4887. Fact

The only one of his sculptures that Michelangelo signed was the The Pieta, completed in 1500.

4888. Fact

The real name of Toto the dog in The Wizard Of Oz was Terry

4889. Fact

Check your map. The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.

4890. Fact

Abraham Lincoln had to go across the street to the War Department to get news from the battlefield because there was no telegraph in the White House.

4891. Fact

A poll of 3,000 Americans found that for 41 percent, the thing they're most afraid of is speaking before a group of people. 32 percent stated they were afraid of heights.

4892. Fact

The world's largest art gallery is the Winter Palace and the Hermitage in Leningrad. Visitors walk fifteen miles to visit each of the 322 galleries, which house nearly 3 million works of art and archaeological remains.

4893. Fact

The original name for butterfly was flutterby.

4894. Fact

It takes the Hubble telescope about 97 minutes to complete an orbit of the Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivilent amount of energy as 30 household lightbulbs to complete an orbit.

4895. Fact

People who chase after rare birds are called twitchers

4896. Fact

The name of the famous snack Twinkies was invented by seeing a billboard in St. Louis, that said Twinkle Toe Shoes.

4897. Fact

Smokers are twice as likely to develop lower back pain than non-smokers

4898. Fact

In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.

4899. Fact

44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep

4900. Fact

On April 12, 1938, the state of New York passed a law requiring medical tests for marriage license applicants, the first state to do so.

4901. Fact

The largest number of children born to one woman, who was a Russian peasant is 69

4902. Fact

Each year 50,000 earthquakes take place on this planet.

4903. Fact

Tomatoes and cucumbers are fruits

4904. Fact

In 1942 the Jello company introduced Cola flavored jello, which only lasted a year

4905. Fact

During World War II Canadian scientists secretly developed biological weapons which were later taken over by the USA. Anthrax was one.

4906. Fact

Bulls are colorblind, therefore will usually charge at a matador's waving cape no matter what color it is -- be it red or neon yellow.

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