3503. Fact

Britain is still paying off debts that predate the Napoleonic wars because it's cheaper to do so than buy back the bonds on which they are based.

3504. Fact

The oldest major soft drink in America is Dr. Pepper, which originated in Waco, Texas in 1885

3505. Fact

The fat that comes from sheep, which is called tallow, can also be used to produce soap and candles

3506. Fact

Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is allergic to carrots.

3507. Fact

Four different people played the part of Darth Vader (body, face, voice, and breathing).

3508. Fact

In India, where hinduism is the biggest religon, they belive that there are about 300 million different gods. Because almost every village has it's own local god.

3509. Fact

If you were to spell out numbers, you would have to go to one thousand before you would find the letter "A".

3510. Fact

Some arthritis medications contain gold salts, which is used as an anti-inflammatory

3511. Fact

A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat.

3512. Fact

Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.

3513. Fact

In NYC, it is disorderly conduct for one man to greet another on the street by placing the end of his thumb against the tip of his nose and wiggling the extended fingers of that hand.

3514. Fact

Even though it is widely attributed to him Shakespeare never actually used the word 'gadzooks'.

3515. Fact

The word comet comes from the Greek word kometes meaning long hair and referring to the tail

3516. Fact

As much as 80% of microwaves from mobile phones are absorbed by your head.

3517. Fact

William Taft is the only man to become President and then chief justice.

3518. Fact

In Russia, when flowers are given for a romantic occasions, flowers are given in odds numbers as even number of flowers is given at funerals only

3519. Fact

In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.

3520. Fact

4,000 people are injured by tea pots every year.

3521. Fact

A mother hen turns her egg approximately 50 times in a day. This is so the yolk does not stick to the shell

3522. Fact

Blaise Pascal's father was a French tax collector who had trouble keeping track of his collections. So in 1642, young Pascal designed and built a mechanical adding machine to help. It was the first mechanical calculator in history.

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