3212. Fact

Sheep can recognize other sheep from pictures.

3213. Fact

Walt Disney World generates about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day.

3214. Fact

The Eiffel Tower is 984 feet high.

3215. Fact

Zipporah was the wife of Moses.

3216. Fact

Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.

3217. Fact

The green stuff on the occasional freak potato chip is chlorophyll.

3218. Fact

Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light, dark brown the least sensitive.

3219. Fact

The Hundred Years War lasted for 116 years

3220. Fact

In 1982, Larry Walters tied 24 weather balloons to his lawn chair in Los Angeles and climbed to an altitude of 16,000 feet

3221. Fact

The maximum length allowed for a baseball bat in the major leagues is 42 inches.

3222. Fact

Vanilla is the extract of fermented and dried pods of several species of orchids.

3223. Fact

Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935

3224. Fact

A 41-gun salute is the traditional salute to a royal birth in Great Britain.

3225. Fact

The word honcho comes from a Japanese word meaning squad leader and first came into usage in the English language during the American occupation of Japan following World War II.

3226. Fact

The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites

3227. Fact

A baby eel is called an elver, a baby oyster is called a spat.

3228. Fact

On average, there is about three molecules of ozone for every 10 million air molecules.

3229. Fact

Over 80% of professional boxers have suffered brain damage.

3230. Fact

In the United States, you are more likely to be killed by a bee sting than a shark attack

3231. Fact

Contrary to popular belief, London Broil is not a cut of beef but rather a method of cooking.

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