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.

3119. Fact

Pope Pius II wrote an erotic book Historia de duobos amantibus in 1444.

3120. Fact

In Chinese dining, duck sauce is almost never used on duck.

3121. Fact

A typical lightning bolt is two to four inches wide and two miles long.

3122. Fact

Banana oil never saw a banana; it's made from petroleum.

3123. Fact

Pennies are made of 95% copper and 5% zinc.

3124. Fact

¥ Tokyo has had 24 recorded instances of people either killed or receiving serious skull fractures while bowing to each other with the traditional Japanese greeting.

3125. Fact

Every day, over 1,300 babies are born prematurely in the USA

3126. Fact

US presidents who were survived by their fathers: John F. Kennedy and Warren Harding.

3127. Fact

Ancient Egyptians used to think having facial hair was an indication of personal neglect

3128. Fact

At sea level there are 2,000 pounds of air pressure on each square foot of your body area.

3129. Fact

An olive tree can live up to 1500 years

3130. Fact

Male koalas mark their territory by rubbing their chests on a tree. Male koalas have a dark scent gland in the middle of their chest

3131. Fact

If you suffer from iatrophobia, you're afraid of doctors.

3132. Fact

An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 sent the Mississippi River backwards.

3133. Fact

Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.

3134. Fact

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years.

Fact
Franchise
Right to cast vote in the public elections.      .. More >>