5155. Fact

The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does NOT grow branches until it is 75 years old.

5156. Fact

Montgomery Ward was the first company in the United States to advertise, "Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back." They did it in 1874, two years after company founder Aaron Montgomery Ward launched his mail-order catalog.

5157. Fact

Buckingham Palace has over six hundred rooms

5158. Fact

Bayer was advertising cough medicine containing heroin in 1898.

5159. Fact

Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream. This was the only vegetable flavoured ice cream produced. However, they discontinued it since they thought it would not sell well

5160. Fact

The 2,000 Arabica coffee cherries it takes to make a roasted pound of coffee are normally picked by hand as they ripen. Since each cherry contains two beans, it takes about 4,000 Arabica beans to make a pound of roasted coffee.

5161. Fact

The table fork was introduced into England in 1601. Until then people would eat with their knives, spoons or fingers. When Queen Elizabeth first used a fork, the clergy went ballistic. They felt it was an insult to God not to touch meat with one's fingers.

5162. Fact

A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though.

5163. Fact

A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born

5164. Fact

Dr. Joel Poinsett, the 1st US ambassador to Mexico, brought the poinsettia to US in 1828. The plant, called flower of the blessed night in Mexico was renamed in Poinsett's honor.

5165. Fact

The gases emitted from a banana or an apple can help an orange ripen.

5166. Fact

Soldiers disease is a term for morphine addiction. The Civil War produced over 400,000 morphine addicts

5167. Fact

There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people. The kangaroo population is estimated at about 40 million.

5168. Fact

Coconuts kill about 150 people each year. That's more than sharks.

5169. Fact

The pound cake got its name from the pound of butter it contained.

5170. Fact

It takes seven years for a lobster to weigh one pound.

5171. Fact

dous:tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous

5172. Fact

NASA scientists have concluded that the state of California is moving north and will collide with the state of Alaska in roughly 150 million years

5173. Fact

The Catholic Church only declared in 1992 that the earth may go round the sun.

5174. Fact

Mexico City sinks ten inches per year.

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