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973. Fact

Only 30% of all human beings can flare their nostrils.

974. Fact

More than 250 people have fallen from the leaning tower of pisa since the year 1174.

975. Fact

In ancient egypt, the penalty for killing a cat was death.

976. Fact

According to an 1845 british law - if you attempted to commit suicide, you were sentenced to death.

977. Fact

Once upon a time, christmas was forbidden in england.

978. Fact

In hartford, connecticut you are not allowed to kiss your wife on sundays.

979. Fact

In kentucky, it's against the law to walk around with ice cream in your hip pocket.

980. Fact

Since 1916, when a man mailed a 40,00o ton brick house in order to avoid high freight costs, it is forbidden to send a whole building by mail in the united states.

981. Fact

A fully loaded oil tanker needs 20 minutes to stop.

982. Fact

All sunlight that hits the surface of the earth during any given moment, weighs as much as a cruise ship.

983. Fact

When the atomic bomb was developed in the american city of los alamos, new mexico, the military base preferred staff that were illiterate as the authorities didn't want the risk of having workers that could read confidential papers from the waste bins.

984. Fact

Every year, 4,000 people are injured by tea pots.

985. Fact

All hospitals in singapore use pampers diapers.

986. Fact

Colgate had a big challenge when they released their tooth paste in spanish speaking countries. Colgate means "go hang yourself" in spanish.

987. Fact

On average, there are 333 pieces of toilet paper on one toilet roll.

988. Fact

Your body contains about 100,000,000,000,000 cells.

989. Fact

No american president has had brown eyes.