568. Fact

Do you get headaches when eating ice cream? One third of the world's population suffers from it. It's called "spheno palatine gangleoneuralgia."

569. Fact

The great white whale in moby dick by herman meville was in fact a sperm whale.

570. Fact

Two million mites live in your bed.

571. Fact

When steve buscemi played mass murderer, garland green, in the movie con air, he asked the director whether or not he needed a wig or any specific makeup to make him look scarier. The director told him it would be enough to just look like himself.

572. Fact

In 1994, 36,021 wrongly parked cars were towed away in new york city.

573. Fact

Tom hanks, who played the lead character in forrest gump has his eyes closed in every still photo shown in the movie of forrest's life.

574. Fact

A lightning bolt is not very wide - usually between 1 to 2 inches but it can be up to 6 inches in width. Its length is much more dazzling - often between 328 yards and 2 miles long.

575. Fact

Pasta means dough in italian.

576. Fact

A more fitting word for writer's cramp is "migiography".

577. Fact

The producers, of the film seven, wanted kevin spacey's name among the credits at the beginning of the movie. But spacey didn't want this. He wanted to surprise the audience and not give away the fact that he was the murderer. The producers did as he wished and placed his name first among the credits at the end of the movie.

578. Fact

Approximately 100 people die each year choking on ballpoint pens.

579. Fact

American dentists recommend that you keep your toothbrush at least 6 feet from a flushing toilet. This will help prevent uninvited airbourne particles from alighting onto your toothbrush and ending up in your mouth.

580. Fact

The abbreviation "dvd" can stand for either "digital video disc" or "digital versatile disc".

581. Fact

The shortest movie review is leonard maltin's review of the film isn't it romantic? (1948) his review simply said, "no".

582. Fact

Another more complicated word for squinting is "strabismus".

583. Fact

In toy story 2, a calendar from a bug's life is briefly displayed. Both computer animated films were produced by pixar.

584. Fact

In greek mythology, eros is the god of love. In roman mythology, his name is amor.

585. Fact

When monty python's film life of brian was released in 1979, it was forbidden in norway but released there one year later.

586. Fact

According to legend, aztec ruler montezuma drank 50 cups of chocolate every day from goblets made of pure gold.

587. Fact

Los angeles's full name is "el pueblo de nuestra senora la reina de los angeles de porciuncula".

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