Now you Know

3527. Fact

Depending on the size, it can take an oyster anywhere from few months to many years to form a pearl

3528. Fact

In Providence, Rhode Island it is illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday.

3529. Fact

90% of bird species are monogamous; only 3% of animals are.

3530. Fact

In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase "goodnight, sleep tight".

3531. Fact

Each year insects eat 1/3 of the Earth's food crop.

3532. Fact

Autoerotic asphyxia is the practice of self-induced strangulation or asphyxiation while masturbating.

3533. Fact

Even Antarctica has an area code. It s 672.

3534. Fact

The phrase rule of thumb is derived from an old English law whichstated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than yourthumb.

3535. Fact

In turtles, the colon(intestine) is also used for respiration, as it takes in oxygen. Thats how they stay underwater for so long.

3536. Fact

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.

3537. Fact

The heart pumps about 1 million barrels of blood during an average lifetime.

3538. Fact

Britain's present royal family was originally named Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The name was changed in 1917, during WW1 because of German connotations. The name Windsor was suggested by one of the staff. At the same time the Battenberg family name of the cousins to the Windsors was changed into Mountbatten.

3539. Fact

A dragonfly can fly 25 mph.

3540. Fact

A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair.

3541. Fact

The Mona Lisa used to hang on the wall of NapoleonÕs bedroom.

3542. Fact

Shakespeare invented the word assassination and bump.

3543. Fact

In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said Play it again, Sam.

3544. Fact

Pedals were added to the bicycle in 1839.