4076. Fact

Lee De Forest, the inventor of the radio tube, was tried for fraud in 1913. He was accused of tricking the public into buying stocks in his company, the Radio Telephone Company, by making absurd and deliberately misleading claims about the possibility of transmitting the human voice across the Atlantic Ocean.

4077. Fact

Prague consumes 3 times more beer than all the soft drinks combined.

4078. Fact

In the United States, every year about 15 people die from dog bites

4079. Fact

The only difference between brown eyes and every other colored eyes is that brown eyes have more pigment.

4080. Fact

For the 66% of American's who admit to reading in the bathroom, the preferred reading material is Reader's Digest.

4081. Fact

Back in the mid to late '80s, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator.

4082. Fact

The tallest mammal in the world is the giraffe

4083. Fact

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes

4084. Fact

In North Caroline it is illegal to make love on the floor of a hotel room between two double beds.

4085. Fact

The first movie to ever cost $100 million to make is Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991

4086. Fact

The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal. It was adopted as the international signal for distress in 1912, and the Titanic struck the iceberg in April of that year.

4087. Fact

The water displacement product, WD-40, can be found in 80% of American homes

4088. Fact

The average child recognizes over 200 company logos by the time they enters first grade.

4089. Fact

Approximately 55% of movies released are Rated R

4090. Fact

From 1991 to 2007, the proportion of high school males with 4 or more female partners declined from 23% to 18%.

4091. Fact

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". If you buy a ticket on Monday you are a hundred times more likely to die before the draw is held on wednesday, than win the Jackpot. The plastic tips on shoelaces are called "aglets". Mor

4092. Fact

Sears Roebuck and Company was founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears, a former railroad worker turned watch salesman, and Alvah Roebuck, a watchmaker.

4093. Fact

The first shopping bag with handles was invented in 1918 by Walter Deubener.

4094. Fact

Apples are actually part of the rose family.

4095. Fact

Amtrak is the combination of the words American and Track

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