5027. Fact

After the Popeye comic strip was launched in 1931, spinach consumption went up by thirty-three percent in the United States

5028. Fact

Arabic numerals are not really Arabic; they were invented in India.

5029. Fact

Gilligan of Gilligan's Island had a first name that was only used once, on the never-aired pilot show. His first name was Willy.

5030. Fact

Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.

5031. Fact

The animal with the largest brain in proportion to its size is the ant.

5032. Fact

In ohio it is illegal to run out of gas.

5033. Fact

In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are automobiles

5034. Fact

George Hancock invented a new game on November 30, 1887. It was played like baseball, except a broomstick was used for a bat and a boxing glove was the ball. Since the game was played indoors, it was originally called indoor. Walter Hakanson later renamed it softball.

5035. Fact

Neither Fruit Flies nor May Flies are flies.

5036. Fact

Women blink nearly twice as much as men

5037. Fact

Niagara Falls actually stopped flowing back in 1848 for about 20 hours because there was ice that was blocking the Niagara River

5038. Fact

The adult human body requires about 88 pounds of oxygen daily

5039. Fact

There are 35 million digestive glands in the stomach.

5040. Fact

An adult esophagus can range from 10 to 14 inches in length and is one inch in diameter

5041. Fact

To make one pound of whole milk cheese, 10 pounds of whole milk is needed

5042. Fact

The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer.

5043. Fact

In one day, 230 marriage licenses are issued in Las Vegas

5044. Fact

Ancient Egyptian priests would pluck every hair from their bodies.

5045. Fact

In Albania, nodding your head means 'no'and shaking your head means 'yes'.

5046. Fact

For a short distance, the bluefin tuna can swim 50 miles per hour.

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