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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.
3135. Fact
To manufacture a new car approximately 148,000 liters of water is needed.
3136. Fact
In New Jersey it is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon.
3137. Fact
Dairy cows can produce 20 to 35 gallons of saliva a day
3138. Fact
The number of cars on the planet is increasing three times faster than the population growth
3139. Fact
London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807.
3140. Fact
The name Lego came from the Danish word LEg Godt, which means play well.
3141. Fact
43.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
3142. Fact
Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf under his hat while playng baseball, and he used to change it every two innings.
3143. Fact
Each human generates about 3.5 pounds of rubbish a day, mostly paper.
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Frisbee got its name from William Russel Frisbee, who was a pie baker. He used to sell his pies in a thin tin pan, which had Frisbee written on it. When Walter Frederick Morrison thought of the idea of making saucer like disks to play catch, he visited the campus of Yale and noticed people there were using the pie pan to play catch so he therefore renamed his invention to Frisbee
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