4499. Fact

Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold.

4500. Fact

On April 4, 1974, John Massis of Belgium pulled two New York Long Island railroad passenger cars totaling 80 tons with a thick rope, with a small bit attached, using only his teeth

4501. Fact

'Jedi'is an official religion, with over 70,000 followers, in Australia.

4502. Fact

In 1915, Winston Churchill fought in the front line trenches before he became the Minister of Munitions.

4503. Fact

There are 158 verses in the Greek National Anthem

4504. Fact

Some people have more bones in their feet than others.

4505. Fact

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

4506. Fact

India has the most post offices of any country with 280,181.

4507. Fact

In playing poker, there is one chance in 500 of drawing a flush.

4508. Fact

In Spit Bergen, Norway, at one time of the year the sun shines continuously for three and a half months.

4509. Fact

The complete skin covering of the body measures about 20 sq. feet.

4510. Fact

Just one in three consumers pays off his or her credit card bill every month.

4511. Fact

Of Chief Executives, only Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of a President.

4512. Fact

On a Canadian two-dollar bill, the American flag is flying over the Parliament Building.

4513. Fact

Your home is ten times more likely to have a fire than be burglarized.

4514. Fact

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years.

4515. Fact

Former President Cleveland defeated incumbent Benjamin Harrison in 1892, becoming the first (and, to date, only) chief executive to win non-consecutive terms to the White House.

4516. Fact

Coffee, as a world commodity, is second only to oil.

4517. Fact

Despite a population of over a billion, China has only about 200 family names.

4518. Fact

The f-word is used 257 times in the movie Pulp Fiction.

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