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

8859. Fact

The first television show to show any portion of a toilet was on Leave it to Beaver. After fighting for ten weeks to show the toilet, CBS would only allow the producers to show the toilet tank, and not the whole toilet

8860. Fact

An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet

8861. Fact

The only bone fully grown at birth is located in the ear

8862. Fact

Montreal has an underground city, which has over 2,000 shops and 26 kilometres of walkways. This is the largest underground network for any city

8863. Fact

The country with the highest rate of cremations is Japan. In 1996, 98.7% of all deaths were cremated.

8864. Fact

Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters mt

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