3099. Fact

In Spanish, the word hombre means: 'shoulder', 'man', and 'hat' all at the same time.

3100. Fact

A fetus starts to develop fingerprints at the age of eight weeks

3101. Fact

San Jose was the original capital of California

3102. Fact

It takes the Hubble telescope about 97 minutes to complete an orbit of the Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivilent amount of energy as 30 household light bulbs to complete an orbit.

3103. Fact

Dolphins sleep with one eye open

3104. Fact

Drivers kill more deer than hunters.

3105. Fact

There is more real lemon juice in Lemon Pledge furniture polish than in Country Time Lemonade.

3106. Fact

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

3107. Fact

The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in 1893

3108. Fact

Every year, Burger King restaurants prepare over 950,000 pounds of bacon for their breakfast customers

3109. Fact

In the movie Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock, chocolate syrup was used for blood in the shower scene

3110. Fact

Americans on average use about 580 pounds of paper per year per person

3111. Fact

Warner Chappel Music owns the copyright to the song 'Happy Birthday'. They make over $1 million in royalties every year from the commercial use of the song.

3112. Fact

Frogs sometimes eat enough fireflies that they themselves glow.

3113. Fact

A dog by the name of Laika was launched into space aboard the Russian spacecraft Sputnik 2 in 1957

3114. Fact

Singer Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem

3115. Fact

Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.

3116. Fact

A completely blind chameleon will still take on the colors of its environment.

3117. Fact

Portugal is the world's largest producer of cork.

3118. Fact

A vexillologist is an expert in the history of flags.

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