8680. Fact

Steve McQueen persuaded his karate teacher, kickboxing champion Chuck Norris, to pursue acting.

8681. Fact

Detroit policeman William L. Potts is credited with inventing the modern street traffic light in 1920. He worked out an electric light system that allowed him to control three street intersections from one tower He picked the red, yellow and green because railroads used them.

8682. Animal Facts

The pearl fish swims into a sea cucumber's anus and lives inside it in the day time, coming out at night.The sea cucumber breathes through its anus, so can't keep the fish out!

8683. Fact

According to Bristol zoo, the Howler monkey's growl is so loud, it can be heard 5km (3.3 miles) away.

8684. Fact

97% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine

8685. Fact

When Sony introduced the walkman, it had a variety of different names in different countries. It was called Soundabout in the U.S., Stowaway in the U.K., and Freestyle in Australia

8686. Fact

Jergens Lotion was created by Andrew Jergens, a former lumberjack, in 1880.

8687. Fact

The naked recreation and travel industry has grown by 233% in the past decade

8688. Fact

Nearly 400 cocoa beans are required to make a pound of chocolate liquor, the semi-liquid mass produced by grinding the beans. A non-alcoholic substance, chocolate liquor is the basis of all chocolate and cocoa products.

8689. Fact

The tomato is not just a fruit, but it is a berry along with the cucumber, squash, and melon.

8690. Fact

One out of four American households own a cat

8691. Fact

Every year, 50,000,000 automobiles are produced in the world.

8692. Fact

The average elephant produces 50 pounds of dung each day.

8693. Fact

There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet.

8694. Fact

When Saigon fell, the signal for all Americans to evacuate was Bing Crosby's White Christmas being played on the radio.

8695. Fact

Ben Franklin invented crop insurance.

8696. Fact

The first owner of the Marlboro Company, Wayne McLaren, died of lung cancer

8697. Fact

On the old Canadian 2 dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is NOT an American flag.

8698. Fact

In 2000, there were 1,579,566 drug arrests in the United States. Of those, close to half were for marijuana

8699. Fact

There are 45 miles of nerves in the skin of a human being.

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