1974. Fact

Mr. Snuffleupagas' first name was Alyoisus.

1975. Body Facts

A beef tapeworm, caught from eating eggs in infected beef, can grow to 12 metres (39 feet) long in the human gut.

1976. Fact

Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.

1977. Fact

Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants.

1978. Fact

Nails grow at 3mm per month.

1979. Fact

Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.

1980. Fact

Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandpit.

1981. Fact

Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.

1982. Fact

National pi day is March 14

1983. Fact

Native Americans do not have to pay tax on their land.

1984. Fact

Native Americans never actually ate turkey; killing such a timid bird was thought to indicate laziness

1985. Fact

Natural gas has no smell. The odor is artificially added so that people will be able to identify leaks and take measures to stop them.

1986. Fact

Neanderthal man had a brain capcity 100cc larger than modern man's.

1987. Fact

Nearly 22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong account over the next hour.

1988. Body Facts

In the old days, children being trained as acrobats for circuses were strapped into strange and often very painful positions to make their bodies more bendy.

1989. Fact

Nearly 50% of the world’s scientists are assigned to military projects.

1990. Fact

Neil Armstrong's full name is Neil Alden Armstrong

1991. Fact

Neither the saxophone, the tuba, the coronet, nor the valve trumpet existed before 1800.

1992. Fact

New Jersey was originally called Albania!

1993. Fact

New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.

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