Now you Know

Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes located entirely within the United States.

In 1969 the US launched a male chimpanzee called Ham into space.

The Himalayan gogi berry contains, weight for weight, more iron than steak, more beta carotene than carrots, more vitamin C than oranges.

9731. Fact

On average, Americans spend 33% of their life sleeping

9732. Fact

Pac-Man, Namco's 1979 arcade game, was originally called Puck Man. The name was changed when they realized that vandals could easily scratch out part of the letter P.

9733. Fact

A leech can gorge itself up to a maximum of five times its body weight

9734. Fact

Sheryl Crow's two front teeth are fake.

9735. Fact

Whispering is more wearing on your voice than a normal speaking tone.

9736. Fact

There are only four words in the English language which end in-dous: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous

9737. Fact

O.J. Simpson had a severe case of rickets and wore leg braces when he was a child

9738. Fact

Elvis Presley had a twin brother named Jesse Garon Presley who died at birth

9739. Fact

It's illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas in that state.

9740. Fact

Only three horses who had never previously won a race earned their first victories at the Kentucky Derby. They were Buchanan in 1884, Sir Barton in 1919 and Brokers Tip in 1933.

9741. Fact

Hippos can live up to 40 years in the wild

9742. Fact

The first words that Thomas A. Edison spoke into the phonograph were, Mary had a little lamb.

9743. Fact

Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands

9744. Fact

About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light

9745. Fact

Dead cells in the body ultimately go to the kidneys for excretion

9746. Fact

The heart of a mouse beats 650 times per minute.