Now you Know

5196. Fact

The sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in the grooves of their hair

5197. Fact

All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job.

5198. Fact

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.

5199. Fact

It is against the law to have a pet in Iceland.

5200. Fact

The oldest person to live was Jeanne Louise Calment, she lived for a whopping 122 years until she died of smoking related complications.

5201. Fact

State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

5202. Fact

A blue whale's aorta (the main blood vessel) is large enough for a human to crawl through.

5203. Fact

When the Titanic sunk there was 7,500 lbs. of ham on it.

5204. Fact

Chocolate and wine are strong aphrodisiacs.

5205. Fact

Another name for licorice is Sweet Wood or Spanish Juice.

5206. Fact

The first reference to a monetary prize in a horse race was offered by Richard I in 1195.

5207. Fact

Most honey bees die after stinging people as our skin is elastic, unsuitable for their stingers which are meant for harder inelastic skins. Their venom glands are also torn out in the process.

5208. Fact

There were 13 couples celebrating their honeymoon on the Titanic

5209. Animal Facts

Slugs are attracted to beer; some gardeners trap them by putting out bowls of beer which the slugs fall into. They get drunk and drown. The slugs, not the gardeners!

5210. Fact

The word witch comes from the word wicca which translates to the wise one.

5211. Fact

In Albania nodding the head means no and shaking the head means yes.

5212. Fact

An average person consumes the equivalent of 26 gallons of milk a year, including almost 28 pounds of cheese

5213. Fact

Termites are roasted and eaten like popcorn in South Africa

5215. Fact

If it isn t moving a frog can t see it. If the frog cant see it, he won't eat it.

5216. Fact

Ghosts appear in 4 Shakespearian plays; Julius Caesar, Richard III, Hamlet and Macbeth.