7263. Fact

In Joliet, Illinois it is illegal to mispronounce the name Joliet.

7264. Fact

The banana tree cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.

7265. Fact

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs inthe air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg inthe air,the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horsehasall four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

7266. Fact

The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.

7267. Fact

A sheep, a duck, and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon

7268. Fact

The U.S. military s dried food rations can be re-hydrated with urine.

7269. Fact

The Red Cross is called the Red Crescent in Arab countries

7270. Fact

About 25% of people in the world report that they are monogamous.

7271. Fact

Urine from men?s public urinals was sold as a commodity in Ancient Rome. It was used as a dye and for making clothes hard

7272. Fact

It is estimated that 93% of American children will go out trick or treating for Halloween

7273. Fact

Only one out of every three people wash their hands when leaving a public bathroom

7274. Fact

In Ivrea, Italy, thousands of citizens celebrate the beginning of Lent by throwing oranges at one another

7275. Fact

The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the middle finger

7276. Fact

In a year, the average person walks four miles to make his or her bed

7277. Fact

The earth is 24,901 miles around at the equator.

7278. Fact

The first Valentine candy box was invented by Richard Cadbury in the 1800's.

7279. Fact

Goat meat contains up to 45 percent less saturated fat than chicken meat

7280. Fact

There are only 14 blimps in the world.

7281. Fact

There are 100 tiles in a "Scrabble" crossword game.

7282. Fact

The story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was written in 1939 for a store promotion by an advertising employee of the department store Montgomery Ward

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