4187. Fact

One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.

4188. Fact

In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.

4189. Fact

Abe Lincoln's mother died when the family dairy cow ate poisonous mushrooms and Ms. Lincoln drank the milk.

4190. Fact

The winter of 1932 in the US was so cold that Niagara falls froze completely solid.

4191. Fact

The Ottoman Empire once had seven emperors in seven months. They died of (in order): burning, choking, drowning, stabbing, heart failure, poisoning and being thrown from a horse.

4192. Fact

Some people drink the urine of pregnant women to build up their immune system

4193. Fact

Two in every three car buyers pays the sticker price without arguing.

4194. Fact

Hondas and Toyotas are the most frequently stolen passenger cars because they have parts that can be readily exchanged between model years without a problem.

4195. Fact

Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights.

4196. Fact

Bernd Eilts, a German artist, turns dried cow manure into wall clocks and small sculptures. He is now expanding his business to include cow dung wrist watches

4197. Fact

The ampersand (&) was once a letter of the English alphabet.

4198. Fact

49% of men report that a woman's sense of humor is a big turn on.

4199. Fact

A real estate agent s rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.

4200. Fact

There are over 600 different pasta shapes

4201. Fact

Elephants only sleep for two hours each day.

4202. Fact

Seattle passed an ordinance that states that goldfish could ride the city buses in bowls only if they kept still.

4203. Fact

A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule will not.

4204. Fact

During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles.

4205. Fact

An unusually low sperm count is known as oligospermia, and the absence of any sperm from the semen is termed azoospermia.

4206. Fact

During menstruation, the sensitivity of a woman's middle finger is reduced.

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