3191. Fact

In Florida failure to tell your neighbor his house is on fire is illegal.

3192. Fact

Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.

3193. Fact

Given the opportunity, deer will chew gum and marijuana.

3194. Fact

Bart Simpson's voice on the Simpsons is actually done by a woman, Nancy Cartwright.

3195. Fact

The most powerful electric eel is found in the rivers of Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela, and Peru, and produces a shock of 400-650 volts.

3196. Fact

The average US worker toils for two hours and 47 minutes of each working day just to pay income tax. Indeed, the average American pays more in taxes than for food, clothing and shelter put together

3197. Fact

Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam.

3198. Fact

The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.

3199. Fact

The first triple jump in figure skating competition was performed by Dick Button in 1952.

3200. Fact

Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp.

3201. Fact

Goldfish lose their color if they are kept in dim light or are placed in a body of running water, such as a stream.

3202. Fact

It's illegal to own a red car in Shanghai, China.

3203. Fact

Cats are the most popular pets in the United States

3204. Fact

The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that one bite can kill twenty people or one elephant

3205. Fact

Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution.

3206. Fact

¥ Hair is the fastest growing tissue in the body, second only to bone marrow.

3207. Fact

Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937.

3208. Fact

In Miami, Florida, roosting vultures have taken to snatching poodles from rooftop patios

3209. Fact

Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin

3210. Fact

Over 5 million people in Brazil are employed by the coffee trade. Most of those are involved with the cultivation and harvesting of more than 3 billion coffee plants.

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