10192. Fact

St. Louis, Missouri was the first U.S. city to host the summer Olympics in 1904

10193. Fact

Federal law forbids recycling used eyeglasses in the United States.

10194. Fact

Ferrets sleep around 20 hours a day.

10195. Fact

The word limelight that is used in theatre to refer to the performers on the stage originated because before electricity was available lime was burned in a lamp, which created a white light that was directed at the performers

10196. Fact

A bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed every animal in the Berlin Zoo except the elephant, which escaped and roamed the city. When a Russian commander saw hungry Germans chasing the elephant and trying to kill it, he ordered his troops to protect it and shoot anyone who tried to kill it

10197. Fact

In ancient Greece, children of wealthy families were dipped in olive oil at birth to keep them hairless throughout their lives.

10198. Fact

The largest insect egg belongs to the Malaysian jungle nymph, a sticklike insect, and measures about 1.3 centimeters long larger than a peanut! (Some insects, mainly mantises and cockroaches, lay egg cases that are larger, but they contain about 200 individual eggs.)

10199. Fact

The Black Death reduced the population of Europe by one third in the period from 1347 to 1351.

10200. Fact

In Kentucky, 50 percent of the people who get married for the first time are teenagers

10201. Fact

A rainbow can occur only when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon

10202. Fact

The drummer for ZZ Top (the only one without a beard) is named Frank Beard.

10203. Fact

Most people hear better out of their right ear.

10204. Fact

The words moron, imbecile, and idiot are not interchangable. The one with the highest level of intelligence is a moron, followed, by an imbecile, and then idiot

10205. Fact

Grasping your ears is a sign of repentance or sincerity in India.

10206. Fact

Arnold Palmer was the first player to win $1 million on the PGA Tour

10207. Fact

Pancakes are commonly served for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Australia.

10208. Fact

The music group Simply Red got its name from band member Mick Hucknall, who has red hair

10209. Fact

Disney World in Orlando, Florida covers 30,500 acres (46 square miles), making it twice the size of the island of Manhattan, New York.

10210. Fact

One in fourteen women in America is a natural blonde. Only one in sixteen men is.

10211. Fact

The average life expectancy of a kangaroo in captivity is 7 years.

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