3376. Fact

William Taft who was the U.S. president between 1909-1913 once got stuck in the White House bathtub

3377. Fact

The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897.

3378. Fact

In Rochester, Michigan, anyone bathing in public must have his or her bathing suit inspected by a police officer.

3379. Fact

The amount of aluminum that Americans throw out in three months is enough to rebuild all American commercial planes

3380. Fact

In 1976, fourteen banks merged to form a bank credit card called Mastercharge. This was later renamed to what is now know as Mastercard.

3381. Fact

When the temperature drops, the eyesight reaction time of insects (like the dragonfly and some animals like tortoises) decrease and thats why they can be caught early in the morning or at night by predators like birds whose eyesight reaction times are unaffected by temperature.

3382. Fact

Pineapples were first called anana, which is Caribbean for excellent fruit.

3383. Fact

Each year 96 billion pounds of food is wasted in the U.S

3384. Fact

Irving Berlin has never learned to read music or to write it. He hums or sings his songs to a secretary, who takes them down in musical notation.

3385. Fact

Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed... or is that paws?.

3386. Fact

Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic.

3387. Fact

Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33.

3388. Fact

The setting sun is redder than the rising sun because the air at the end of the day is generally dustier than it is at the beginning of the day.

3389. Fact

Seeing eye dogs are color blind but can still read stop lights by the position of the 'on' light

3390. Fact

Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.

3391. Fact

The U.S. army packs Tabasco pepper sauce in every ration kit that they give to soldiers.

3392. Fact

Eskimos don't gamble.

3393. Fact

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. (Relative to size)

3394. Fact

Mussolini dodged the Italian draft.

3395. Fact

During the time of Peter the Great, any Russian who wore a beard was required to pay a special tax.

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