3810. Fact

The world's first chocolate candy was produced in 1828 by Dutch chocolate-maker Conrad J. Van Houten. He pressed the fat from roasted cacao beans to produce cocoa butter, to which he added cocoa powder and sugar.

3811. Fact

The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.

3812. Fact

The penguin is the only bird who can swim, but not fly.

3813. Fact

Australian Graham Barker extracted his own belly button fluff every day for 18 years acquiring a record-breaking amount of fluff. He hopes to accumulate enough fluff to stuff a pillow

3814. Fact

All nude people in your house must be registered in Kentucky.

3815. Fact

Adult bears can run as fast as horses.

3816. Fact

People will swallow about 8 spiders in their lifetime.

3817. Fact

During the Easter season, 600 million Marshmallow Peeps are bought my Americans. The Marshmallow Peep is the most popular Easter candy besides chocolate

3818. Fact

According to an Old English system of time units, a moment is considered to be one and a half minutes.

3819. Fact

By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.

3820. Fact

In1770, a bill proposing that women using makeup should be punished for witchcraft was put forward to the British Parliament

3821. Fact

The famous Casanova (Giacomo Casanova) was a librarian for many years before he died

3822. Fact

The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as isnecessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the ste of Virginia stillhad segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks andwhites.

3823. Fact

The word checkmate in chess comes from the Persian phrase Shah Mat, which means, The King Is Dead.

3824. Fact

The giraffe is the only animal born with horns.

3825. Fact

Asparagus comes in three colors: green, white and purple

3826. Fact

The story of Mulan had been told in China for almost 1,500 years before Disney decided to make it into an animated movie

3827. Fact

Storks were a symbol of fertility in Europe and were considered to bring good luck

3828. Fact

The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.

3829. Fact

The dimensions of a regulation football field are: 360 feet long and 160 feet wide.

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