5857. Fact

A cow has four compartments in its stomach

5858. Animal Facts

Geckos have transparent eyelids which are permanently closed but allow the gecko to see anyway.

5859. Fact

The CN Tower located in Toronto, Ontario Canada took a total construction time of 40 months to complete at an original cost of $63 million

5860. Fact

¥ Dolphins don't automatically breath; they have to tell themselves to do it.

5861. Fact

In Georgia, movie houses that want to show films on Sunday must reserve one showing a month for religious material.

5862. Fact

The band Duran Duran got their name from an astronaut in the 1968 Jane Fonda movie Barbarella.

5863. Fact

It is illegal NOT to smile in Pocatello, Idaho.

5864. Fact

Polar bears are left-handed. (If they switch, they'll live a lot longer.)

5865. Fact

Robert Peary, who left pieces of the flag scattered at the North Pole was honored for doing this.

5866. Fact

The state that has the most diners in the world is New Jersey, which is referred to as the Diner Capital of the World.

5867. Fact

There are more statues of Sacagawea, Lewis Clark's female Indian guide, in the United States than any other person.

5868. Fact

The queen of England has two birthdays.

5869. Fact

The mother of famous astronomer Johannes Kepler was accused of being a witch

5870. Fact

The famous jewelry store Tiffany & Co. was established on September 18, 1837 in New York City. The amount of sales that were made the first day were $4.98

5871. Fact

Cole Porter had nine pounds of fudge shipped to him each month from his hometown.

5872. Fact

On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day.

5873. Fact

The Mills Brothers have recorded the most songs of any artist: about 2,250.

5874. Fact

In Ohio, if you ignore an orator on Decoration day to such an extent as to publicly play croquet or pitch horseshoes within one mile of the speaker's stand, you can be fined $25.00.

5875. Fact

The idea of Christmas cards was invented by Englishman Henry Cole in 1843

5876. Fact

Deodorizes shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight so they'll smell great in the morning.

Science Facts
The first frozen chicken was created by Sir Francis Bacon who stuffed a plucked chicken with snow in 1626 to experiment with refrigeration. It worked, but he died from a chill contracted during the experiment. The chicken is said to haunt Pond Square in London.      .. More >>