3025. Fact

Celtic warriors sometimes fought their battles naked, their bodies dyed blue from head to toe

3026. Fact

The condensed water vapor in the sky left behind by jets is called a contrail.

3027. Fact

Hummingbirds can weigh less than a penny.

3028. Fact

Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.

3029. Fact

Penguins are not found in the North Pole.

3031. Fact

Tipping at a restaurant in Iceland is considered an insult.

3032. Fact

Contrary to popular belief, there are almost no Buddhists in India, nor have there been for about a thousand years.

3033. Fact

The deepest underwater penguin dive is 1,772 feet by an Emperor Penguin

3034. Fact

In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.

3035. Fact

To burn off one plain M&M candy, you need to walk the full length of a football field.

3036. Fact

Half of the 42 U.S. Presidents are of Irish descent

3037. Fact

A quidnunc is a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip.

3038. Fact

The linen bandages that were used to wrap Egyptian mummies averaged 1,000 yards in length.

3039. Fact

Identity crisis? About 10% of Jewish households have Christmas Trees.

3040. Fact

Queen Victoria used marijuana, to help relieve menstrual cramp pain

3041. Fact

Ghandi had the most extras of any movie ever made with about 300,000 people. The German movie Kolberg is second with 187,000.

3042. Fact

The first woman in Congress was Jeanette Rankin of Montana, in 1917.

3043. Fact

Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E.

3044. Fact

Dark roasted coffees actually have LESS caffeine than medium roasts. The longer a coffee is roasted, the more caffeine burns off during the process.

3045. Fact

A human embryo is smaller than a grain of rice at four weeks old

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