4125. Fact

There are dolphins that live in the Amazon River that are the colour pink

4126. Fact

Rice is the chief food for half the people of the world.

4127. Fact

In Ireland, a prime minister is a called a Taoiseach

4128. Fact

Of married couples, 70% of men and 60% of women have cheated on their spouse

4129. Fact

Traditionally, wild cabbage was used as an aphrodisiac

4130. Fact

In 1920, 57% of Hollywood movies billed the female star above the leading man. In 1990, only 18% had the leading lady given top billing.

4131. Fact

In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.

4132. Fact

All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill

4133. Fact

In approximately 18 months, the papaya tree can grow to be 20 feet tall

4134. Fact

One of the Bond girls in the James Bond movie, For Your Eyes Only, used to be a man

4135. Fact

There is over 70,000,000 rats in New York, That is an average of about 9 rats per person

4136. Fact

An elephant can smell water 3 miles away.

4137. Fact

When ants find food, they lay down a chemical trail, called a pheromone, so that other ants can find their way from the nest to the food source.

4138. Fact

There is a way of writing 1 by using all ten single-digit numbers at once: 148/296 + 35/70 = 1.

4139. Fact

The largest cultivated crop in the United States is corn

4140. Fact

Mexico City is sinking at a rate of 18 inches per year.

4141. Fact

In an authentic Chinese meal, the last course is soup because it allows the roast duck entree to swim toward digestion.

4142. Fact

98% of houses in the United States have at least one television set

4143. Fact

In Florida it is illegal to fish while driving across a bridge.

4144. Fact

There is a 6-foot tall stone monument dedicated to the cartoon character Popeye in Crystal City, TX. .

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