9164. Fact

The state of Tennessee was known as Franklin before 1796

9165. Fact

First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer

9166. Fact

The average flea can jump up to 350 times its own length. To match that a human would have to jump 1,000 feet.

9167. Fact

In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

9168. Fact

Sales of Rolaids, Alka-Seltzer, and Tums jump 20% in December "

9169. Fact

It has been proven that feathers directly evolved from reptiles' scales. Therefore, birds came after reptiles.

9170. Fact

There was a molasses flood in Boston on January 15, 1919 that killed 21 people and injured 150 people

9171. Fact

Bette Midler, Barry Manilow and many other famous vocalists got their start in a New York City club called The Continental Baths.

9172. Fact

The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the American Pie. (Thus the nameof the Don McLean song.)

9173. Fact

The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo.

9174. Fact

In 1998, Ten Speed Press publishing company published a book, The Eat A Bug Cookbook by David George Gordon that contains over 33 bug recipes

9175. Fact

Radio and TV producer John Guedel was the originator of the musical commercial.

9176. Fact

In 1879 during the term of Rutherford B. Hayes the first telephone was installed in the White House.

9177. Fact

The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia for 2 cents an acre.

9178. Fact

The only word in the English language to contain three back to back double letter combinations is; Bookkeeper.

9179. Fact

In the Great Fire of London in 1666, only six people were killed

9180. Fact

Teflon is the slipperiest substance in the world.

9181. Fact

Coffee beans aren't beans; they are fruit pits

9182. Fact

The game rugby was originated at Rugby school located in England in 1823. This happened when William Webb Ellis, while playing soccer, picked the ball up in his hands and started running with it

9183. Fact

The average French citizen eats 500 snails per year.

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