Quick Facts!
In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
Two-thirds of the world’s lawyers live in the United States.
House flies younger than four days old don’t react to light and therefore won’t be attracted to your bug zapper.
The Caesar Salad was invented by a restaurant owner in Tijuana, Mexico… not Italy.
The dots on dice and dominoes are called ‘pips.’
Walt Disney’s famous “logo” signature wasn’t really his; it was designed by a staff artist.
When 7-Up was invented, it was originally called “Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda.”
In 2003, Dennis Gross set the unofficial record for Most Peeps Eaten in 30 Minutes. He polished off 102 Peeps.
Braces go all the way back to ancient Egypt. In fact, archeologists have found several mummies with crude metal bands wrapped around their teeth.
So-called white chocolate isn’t chocolate in the technical sense — it is comprised of cocoa butter, sugar and milk, but no actual chocolate.
Each year, about 450 men die of breast cancer in America.
In 2000, not a single hurricane made landfall in the United States.
In a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill, Admiral John Fisher wrote, “I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis—O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)”
Pretty interesting, huh? So did you learn something new? Please Comment and tell me your thoughts! :)
* All these facts are from amazing fact generator on mentalfloss.com*
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