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.

3912. Fact

All the swans in England are property of the Queen.

3913. Fact

Harthahorne City Ordinance, Section 363, states that it shall be unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display window.

3914. Fact

Pollsters say that 40% of dog and cat owners carry pictures of the pets in their wallets.

3915. Fact

Assuming that all the offspring survived, 190,000,000,000,000,000,000 flies could be produced in four months by the offspring of a single pair of flies.

3916. Fact

Rice is the staple food of more than one-half of the world's population.

3917. Fact

One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water

3918. Fact

Mad About You star Paul Reiser plays the piano on the show's theme song.

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