1442. Body Facts

You shed and regrow your skin roughly every 27 days, making a total of around 1,000 complete skins in a lifetime.A person who lives to 70 years of age will shed 47.6 kilograms (105 pounds) of skin.

1443. Fact

Children who are breast fed tend to have an IQ seven points higher than children who are not.

1444. Fact

China grows more pears than any other country in the world.

1445. Fact

China has more English speakers than the United States.

1446. Fact

Chop-suey is not a native Chinese dish, it was created in California by Chinese immigrants.

1447. Fact

Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant call Diamond Star.

1448. Fact

Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.

1449. Fact

City dwellers have longer, thicker, denser nose hairs than country folks do.

1450. Fact

City with the most Rolls Royce's per capita: Hong Kong

1451. Fact

City with the most Rolls Royces per capita: Hong Kong.

1452. Fact

claustrophobia is the fear of small spaces

1453. Fact

Cleopatra married two of her brothers.

1454. Fact

Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.

1455. Fact

Cleveland spelled backwards is "DNA level C."

1456. Fact

Coca-cola used to use the slogan 'Good to the last drop', in 1908. This slogan was later used by Maxwell House.

1457. Fact

Coca-Cola was originally green.

1458. Fact

Coca-Cola was the first soft drink to be consumed in outer space.

1459. Fact

Coca-Cola's 'Super Pure' Dasani bottled water is just filtered tap water!

1460. Fact

Coconuts kill more people in the world than sharks do. Approximately 150 people are killed each year by coconuts.

1461. Fact

Coffee beans aren't beans - they're fruit pits.

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Producer Paul Maslansky was on the set of The Right Stuff when a bus from the local police academy rolled up. After a bunch of freaks walked off, a sergeant explained that the mayor had forced the department to loosen its acceptance standards. Not too long afterwards, Police Academy hit the theaters.      .. More >>