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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.

3919. Fact
The U.S. eastern seaboard consumes almost 50% of all ice cream sandwiches.

3920. Fact
The "save" icon in Microsoft Office programs shows a floppy disk with the shutter on backwards.

3921. Fact
The age of a saguaro cactus is calculated by its height

3922. Fact
The fur of the binturong, also known as the Asian Bear Cat, smells like popcorn. The scent is believed to come from a gland located near the tail

3923. Fact
The sun is about three million miles closer to the earth on January 1st than it is on June 1st.

3924. Fact
In Tokyo, they sell toupees for dogs.

3925. Fact
NASDAQ stand for, National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations.

3926. Fact
Listerine mouthwash can be used as a deoderant. Douse your armpits with it and the smell vanishes within a couple minutes.

3927. Fact
State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska.

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