2299. Fact

The Battle of New Orleans, in which Andrew Jackson's U.S. forces routed "the bloody british", was fought on Janurary 8, 1815, two weeks after the War of 1812 was officially ended by the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.

2300. Fact

The Beatles song "Dear Prudence" was written about Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, when she wouldn't come out and play with Mia and the Beatles at a religious retreat in India.

2301. Fact

The best diamonds are colored blue-white.

2302. Fact

The best recorded distance for projectile vomiting is 27 feet.

2303. Fact

The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.

2304. Fact

The best working light-bulb a LONG time ago was a thread of sheep's wool coated with carbon

2305. Fact

The biggest cause of matrimonial fighting is money.

2306. Fact

The billionth digit of pi is 9.

2307. Fact

The Blue Whale's tongue weighs more than an adult elephant!

2308. Fact

The Boston University Bridge is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane.

2309. Fact

The buzz generated by an electric razor in America is in the key of B flat.

2310. Fact

The can opener was invented 48 years after the can was.

2311. Fact

The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million.

2312. Fact

The chances of you dying on the way to get your lottery tickets is greater than your chances of winning.

2313. Fact

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life"

2314. Fact

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life".

2315. Fact

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's 'Its A Wonderful Life.'

2316. Fact

The chemicals indole and skatole, which help to account for the particular smell of human feces, are used as ingredients in perfume!

2317. Fact

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

2318. Fact

The chow is the only dog that has a black tongue.

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