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Cinderella's slippers were originally made out of fur.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.

3243. Fact

Research indicates that people prefer the colour blue for their casual clothing

3244. Fact

Until 1990, the deadly poison mercury was used in about 30% of latex paints.

3245. Fact

During World War II, the very first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo

3246. Fact

Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark.

3247. Fact

Bumping foreheads with a hand shake is the traditional greeting in Tibet.

3248. Fact

Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died on July 4, 1934 of radiation poisoning.

3249. Fact

The first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel was Anna Edson Taylor. She made the journey on October 24, 1901, and escaped unhurt.

3250. Fact

Famous billionaire Howard Hughes stored his own urine in large bottles.

3251. Fact

In Detroit, Michigan it is illegal to sleep in a bathtub.

3252. Fact

Surgeons who listen to music during operations perform better than those who don't .

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