3324. Fact

Victor Hugo's Les Miserables contains one of the longest sentences in the French language 823 words without a period.

3325. Fact

Half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18. 80% of burglaries are committed by people aged 13-21.

3326. Fact

An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it.

3327. Fact

During the First World War, cigarettes were handed out to soldiers along with their rations

3328. Fact

A Singapore singing group by the name of The Oriental Singers, sang non-stop for 74 hours and five minutes

3329. Fact

On average, when asked for a color, 3 out of 5 people will say red.

3330. Fact

The letter W is the only letter in the alphabet that doesn't have just one syllable; it has three.

3331. Fact

The highest point of the earth, with an elevation of 29,141 feet, is the top of Mt. Everest in Tibet.

3332. Fact

In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg. updated

3333. Fact

If you take any number between 1 and 9 and multipy them by 9 the sum of the two numbers will always be 9 (ex: 7 X 9 = 63 ; 6 + 3 = 9)

3334. Fact

Nearly half the people on the earth live in only one thirtieeth of the total land area.

3335. Fact

Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. It's just 0.17 square miles. Monaco is the second smallest at 0.7 square miles.

3336. Fact

In Maine, it is illegal to sell a car on Sunday unless it comes equipped with plumbing.

3337. Fact

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge, a quarter has 119.

3338. Fact

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit

3339. Fact

Jerry West was the model for the official NBA logo. His silhouette appears dribbling a basketball.

3340. Fact

Baby elephants can drink over 80 litres of milk a day.

3341. Fact

Scientists have actually performed brain surgery on cockroaches

3342. Fact

Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents.

3343. Fact

The reason why the very beginning of The Wizard of Oz is black and white, is because color was not available at that point. When color was available, the writers decided to start using it in Munchkinland.

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