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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. .

4145. Fact
On average, Americans spend $1300 on utility bills annually

4146. Fact
Until the time of Michelangelo, many sculptors colored their statues, and most from ancient Greece and Rome at one time had been painted or polychromed. Over the course of years, rain washed the colors off the marble.

4147. Fact
A honey bee travels an estimated 43,000 miles to gather one pound of honey. A pound of honey consists of 29,184 drops.

4148. Fact
In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year.

4149. Fact
Watermelon is considered a good gift to give a host in Japan and China

4150. Fact
The first person to go over Niagara falls was Annie Edson-Taylor. She made the trip in a wooden barrel and survived.

4151. Fact
You can tape a small mirror onto a cone speaker, play music and shine a laser on to the mirror and the reflection will look like a laser light show on your wall.

4152. Fact
250 to 300 million cell phones are being used in the U.S.

4153. Fact
On average, the Pentagon uses 666 rolls of toilet paper in one day

4154. Fact
A full moon is nine times brighter than a half moon.

4155. Fact
Ancient Egyptians believed that onions would keep evil spirits away

4156. Fact
The word vaccine comes from the Latin word vacca, which means cow. This name was chosen because the first vaccination was derived from cowpox which was given to a boy.

4157. Fact
For people that are lactose intolerant, chocolate aids in helping milk digest easier.

4158. Fact
When the moon is directly over your head, you weigh slightly less.

4159. Fact
Yahoo. was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.

4160. Fact
Bill Bowerman, the co-founder of the shoe company Nike, got his first shoe idea after staring at a waffle iron. This gave him the idea of using squared spikes to make the shoes lighter

4161. Fact
Seventy-one percent of households report they have at least one snorer. Forty-five percent of those surveyed admit they snore, 35% said their partner snores, 12% said their child snores and 9% reported their pet snores

4162. Fact
Cubic Zirconia is 55% heavier than real diamonds.

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