8057. Fact

Annually, British people eat more than 15 pounds of beans

8058. Animal Facts

You could get bitten by a crocodile, but alligators don't like the taste of people.

8059. Fact

Benjamin Franklin was the fifth in a series of the youngest son of the youngest son.

8060. Fact

The chewing gum Juicy Fruit has 10 calories. This is approximately the same as a bite of whole wheat bread

8061. Fact

Thomas Edison got patents for a method of making concrete furniture and a cigar which was supposed to burn forever.

8062. Fact

Popeye is 34 years old, weighs 158 lbs, and is 5 feet 6 inches tall

8063. Fact

Paper was invented in the early second century by a Chinese eunuch.

8064. Fact

Asthma affects one in fifteen children under the age of eighteen

8065. Fact

1 out of every 4 kids in the USA is overweight

8066. Fact

Children who are breast fed tend to have an IQ seven points higher than children who are not

8067. Fact

Nobody knows where Mozart is buried.

8068. Fact

Turtles have no teeth.

8069. Fact

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th. The last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

8070. Animal Facts

A single bat can eat 3,000–7,000 mosquitoes in a single night; a colony of 500 bats gets through a quarter of a million bugs an hour.

8071. Fact

Atilla the hun was a dwarf.

8072. Fact

The largest wedding chapel in Las Vegas is the Viva Las Vegas Chapel, which can seat 100 people

8073. Fact

The first Rose Bowl game was held in 1902 in Pasadena, California. The University of Michigan beat Sanford 49-0.

8074. Fact

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

8075. Fact

Polar bears are left handed

8076. Fact

Alaska got its name from the Aluet word Alyeska which means The Great Land.

History Facts
British schools used to keep at least two types of standard cane for hitting naughty children. Children over 15 years of age could be hit with the senior cane, which was longer and thicker than that used on younger children.      .. More >>