3779. Fact

France is known as the perfume capital of the world

3780. Fact

Influenza caused over twenty-one million deaths in 1918

3781. Fact

As bananas ripen, the starch in the fruit turns to sugar. Therefore, the riper the banana the sweeter it will taste.

3782. Fact

The brightest star in history was the supernova of 1054, which formed the Crab Nebula. It was brighter than Venus and bright enough to be seen in daylight and to cast a shadow at night. We know about it through the astronomic records of China and Japan.

3783. Fact

If your stomach didn't produce a new layer of mucous every two weeks, it would digest itself.

3784. Fact

The powder on chewing gum is finely-ground marble.

3785. Fact

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur

3786. Fact

Food can only be tasted if it is mixed with saliva

3787. Fact

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

3788. Fact

On average, 81% of Americans 16 years of age and older watch television at least once in a day

3789. Fact

The average healthy human farts 16 times a day.

3790. Fact

In 4000 BC Egypt, men and women wore glitter eye shadow made from the crushed shells of beetles.

3791. Fact

The left lung is smaller than the right lung to make room for the heart.

3792. Fact

The smallest stamp in the world was issued in 1863 by the Columbian state of Bolivar and measured 9.5 x 8mm

3793. Fact

Mangos are known throughout the world as the King of Fruits.

3794. Fact

Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.

3795. Fact

The town of Olney, Illinois celebrates a Squirrel Day festival to honour the 200 albino squirrels that live in the town. The festival includes a squirrel blessing by a priest

3796. Fact

The 7-Eleven Extreme Gulp is 50% bigger than the volume of the human stomach.

3797. Fact

The average weight of a newborn baby is 7 lbs. 6 oz. For a triplet baby it is 3 lbs. 12 oz

3798. Fact

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intraveinously.

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