3892. Fact

In Forrest Gump, Gary Sinise's character (Lt. Dan) tells Tom Hanks' character (Forrest Gump) that the day Forrest works on a shrimp boat is the day he'd be an astronaut. The following year, Sinise and Hanks appeared together as astronauts in Apollo 13.

3893. Fact

In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces.

3894. Fact

A pound of grasshoppers is three times as nutritious as a pound of beef.

3895. Fact

The heart of a blue whale is the size of a small car. The tongue of a blue whale is as long as an elephant.

3896. Fact

Gargling in public is against the law in Louisiana.

3897. Fact

5% of the world population lives in the US but 22% of the world's prisons population are held in the US.

3898. Fact

In India, Pajamas are accepted as standard daytime wearing apparel.

3899. Fact

Tiger Woods' real first name is Eldrick. His father gave him the nickname Tiger in honor of a South Vietnamese soldier his father had fought alongside with during the Vietnam War.

3900. Fact

One out of every 11 workers in North Carolina depends on tobacco for their livelihood .

3901. Fact

Over one million Pet Rocks were sold in 1975, makine Gary Dahl, of Los Gatos, California, a millionaire. He got the idea while joking with friends about his pet that was easy to take care of, which was a rock

3902. Fact

All mammals, except man and monkey are color blind.

3903. Fact

A woman has approximately 4.5 litres of blood in her body, while men have 5.6 litres

3904. Fact

JFK's golf clubs sold for $772,500 at a 1996 auction. The buyer was Arnold Schwarzenegger.

3905. Fact

Catfish from the Nile River swim upside-down.

3906. Fact

In France, the Big Dipper is called the casserole.

3907. Fact

In the United Kingdom, three million people play bingo every year

3908. Fact

The first scheduled airplane passenger service in the world was between Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla., in 1914.

3909. Fact

In 1985, Pete Rose became the first professional athlete to appear on the front of a Wheaties box.

3910. Fact

It's estimated that at any one time around 0.7% of the world's population is drunk.

3911. Fact

The Navy SEALs were formed in 1962.

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