6968. Fact

The banana was officially introduced in 1876 in the U.S. at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. The bananas were wrapped in tinfoil and were sold for 10 cents each

6969. Fact

The game Monopoly was once very popular in Cuba; however, Fidel Castro ordered that all games be destroyed

6970. Fact

More than $1 billion is spent each year on neck ties in the United States

6971. Fact

No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half.

6972. Fact

The eyeball of a human weighs approximately 28 grams

6973. Fact

Coffee has about five times the amount of caffeine as a can of Coke

6974. Fact

The ruby red slippers in the movie The Wizard of Oz were sold off at an auction for $660,000

6975. Fact

On average, a hen lays 300 eggs per year

6976. Fact

The origin of right-handed buttons on men's shirts stems from battles where they wore armor. With most men being right handed the armor needed to overlap so that a sword could not enter through the gap during a right-handed blow from an adversary.

6977. Fact

There are some types of chocolates that are actually good for the arteries and heart

6978. Fact

The average life expectancy of a rhinoceros in captivity is 15 years.

6979. Fact

Vampire bat saliva has been responsible for many advances in research into stroke recovery

6980. Fact

The #1 peanut producing state is Georgia

6981. Fact

Each honeycomb in Honeycomb cereal has seven holes

6982. Fact

The average North American car contains 300 pounds of plastics

6983. Fact

David Sarnoff received the Titanic's distress signal and saved hundreds of passengers. He later became the head of the first radio network, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC).

6984. Fact

The male seahorse carries the eggs until they hatch instead of the female.

6985. Fact

In 1964, Tanganyika and Zanzibar joined together to become Tanzania.

6986. Fact

Between 1991 and 1996, India produced the most movies per year on average. The 851 movies per year beat the yearly average of the United States (569) by 282 for the same time frame.

6987. Fact

Heavyweight tire manufacturer Goodyear is in no way affiliated with Charles Goodyear, the inventor of vulcanized rubber. They merely admired his inventiveness and his process that was so easy to duplicate that competitors simply stole it.

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