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.

3674. Fact

It takes a sperm about 1 hour to swim 6 inches.

3675. Fact

The average bank teller loses about $250 every year

3676. Fact

On a clear night in the Northern Hemisphere the naked eye can discern some 5000 stars.

3677. Fact

To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testiclesthat s where the word testimony comes from.

3678. Fact

Writing in ancient Greece hadnospacebetweenthewords.

3679. Fact

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

3680. Fact

In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits

3681. Fact

There is a cemetery town in California named Colma. Concerns about the public health, crime, and the need for space forced the city of San Francisco to outlaw burials in 1902. The city of Colma, which is five miles south of San Francisco, was established to bury the dead. The ratio of dead to living people is 750 to 1

3682. Fact

If a substance is burned and all of the results of its burning (smoke, ash, soot and gas) are captured and weighed, they will be a little heavier than the original substance because they have been combined with oxygen.

3683. Fact

In the Netherlands, there are special traffic lanes for bicycles. There are approximately 17,000 kms of cycle lanes with special bicycle traffic lights.

3684. Fact

Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.

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