Now you Know

In 1945 a computer at Harvard malfunctioned and Grace Hopper, who was working on the computer, investigated, found a moth in one of the circuits and removed it. Ever since, when something goes wrong with a computer, it is said to have a bug in it.

4624. Fact

A duckðs quack doesnðt echo, and no one knows why

4625. Fact

Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second.

4626. Fact

A crocodile can open and close its jaw but cannot move it side to side

4627. Fact

There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building.

4628. Fact

¥ From 1942 until the end of World War II, Oscars were made out of plaster to conserve metal. After the war, the winners received real replacement statues.

4629. Fact

A horse can sleep standing up.

4630. Fact

The famous ship Old Ironsides actually had wooden sides.

4631. Fact

After the Eiffel Tower was built, one person was killed during the installation of the lifts. No one was killed during the actual construction of the tower

4632. Animal Facts

Cat urine glows in the dark (but it has to be very dark, if you're thinking of testing it).

4633. Fact

Snails breathe through their feet.

4634. Fact

An orca whale can hold its breath for up to 15 minutes

4635. Fact

Barbara Bush's book about her English Springer Spaniel, Millie's book, was on the bestseller list for 29 weeks. Millie was the most popular First Dog in history.

4636. Animal Facts

Vampire bats drink half their body weight in blood every day.

4637. Fact

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt ate three chocolate-covered garlic balls in the morning. Her doctor told her it would help improve her memory.

4638. Fact

An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged. They all taste sweet

4639. Fact

Scientists are now able to grow 'beating'heart tissue in a lab.

4640. Fact

Many of the stars that were in the Poltergeist Trilogy had strange deaths

4641. Fact

The five interlocking Olympic rings are black, blue, red, green, and yellow because at least one of these colors appears on every national flag.