7742. Fact

There was once a law in Salem Virginia that made it illegal to leave home without knowing where you were going.

7743. Fact

George Harrison, with My Sweet Lord, was the first Beatle to have a Number 1 hit single following the group's breakup.

7744. Fact

Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas

7745. Fact

The Baby Ruth candy bar was named after Grover Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth, not Babe Ruth the baseball player.

7746. Fact

570 gallons of paint would be needed to paint the outside of the White House

7747. Fact

In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

7748. Fact

During his entire lifetime, Herman Melville's timeless classic of the sea, 'Moby Dick', only sold 50 copies.

7749. Animal Facts

Soldier flies like to lay their eggs in human faeces.The larvae (maggots) are often found in bathrooms as they crawl up the sewage pipes.

7750. Fact

In an year, an average American kid eats 46 slices of pizza

7751. Fact

When a queen bee lays the fertilized eggs that will develop into new queens, only one of the newly laid queens actually survives. The first new queen that emerges from her cell destroys all other queens in their cells and, thereafter, reigns alone.

7752. Fact

Missouri has been to most NCAA tournaments than any other college without reaching the final four

7753. Fact

The food that people crave the most is cheese

7754. Fact

Over 250 million Slinky toys have been sold since its debut in 1946

7755. Fact

In 1908, figure skating became the first winter sport to be included in the Olympics.

7756. Fact

Early sewing machines were destroyed by mobs or workers who felt their jobs were threatened by automation

7757. Fact

Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."

7758. Fact

A speleologist studies caves.

7759. Fact

King Henry III of France, Louis XIV of France, and Napoleon all suffered from ailurophobia (the fear of cats).

7760. Fact

On July 4, 1776 (signing of the Declaration of Independence), King George III of England noted in his diary: Nothing of importance happened today.

7761. Animal Facts

A shark will eat parts of its own body that have been cut off or bitten off by another animal.

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