4734. Fact

Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than men in the United States

4735. Fact

There are over 3,500 bras hanging behind the bar at Hogs and Heifers, a bar in Manhattan. So many, in fact, that they caused a beam to collapse in the ceiling.

4736. Fact

In Nags Headm North Carolina you can be fined for singing out of tune for more than ninety seconds.

4737. Fact

A "quidnunc" is a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip.

4738. Fact

The biggest specie of apes are the gorillas.

4739. Fact

Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks

4740. Fact

Eggs sink in water when they are fresh and float when expired.

4741. Fact

The monogram RR for Rolls-Royce has never been altered, except for when Sir Henry Royce passed away in 1933. Then it was changed from red to black.

4742. Fact

Francis Scott Key wrote the words to The Star-Spangled Banner on the back on an envelope. The music is from an old English drinking song called To Anacreon in Heaven.

4743. Fact

One acre of wheat can produce enough bread to feed a family of four people for about ten years

4744. Fact

In ancient China people committed suicide by eating a pound of salt.

4745. Fact

No species of wild plant produces a flower or blossom that is absolutely black, and so far, none has been developed artificially.

4746. Fact

Thanks to the electric light, the average American today sleeps 1.5 hours less each day than Americans of 60 years ago.

4747. Fact

80% of arrested criminals are male.

4748. Fact

Tangerines are named after the Moroccan city of Tangiers.

4749. Fact

Brazil produces the most oranges in the world

4750. Fact

People living on the east coast prefer creamy peanut butter, while people living on the west coast prefer chunky peanut butter

4751. Fact

Babe Ruth hit his first major-league home run on May 6, 1915. He was playing for the Boston Red Sox at the time. 'The Sultan of Swat' went on to smash 714 round-trippers before he retired, as a New York Yankee, in 1935.

4752. Fact

Nearly half of all Americans suffer from symptoms of burnout

4753. Fact

The Philippines has more than 1,000 regional dialects and two official languages.

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