7217. Fact

In 1923, the first neon sign was introduced in the U.S. Two neon signs were sold to a Packard car dealership for $24,000 which read, Packard.

7218. Fact

The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean

7219. Fact

In Japan, it is completely acceptable to name your child Buttocks or Prostitute.

7220. Fact

Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.

7221. Fact

The average American consumes enough caffeine in one year to kill a horse.

7222. Fact

The country of Andorra has a zero percent unemployment rate

7223. Fact

An elephant in the wild can eat anywhere from 100 - 1000 pounds of vegetation in a 16 hour period

7224. Fact

The eraser wasn't put on pencils until 1858 by Hyman Lipman.

7225. Animal Facts

Fossilized cockroaches 300 million years old have been found. This means they were around 100 million years before the dinosaurs evolved!

7226. Fact

Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80%.

7227. Fact

There are approximately 90 people that have been frozen after their death.

7228. Fact

The 1st presidential news conference filmed for TV was in 1955. Eisenhower was the president.

7229. Fact

Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable.

7230. Fact

President Bush and Saddam Hussein both have their shoes made by the same Italian shoemaker.

7231. Fact

Camels have three eyelids.

7232. Animal Facts

A grotesque frog which can turn from green to beige often lives in letterboxes and toilet cisterns in Australia and New Guinea.

7233. Fact

Hamburgers are named after the city of Hamburg, Germany where the serving of hamburgers first became popular.

7234. Fact

Tarantulas can go up to 2 years without eating or drinking. Sea turtles can go up to 35 years without eating or drinking.

7235. Fact

Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket. Collects cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.

7236. Fact

More American workers (18%) call sick on Friday than any other day of the week. Tuesday has the lowest percent of absenteeism (11%).

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