4998. Fact

Romans, in the third century, believed that the lemon was an antidote for all poisons

4999. Fact

All swans in England are the property of the queen or king

5000. Fact

U-Haul is the world's largest advertiser in the Yellow Pages.

5001. Fact

Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower', because in the time when al original print had to be set in individual letters, the 'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case stored smaller, 'lower case' letters

5002. Fact

40% of all indigestion remedies sold in the world are bought by Americans.

5003. Fact

A meteor has only destroyed one satellite, which was the European Space Agency's Olympus in 1993.

5004. Fact

If you head directly south from the west coast of Florida, you will actually pass South America on the west side of the continent.

5005. Fact

The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.

5006. Fact

Washington, D.C. has one lawyer for every 19 residents.

5007. Fact

Alaska's annual 1,149 Iditarod race commemorates the 1925 Race for Life when 20 volunteer mushers relayed medicine from Anchorage to Nome to battle a children's diphtheria epidemic.

5008. Fact

In Kansas it is illegal to catch bullfrogs in a tomato patch.

5009. Fact

In the 14th century, the Arabs started to cultivate coffee plants. The first commercially grown and harvested coffee originated in the Arabian Peninsula near the port of Mocha.

5010. Fact

Napoleon was terrified of cats.

5011. Fact

Female condoms were initially all made of polyurethane, but newer versions may be made of nitrile or latex.

5012. Fact

Did you know there was one U.S. state that no longer exists? In 1784 the U.S. had a state called Franklin, named after Benjamin Franklin. But four years later, it was incorporated into Tennessee.

5013. Fact

In China, there is a species of yam that is used to make a dye

5014. Fact

In the United States, approximately 135 million cars travel every day on the streets, roads, and interstates.

5015. Fact

Shridhar Chillal from India is known to have the record for the longest fingernails in the world, which were each at least three feet long

5016. Fact

When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.

5017. Fact

Hippopotamuses break wind through their mouths.

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