2878. Fact

Our galaxy has approximately 250 billion stars.

2879. Fact

Cheetahs were originally called Leopards.

2880. Fact

The first drive-in service station in the United States was opened by Gulf Oil Company - on December 1, 1913, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2881. Fact

Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister

2882. Fact

-40 degrees Celsius is equal to -40 degrees Fahrenheit.

2883. Fact

In Spain, it is common to pour chocolate milk or cafe au lait on cereal for breakfast

2884. Fact

Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.

2885. Fact

A male moth can smell a female moth from 100 yards away.

2886. Fact

Britons eat over 22,000 tonnes of french fries a week

2887. Fact

A leech is a worm that feeds on blood. It will pierce its victim's skin, fill itself with three to four times its own body weight in blood, and will not feed again for months. Leeches were once used by doctors to drain bad blood from sick patients.

2888. Fact

you're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206.

2889. Fact

Ants don t sleep.

2890. Fact

The can opener was invented 48 years after the can.

2891. Fact

The Flintstones cartoon was the first thirty-minute cartoon to be aired during prime time

2892. Fact

The speed at which honey bees fly is at 15 miles per hour

2893. Fact

Before the 984 foot high Eiffel Tower was built in 1889, the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. was the tallest building in the world at 555 feet.

2894. Fact

In ancient Rome it was considerfed a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.

2895. Fact

In Vulcan, Alberta Canada, the tourist welcome sign is written in both English and Klingon (alien language from "Star Trek").

2896. Fact

High Priests in ancient Egypt were the only ones who were allowed to wear garments made from cotton

2897. Fact

Judy Scheindlin (Judge Judy) has a $25,000,000 salary, while Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has a $190,100 salary.

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