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

7434. Fact

One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.

7435. Fact

The most popular American city for Kool-Aid sales is St. Louis, Missouri

7436. Animal Facts

A jellyfish excretes faeces through its mouth – it has only one opening and uses it for all purposes.

7437. Fact

In Massachusetts, if you get caught eating peanuts in church, you can be jailed for up to one year.

7438. Fact

Orange juice helps the body absorb iron easily when consumed with a meal.

7439. Fact

Nearly 30% of female lottery winners hide their winning ticket in their bras.

7440. Fact

A 7-year study, which concluded in the summer of 2000, found that 33 U.S. deaths were caused by rottweilers, pit bulls were responsible for 27 deaths.

7441. Fact

There is no ice covering Iceland.

7442. Fact

Man O' War lost only one race in his career. It happened in 1919 to a horse named Upset.

7443. Fact

In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word.

7444. Fact

In total, Americans eat more than 45 billion sandwiches each year, while sales of custom-made sandwiches are rising 15 percent per year

7445. Fact

A lions roar can be heard from five miles away.

7446. Fact

In Maryland, men may not buy drinks for female bartenders.

7447. Fact

The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters

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