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.

990. Fact

The only part of your body that can't get cancer, is the lens of the eye.

991. Fact

Female hyenas have underdeveloped penises.

992. Fact

The distance between the surface and the center of the earth is 3,700 miles.

993. Fact

Bowling was invented in egypt around 5,000 b.c.

994. Fact

Dalmatians are born without spots.

995. Fact

Dolphins always keep one eye open while sleeping.

996. Fact

Europe and north america are drifting apart at the same speed it takes our nails to grow.

997. Fact

Leonardo da vinci could write with one hand and paint with the other - simultaneously.

998. Fact

There are no clocks in las vegas casinos.

999. Fact

The hottest place on earth is el azizia in libya.

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