3600. Fact

Dave Matthews relocated to the United States to avoid service in the South African Military.

3601. Fact

During the mid-1800s, less than half of the newborn babies lived more than ten years. Today, over 90 percent do.

3602. Fact

A coffee tree yields about one pound of coffee in a year.

3603. Fact

Sliced bread was introduced under the Wonder Bread label in 1930.

3604. Fact

There is a word in the English language with only one vowel, which occurs five times: indivisibility.

3605. Fact

DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleicacid.

3606. Fact

The phrase sleep tight originated when mattresses were set upon ropes woven through the bed frame. To remedy sagging ropes, one would use a bed key to tighten the rope.

3607. Fact

The longest river in the world, the Nile, is 4,145 miles long.

3608. Fact

250 to 300 million cell phones are being used in the U.S

3609. Fact

About 20% of bird species have become extinct in the past 200 years, almost all of them because of human activity.

3610. Fact

Until 1857, any foreign coins made of precious metal were legal tender in the United States.

3611. Fact

There was a post office on the Russian space station Mir. Visiting cosmonauts would use unique postal markers to stamp envelopes and other items as having flown aboard the Mir space station

3612. Fact

Brazil is the location of the worlds widest road. 160 cars can drive side by side.

3613. Fact

In Greene, New York, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks when a concert is on.

3614. Fact

In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

3615. Fact

In Springfield, door to door salesman are prohibited from selling their goods while standing in the middle of the road, screaming at passing vehicles.

3616. Fact

Average number of days a West German goes without washing his underwear: 7

3617. Fact

A wind with a speed of 74 miles or more is designated a hurricane.

3618. Fact

Forks weren't widely used in the United States until the 1800s.

3619. Fact

The creators of a new model of Chevys couldn't figure out why their car, the Nova, wasn't selling well in Hispanic countries... until someone pointed out that 'Nova' means 'No go' in Spanish.

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