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.

3232. Fact

A swordfish can live as long as 25 years and weigh up to 1,200 pounds

3233. Fact

Tokyo is the largest city by population (35million), followed by New York (21 million), then by Seoul (21 million), then Mexico City (20 million).

3234. Fact

It was during World War II that clothes with elastic waists were introduced. This is because the metal used in zippers was badly needed for the war

3235. Fact

Mushrooms have no chlorophyll so they don't need sunshine to grow and thrive. Some of the earliest commercial mushroom farms were set up in caves in France during the reign of King Louis XIV (1638-1715).

3236. Fact

Paper bags are outlawed in grocery stores in Afghanistan. They believe paper is sacred.

3237. Fact

A giant squid has eyes that can grow up to 20 inches in diameter.

3238. Fact

A scorpion can have up to 12 eyes

3239. Fact

The reason why locusts swarm are because when they are in groups, a hot-spot behind their hind legs is stimulated, which in turn causes their destructive nature. A large swarm of locusts can eat eighty thousand tons of corn in a day

3240. Fact

Drew Carey once worked at a Denny's.

3241. Fact

Cinderella's slippers were originally made out of fur. The story was changed in the 1600's by a translator.

3242. Fact

Saudi Arabia covers an area of 830,000 sq. miles, yet there is not a single river in the whole country.

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