8839. Fact

In the movie Gandhi 300,000 extras appeared in the funeral scene. Of the 300,000, approximately 100,000 received a small fee, and the other 200,000 did it for free

8840. Fact

James Ramsey invented a steam-driven motorboat in 1784. He ran it on the Potomac River in an event witnessed by George Washington.

8841. Fact

The Miss America Contest was created in Atlantic City in 1921 with the purpose of extending the tourist season beyond Labor Day.

8842. Fact

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years

8843. Fact

Cows can detect odors up to five miles away

8844. Fact

The total mileage driven by all U-Haul trucks in a year is enough to move a person from the Earth to the moon five times a day for an entire year

8845. Fact

Mules are genetically sterile. i.e. they cannot reproduce.

8846. Fact

If you wanted to count from one to one trillion and you started right now, counting twenty-four hours a day, it would take you about 31,688 years.

8847. Fact

Sir Isaac Newton, who invented Calculus, had trouble with names to the point where he would forget his brothers' names.

8848. Fact

Average people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.

8849. Fact

Peaches were once known as Persian apples

8850. Fact

The Canadian province of New Brunswick had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839

8851. Fact

Americans spend approximately $25 billion each year on beer.

8852. Fact

The three most valuable brand names on earth Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

8853. Fact

The expression three dog night originated with the Eskimos and means a very cold night so cold that you have to bed down with three dogs to keep warm.

8854. Fact

The electric shaver was patented on November 6, 1928.

8855. Fact

For more than 3,000 years, Carpenter ants have been used to close wounds in India, Asia and South America

8856. Fact

The average bank teller loses about $250 every year.

8857. Fact

The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles

8858. Fact

Irish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live about 7-8 years

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