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.

5047. Fact

The first American satellite in orbit, Explorer I, was launched February 1, 1958.

5048. Fact

At the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, Walt Disney was head of the committee that organized the opening day ceremonies

5049. Fact

Approximately 40% of the states in the U.S. have severe, or extreme pollution problems

5050. Fact

Buttermilk does not contain any butter.

5051. Fact

The largest item on any menu in the world is probably the roast camel, sometimes served at Bedouin wedding feasts. The camel is stuffed with a sheep's carcass, which is stuffed with chickens, which are stuffed with fish, which are stuffed with eggs.

5052. Fact

Wrigley's promoted their new spearmint-flavored chewing gum in 1915 by mailing 4 sample sticks to each of the 1.5 million names listed in US telephone books.

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