Now you Know

7417. Fact

Water-based mammals like dolphins and whales swish their tails up and down. Only fish move them sideways.

7418. Animal Facts

Inuit people have to cover all exposed skin with a thick layer of mud to avoid fierce biting flies in the summer.

7419. Fact

During World War II, IBM built counting machines the Nazis used to manage their death/concentration camps.

7420. Fact

Your heart rate can rise as much as 30% during a yawn.

7421. Fact

In 1221 the daughter of Genghis Khan ordered the killing of the entire population of the city of Nishapur (about 60,000) in one hour. The order came after her husband killing. (Moguls claim that 1.7 million were killed)

7422. Fact

Enough paper is recycled in the USA every day, that a 15 mile long train of boxcars could be filled up with paper.

7423. Animal Facts

Flies have 1,500 tiny taste hairs on their feet so that they can taste what they are standing on.

7424. Fact

The famous aphrodisiac 'Spanish Fly'is made from dried beetle remains.

7425. Fact

When a polar bear cub is born, it can not see or hear. It takes approximately a month for the cub to start to see and hear

7426. Fact

On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles.

7427. Fact

A 27 year old heir to a sausage empire was handed a ticket for 116,000 pounds for driving at 80 km/hr in a 40 km/hr zone. This is because the speeding tickets in Finland are based on how much money a person makes

7428. Fact

The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618.

7429. Fact

A Chicago law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

7430. Fact

In Billings, Montana it is illegal for employees of the city's communications center to program their phones with speed dial.

7431. Fact

The largest hailstone ever recorded was 17.5 inches in diameter - bigger than a basketball.

7432. Fact

After being picked an orange cannot ripen

7433. Fact

The decomposition point of Olive Oil is 220 degrees Celsius