3158. Fact

One-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples

3159. Fact

In 1819, the USA purchased Florida from Spain for the cancellation of a $5 million debt

3160. Fact

Actress Michelle Pfeiffer was the first choice to play Clarice Starling in the movie Silence of the Lambs. She turned down the role because she found it too scary

3161. Fact

The nation of Monaco on the French Riviera, is smaller than Central Park in New York. Monaco is 370 acres and Central Park is 840 acres.

3162. Fact

Cranberries are one of just 3 major fruits native to North America. Blueberries and Concord grapes are the other two.

3163. Fact

Americans use over 16,000 tons of aspirin a year.

3164. Fact

Sir Isaac Newton was an ordained priest in the Church of England.

3165. Fact

The Tonle Sap River in Cambodia flows north for almost half the year and then south for the rest of the year

3166. Fact

Most cows give more milk when they listen to music.

3167. Fact

Twelve men have landed on and explored the moon

3168. Fact

Egyptian pyramid builders used to eat a lot of garlic because they thought it would increase their strength

3169. Fact

There are 403 steps from the foundation to the top of the torch in the Statue of Liberty.

3170. Fact

Work on St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, began in 1506. Construction took over a century, reaching completion in 1612.

3171. Fact

In Christian theology there are nine choirs of angels. From highest to lowest, they are: seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominions, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels, and angels.

3172. Fact

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History houses the world's largest shell collection, some 15 million specimens. A smaller museum in Sanibel, Florida owns a mere 2 million shells and claims to be the worlds only museum devoted solely to mollusks.

3173. Fact

The size of a raindrop is around 0.5 mm 2.5 mm, and they fall from the sky on average 21 feet per second.

3174. Fact

A deltiologist is someone who collects postcards.

3175. Fact

The first computer, the steam-driven calculating machine, was built in 1823 by Charles Babbage. It failed to work due to poor workmanship in the intricate parts. When rebuilt by the London Museum of Science in 1991, it worked.

3176. Fact

In the U.S. 7 out of 10 homes use candles

3177. Fact

The only woman that has appeared on a U.S. paper currency is Martha Washington

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The Kiwi, national bird of New Zealand, can't fly. It lives in a hole in the ground, is almost blind, and lays only one egg each year. Despite this, it has survived for more than 70 million years.      .. More >>