9112. Fact

Approximately one out of every 55 women from Canada give birth in their car on the way to the hospital or clinic

9113. Fact

The designated instrument for the city of Detroit is the accordion

9114. Fact

The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.

9115. Fact

People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared to paper

9116. Fact

Japan has approximately 200 volcanoes and is home to 10% of the active volcanoes in the world

9117. Fact

Eighty percent of 10 year old girls in the USA go on a diet

9118. Fact

The 1st Academy Awards were presented in 1927.

9119. Fact

It was believed by Ancient Hindus that the world was a sphere and rested on the back of four elephants, which stood on a turtle

9120. Fact

The life expectancy of a garbage disposal is about 5 to 10 years

9121. Fact

Two phone books with their pages interlaced require more than 8000 pounds of pressure to separte.

9122. Fact

Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught.

9123. Fact

The Butterfinger candy bar was first produced by Chicago's Curtiss Candy Co. in 1923. As an advertising ploy, candy bars were dropped from an airplane on cities in 40 states.

9124. Fact

The filming of the movie 'Titanic'cost more than the Titanic itself.

9125. Fact

Fathers tend to determine the height of their child, mothers their weight.

9126. Fact

A German World War II submarine was sunk due to malfunction of the toilet.

9127. Fact

Harley Proctor found the name Ivory for his soap in the Bible. He was in church reading the line, All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. The original name of the soap was P&G White Soap.

9128. Fact

The famous Revolutionary war general Lafayette had the same first name as his wife Mary.

9129. Fact

White-Out was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham, who is the mother of Michael Nesmith from the The Monkees.

9130. Fact

Negative emotions such as anxiety and depression can weaken your immune system.

9131. Fact

A hard-boiled egg will spin. An uncooked or soft-boiled egg will not.

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