
Semen is usually white or grey, but can occasionally appear yellowish.
9079. Fact
The Oscar award got its name from an actress who mentioned it looks like her uncle Oscar.
9080. Fact
The Oprah Winfrey Show started out as a local morning talk show called A.M. Chicago. The name was changed in September 1985 after Winfrey beat Donahue in the Chicago ratings. The show was expanded from a half an hour to an hour and went nationwide a year later.
9082. Fact
In proportion, if Jupiter were a basketball, then the sun would be the size of the Louisiana Super Dome
9083. Fact
David McConnell started the California Perfume Company (CPC) in 1886. Today the company is known as Avon, which he named after his favorite playwright William Shakespeare, and Stratford on Avon
9084. Fact
At one time the group Grateful Dead were called The Warlocks.
9085. Fact
People drank gold powder mixed in with water in medieval Europe to relieve pain from sore limbs
9087. Fact
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple
9088. Fact
Tacoma Narrows Bridge which was located in Washington was nicknamed Galloping Gertie because of the unusual way it twisted and swayed with even with the slightest winds when people would drive on it. The bridge collapsed on November 7, 1940, fortunately no humans died, except for a dog
9089. Fact
The United States has the highest proportion of males circumcised for non-religious reasons.
9090. Fact
The Bible is the most-shoplifted book in the world.
9091. Fact
In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose
9092. Fact
In one night, an adult hippopotamus eats approximately 150 pounds of grass
9095. Fact
The early occurrence of a fetus yawning is at eleven weeks after conception
9096. Fact
The phrase 'going bananas' was first recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary, and is linked to the fruit's 'comic' connections with monkeys.
9097. Fact
Worldwide, the most common environmental allergy is dust.
9099. Fact
In 1948 and 1950 the oldest ears of popping corn were discovered. They were located in the Bat Cave of west central New Mexico. They ranged in size from smaller than a penny to approximately two inches, and were about 4,000 years old
9100. Fact
Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of snot
9101. Fact
The first translation of the Bible into English was in 1382 A.D., by John Wycliff
9102. Fact
It is possible to drown and not die. Technically the term 'drowning' refers to the process of taking water into the lungs, not to death caused by that process.
9103. Fact
Pig vomit is used in perfume and cologne to hold the scent in.
9104. Fact
One American of every 16 will have one of the Top 12 most common last names.
9105. Fact
A language becomes extinct in this world every two weeks
9106. Fact
The first seeing-eye dog was presented to a blind person on April 25, 1938.
9107. Fact
The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards
9108. Fact
Some species of dolphin sleep with one eye open
9109. Fact
Albert Einstein was cremated and his ashes were spread over a river located in New Jersey
9110. Fact
Frosted Flakes mascot Tony the Tiger has a wife, son (Tony Jr.) and daughter (Antoinette) that were used in early advertising commercials
9111. Fact
The sentence The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. uses everyletter in the alphabet. (Developed by Western Union to Test telex/twxcommunications)
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Only 30% of all human beings can flare their nostrils.
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