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 .

3253. Fact

A female mackerel lays about 500,000 eggs at one time.

3254. Fact

In Florida, Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.

3255. Fact

Over it's lifetime a shark will loose as many as 50,000 teeth.

3256. Fact

When Leonardo Da Vinci was young he drew a picture of a horrible monster and placed near a window in order to surprise his father. Upon seeing the picture his father believed it to be real and set out to protect his family until the boy showed him it was just a picture. Da Vinci's father then enrolled his son in an art class.

3257. Fact

If you pet a cat 70 million times, you will have developed enough static electricity to light a 60-watt light bulb for one minute.

3258. Fact

Two-thirds of Canadians live in Quebec and Ontario

3259. Fact

New Mexico is known as the Land of Enchantment.

3260. Fact

An ant's sense of smell is as good as a Dog's.

3261. Fact

The metal instrument used in shoe stores to measure feet is called the Brannock device.

3262. Fact

Less than one per cent of the 500 Chinese cities have clean air, respiratory disease is China's leading cause of death.

3263. Fact

In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.

3264. Fact

Of all the words in the English language, the word set has the most definitions.

3265. Fact

In 1949, forecasting the relentless march of science, Popular Mechanics said Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.

3266. Fact

All the pet hamsters in the world are descended from a single wild golden Hamster found in Syria in 1930.

3267. Fact

The Honda Accord has the highest stolen rate in the US according to NCIB.

3268. Fact

The earth is not perfectly round. Technically, it's a triaxial ellipsoid, which is to say that it's nearly spherical, but flattened at the top and bottom.

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