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.

1994. Fact

Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.

1995. Fact

Niel Armstrong first stepped on the moon with his left foot

1996. Fact

Nike Air Soles do not actually have 'air' in them.

1997. Fact

No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.

1998. Fact

No matter how cold it gets, gasoline won't freeze. Below -180 degrees F, it just turns gummy.

1999. Fact

No NFL team which plays its home games in a dome has ever won a Superbowl.

2000. Fact

No one has ever been able to domesticate the African elephant. Only the Indian elephant can be trained by man.

2001. Fact

No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.

2002. Fact

No one knows where Mozart is buried.

2003. Fact

No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.

2004. Fact

No president of the United States was an only child.

2005. Fact

No wonder they grunt: Most of a hog's sweat glands are in its snout.

2006. Fact

No word in the English language rhymes with month

2007. Fact

No word in the English language rhymes with month.

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