Now you Know

Edwin Armstrong invented FM radio in 1933. The first men to use FM radio to communicate with Earth from the moon's surface were named Edwin Aldrin and Neil Armstrong.

3656. Fact

Racehorses can wear out new horse shoes in one race.

3657. Fact

In 1832, in Paisley, Scotland the first municipal water filtration works was opened

3658. Fact

If you get the recomended 8 hours of sleep each night you will sleep over 2,900 hours each year.

3659. Fact

Actor Mark Wahlberg has a third nipple.

3660. Fact

The term karaoke means empty orchestra in Japanese, and the karaoke machine was designed originally to provide backing tracks for solo cabaret performers.

3661. Fact

The Nile river is 6,690 kilometers long

3662. Fact

All snow crystals are hexagonal.

3663. Fact

Fin whales are the second largest animal ever to live on earth. They have been measured to over 80 feet long in Antarctic waters.

3664. Fact

During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.

3665. Fact

In 1905, the first pizzeria in the U.S. opened in New York City

3666. Fact

There is a town named Dildo in the province of Newfoundland, Canada

3667. Fact

Chameleons change their color by dispersing the concentration of pigment in their skin. This is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. Color changes are determined by external factors such as light and temperature as well as emotions. They do not change color to match their background.

3668. Fact

Cats have 32 muscles in each ear.

3669. Fact

Honeybees have a type of hair on their eyes.

3670. Fact

Only 23% of New Zealand families have more than two children

3671. Fact

A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.

3672. Fact

Lightning strikes 6,000 times every minute on the entire planet

3673. Fact

A chicken will lay bigger and stronger eggs if you change the lighting in such a way as to make them think a day is 28 hours long.