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.

9184. Fact

That white, powdery stuff on the wings of moths is actually the way moths dispose of waste.

9185. Fact

Your brain will stop growing in size when you are about 15 years old.

9186. Fact

Mr. Butts invented the game SCRABBLE. The game was originally called Criss Cross Words.

9187. Fact

Chocolate syrup was used for blood in the famous 45 second shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's movie, Psycho, which actually took 7 days to shoot.

9188. Fact

Bananas contain a natural chemical which can make a person happy. This same chemical is found in Prozac

9189. Fact

On average, a Canadian girl owns seven Barbie dolls, whereas an American girl owns eight

9190. Fact

During World War II, the 2nd Polish Corps had a brown bear named Wojtek, who helped move boxes of ammunition during the battle of Monte Cassino

9191. Fact

Colonel Sanders original white suit was auctioned off for $80,000 in February 2002

9192. Fact

In Gabon, there are several 1.8 billion years old natural nuclear reactors.

9193. Fact

Approximately 125 people die in the United States from an anaphylaxis to foods each year

9194. Fact

Cast iron skillets used to be the leading source of iron in the American diet.

9195. Fact

Pablo Picasso has sold more works of art individually costing over one million dollars than any other artist. His 211 is well ahead of the 168 for Pierre Auguste Renoir.

9196. Fact

A pineapple is a berry.

9197. Fact

The first city in America to have a TV station was: Schenectady, NY.

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The first pick (by Eagles) in the first NFL draft in 1935, was Jay Berwanger from the University of Chicago. He never played.      .. More >>