965. Fact

The greatest amount of bacteria on your body is hidden between your toes.

966. Fact

Did you know that the yo-yo is the oldest toy, after the doll?

967. Fact

The word "war" in sanskrit means "wish for more cows".

968. Fact

Kangaroos are lactose intolerant.

969. Fact

According to the law of massachusetts, goats are not allowed to wear pants.

970. Fact

This year you will blow your nose 250 times.

971. Fact

Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.

972. Fact

In the city of lawrence, kansas, it's against the law to walk around with bees in your hat.

973. Fact

Only 30% of all human beings can flare their nostrils.

974. Fact

More than 250 people have fallen from the leaning tower of pisa since the year 1174.

975. Fact

In ancient egypt, the penalty for killing a cat was death.

976. Fact

According to an 1845 british law - if you attempted to commit suicide, you were sentenced to death.

977. Fact

Once upon a time, christmas was forbidden in england.

978. Fact

In hartford, connecticut you are not allowed to kiss your wife on sundays.

979. Fact

In kentucky, it's against the law to walk around with ice cream in your hip pocket.

980. Fact

Since 1916, when a man mailed a 40,00o ton brick house in order to avoid high freight costs, it is forbidden to send a whole building by mail in the united states.

981. Fact

A fully loaded oil tanker needs 20 minutes to stop.

982. Fact

All sunlight that hits the surface of the earth during any given moment, weighs as much as a cruise ship.

983. Fact

When the atomic bomb was developed in the american city of los alamos, new mexico, the military base preferred staff that were illiterate as the authorities didn't want the risk of having workers that could read confidential papers from the waste bins.

984. Fact

Every year, 4,000 people are injured by tea pots.

985. Fact

All hospitals in singapore use pampers diapers.

986. Fact

Colgate had a big challenge when they released their tooth paste in spanish speaking countries. Colgate means "go hang yourself" in spanish.

987. Fact

On average, there are 333 pieces of toilet paper on one toilet roll.

988. Fact

Your body contains about 100,000,000,000,000 cells.

989. Fact

No american president has had brown eyes.

990. Fact

The only part of your body that can't get cancer, is the lens of the eye.

991. Fact

Female hyenas have underdeveloped penises.

992. Fact

The distance between the surface and the center of the earth is 3,700 miles.

993. Fact

Bowling was invented in egypt around 5,000 b.c.

994. Fact

Dalmatians are born without spots.

995. Fact

Dolphins always keep one eye open while sleeping.

996. Fact

Europe and north america are drifting apart at the same speed it takes our nails to grow.

997. Fact

Leonardo da vinci could write with one hand and paint with the other - simultaneously.

998. Fact

There are no clocks in las vegas casinos.

999. Fact

The hottest place on earth is el azizia in libya.

1000. Fact

Right-handed people live approximately 9 years longer than left-handed people.

1001. Fact

In one year, more monopoly money is printed than real money.

1002. Fact

Every chocolate bar produced contains an average of 8 insect legs.

1003. Fact

A polar bear's skin is black.

1004. Fact

Elvis had a twin brother who died at birth. His name was jesse garon.

1005. Fact

In china, there are more people who speak english than in the usa.

1006. Fact

If all the inhabitants of china walked past you in a single line, the line would never stop if you take into consideration the rate of reproduction.

1007. Fact

Ants always fall on their right side if they get drunk.

1008. Fact

If you were to sell every useful part of your body, you would get approximately $35 million dollars.

1009. Fact

The world record for an underwater kiss is 2 minutes and 18 seconds.

1010. Fact

5% of all adults sleepwalk.

1011. Fact

A good butler should change shoes every three hours.

1012. Fact

Adolf hitler's favourite movie was king kong.

1013. Fact

It would take 1.12 million mosquitoes, stinging you all at the same time, to completely empty your body of its blood.

1014. Fact

One of the reasons fidel castro grew a beard was that the embargoes from the usa made it difficult to get razor blades.

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