10556. Fact

The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble'depicts two women living under one roof.

10557. Fact

The doorbell was invented in 1831.

10558. Fact

Ray Kroc bought McDonalds for $2.7 million in 1961 from the McDonald brothers

10559. Fact

Pigeons can be killed by feeding them uncooked rice, either because their stomach can't handle the carbohydrates or it swells in their throats and chokes them.

10560. Fact

Second and third Presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both died on July 4, 1826.

10561. Fact

The 1960 Summer Olympics were the first Olympics to be aired on television by CBS

10562. Fact

Honeybees use the sun as a compass which helps them navigate

10563. Fact

Instead of a Birthday Cake, many Russian children are given a Birthday Pie

10564. Fact

Each year all of the Hostess bakeries combined bake 500 million Twinkies a year. (A twinkie is a sponge cake with a creamy filling.)

10565. Fact

In the United States, six tubs of Cool Whip, a brand of whipping cream, are sold every second

10566. Fact

The seven wonders of the ancient world were the Egyptian Pyramids at Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Colossus of Rhodes or huge bronze statue near the Harbor of Rhodes that honored the sun god Helios, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Lighthouse at Alexandria

10567. Fact

In Columbus, Georgia it is illegal to sit on one's porch in an indecent position.

10568. Fact

The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.

10569. Fact

The Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt holds a constant temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit

10570. Fact

The high jump method of jumping head first and landing on the back is called the Fosbury Flop.

10571. Fact

Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command go hang yourself.

10572. Fact

King George I could not speak English.

10573. Fact

No one has ever been able to domesticate the African elephant. Only the Indian elephant can be trained by man.

10574. Fact

Most of the vitamin C in fruits is in the skin.

10575. Fact

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky

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