2842. Fact

According to research, the most productive workday is Tuesday and the least productive is Friday

2843. Fact

The postage rate for a letter in 1693 was determined through how much light could pass through the letter. The postage rate would be more expensive if less light went through, and this process was called candling

2844. Fact

All of the Peking ducks in the United States are descendents from three ducks and one drake imported to Long Island, New York in 1873

2845. Fact

An ostrich egg can make approx. eleven and a half omelets.

2846. Fact

Leopards were originally called Pard, Pardus, and Panther

2847. Fact

Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)

2848. Fact

Certain female species of spiders such as the Australian crab spider, sacrifice their bodies as a food source for their offspring

2849. Fact

Horses can't vomit.

2850. Fact

The first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint.

2851. Fact

When Britney Spears books into hotels she uses the name 'Allota Warmheart'so that nobody will recognize her.

2852. Fact

The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia

2853. Fact

Cashew nut shells contain oil that is extremely irritating to human skin.

2854. Fact

The vocabulary of the average person consists of 5,000 to 6,000 words.

2855. Fact

Basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain holds 56 NBA records

2856. Fact

Volkswagen was the first foreign company to open a factory in the United States. The auto plant opened in 1978 in Pennsylvania.

2857. Fact

In China, people eat a bar of chocolate for every 1,000 chocolate bars eaten by the British

2858. Fact

An adult giraffe's tongue is 17 inches long.

2859. Fact

Gender role is the role a person is expected to perform as a result of being male or female in a particular culture.

2860. Fact

During the US Civil war 200,000 blacks served in the Union Army; 38,000 gave their lives; 22 won the Medal of Honor.

2861. Fact

The first Ford cars had Dodge engines

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