Now you Know

BluBlocker sunglasses were developed with lenses that were used in the NASA space program for American astronauts

Bill Gates'house was designed using a Macintosh computer.

David Wolf was the first person to cast an absentee ballot from space. In November 1997, he cast a vote via e-mail for the mayor of Houston while onboard the space station Mir.

5717. Animal Facts

Bracken Cave in Texas is home to 20 million bats. The floor is caked in a thick layer of bat faeces.

5718. Fact

In all of Shakespeare's works and excluding Roman numerals only one word begins with the letter X. Xanthippe, the wife of Socrates, appears in The Taming of the Shrew.

5719. Fact

Almost all Jewish and Muslim males in the world are circumcised, and together they account for about 70% of all circumcised males globally.

5720. Fact

Hedenophobic means fear of pleasure.

5721. Fact

In 1477, the first diamond engagement ring was given to Mary of Burgundy by Archduke Maximillian of Austria

5722. Fact

In the great fire of London in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.

5723. Fact

Althaiophobia is the fear of marshmallows

5724. Animal Facts

The bluebottle and greenbottle flies common in houses lay their eggs in rotting meat, dead animals and animal faeces.

5725. Fact

315 words in the 1996 Webster's dictionary were mispelled.

5726. Fact

Rats are omnivorous, eating nearly any type of food, including dead and dying members of their own species.

5727. Fact

The title role of Dirty Harry, 1971, was originally intended for Frank Sinatra. After he refused, it was offered to John Wayne, and then Paul Newman, finally being accepted by Clint Eastwood.

5728. Fact

Toilets in Australia flush counter clockwise.

5729. Fact

George Washington had teeth made out of hippopotamus ivory

5730. Fact

40% of men report they like the missionary position the best, while 20% prefer the doggy style.

5731. Fact

La Paz, Bolivia is the highest capital city in the world.

5732. Fact

LSD is made from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a type of fungus

5733. Fact

It has been medically been proven that laughter is an effective pain killer