3867. Fact

There are over 1,000,000 swimming pools in Florida, eventhough the ocean is no farther than 80 miles away

3868. Fact

Eating parsley after eating an onion can help in getting rid of onion breath

3869. Fact

In Connecticut it is illegal to pirouette while crossing the street

3870. Fact

In West Virginia, it is legal for one to take roadkill home for dinner.

3871. Fact

Nine U.S. Presidents never went to college: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, and Harry Truman.

3872. Fact

Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson".

3873. Fact

A dragonfly is also known as devil's darning needle, horse stinger, and devil's steelyard.

3874. Fact

The national orchestra of Monaco (a nation in Europe) has more individuals than its army.

3875. Fact

In 1956, 80% of all U.S. households had a refrigerator, but only 8% of British households had one.

3876. Fact

Israel is one quarter the size of the state of Maine.

3877. Fact

The average company saves over $7,000 for each employee suggestion that is enacted.

3878. Fact

The term the whole 9 yards came from W.W.II fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got the whole 9 yards.

3879. Fact

Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream.

3880. Fact

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

3881. Fact

Children grow faster in the springtime than any other season during the year.

3882. Fact

Crocodiles have brains no larger than a cigar.

3884. Fact

About 30% of Canadians rely on getting their water from the ground for their domestic use

3885. Fact

In the United States, deaf people have safer driving records than hearing people.

3886. Fact

Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa.

3887. Fact

Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food.

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