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".

588. Fact

Heavy water is actually 10 % heavier than ordinary water.

589. Fact

Danny devito got the part of martini in the film one flew over the cuckoo's nest because he had played this same role on broadway a couple of years earlier.

590. Fact

In 1984, the belgian adventurer bruno leunen bought the longest ticket in the world for his journey around the world. It included 80 airline companies and 109 intermediate landings. When the ticket was printed out, it was 40 feet long!

591. Fact

The cigarette lighter was invented before matches were.

592. Fact

All polar bears are left handed.

593. Fact

Women blink almost twice as often as men do.

594. Fact

You can lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.

595. Fact

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 years or older.

596. Fact

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

597. Fact

Your spinal marrow measures approximately 17 inches in length and only weighs about 1 ounce.

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