10053. Fact

The magician's words hocus-pocus were taken from the name of a mythological sorcerer, Ochus Bochus, who appeared in Norse folktales and legends.

10054. Fact

Two normal kidneys contain 2 million tiny blood filters which filter 50 gallons of blood every day.

10055. Fact

The original Volkswagen Bug has finally stopped production. The last one rolled out in brazil on July 31st 2003. The car was introduced in 1946 and spent 57 years in production. There were more classic vw bugs produced then any other car ever (about 400 million).

10056. Fact

The more panels a football has - and therefore the more seams - the easier it is to control in the air.

10057. Fact

Dustin Phillips of the U.S. has the record for ketchup drinking. He drank a 14-ounce bottle of tomato ketchup through a ? inch straw in 33 seconds on September 23, 1999

10058. Fact

The best selling Crayola crayon box is the set of 24 crayons

10059. Fact

The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.

10060. Fact

German immigrant, Louis Prang was the first to bring Christmas cards to America

10061. Fact

The Pacific Ocean holds 46% of the world's water. The rest is divided up as followed: Atlantic Ocean 23.9%, Indian Ocean 20.3%, and the Arctic Ocean 3.7%.

10062. Fact

The microwave oven was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

10063. Fact

Only 1 out of 100 people have a computer.

10064. Fact

When Scott Paper Co. first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment

10065. Fact

The oldest known vegetable is the pea.

10066. Fact

Bobby Carpenter was the first American player to score 50 goals in a season

10067. Fact

Americans spent over $360 million in 1982 to avoid having bad breath.

10068. Fact

The Pentagon in Arlington Virginia has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites.

10069. Fact

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe died on July 4th. Adams and Jefferson died in the same year. Supposedly, Adams last words were Thomas Jefferson survives.

10070. Fact

Amongst pre-schoolers, Caillou is the fastest-ever-growing television show and is seen in close to 97% of U.S. households

10071. Fact

The largest ketchup bottle in the world is a 170 feet tall and is located in Collinsville, Illinois, USA. It was built in 1949 by the W.E. Caldwell Company as a water tower

10072. Fact

The first American advertisement for tobacco was published in 1789. It showed a picture of an Indian smoking a long clay pipe.

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