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.

3620. Fact

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.

3621. Fact

Every eleven minutes in the U.S., a woman dies of breast cancer

3622. Fact

Pepper was sold as individual grains during the Elizabethan times. The guards at the London docks had to sew up their pockets so they would not steal any of the pepper

3623. Fact

There have been close to 200 coups and counter-coups in the country of Bolivia

3624. Fact

The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, andBudweiser, in that order.

3625. Fact

A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.

3626. Fact

2,500 newborn babies will be dropped in the next month.

3627. Fact

Iceland has no railway system or army.

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