10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 149 (29/01/2014)

1481.            Adolf Hitler loved chocolate cake.

1482.            Many years ago, a fish was caught that was 33 inches long and seemed to be
    heavier than it should. When they cut the fish, fishermen found a full of bottle of ale
    inside it.

1483.            George Washington grew hemp in his garden.

1484.            In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans annually.

1485.            In 1980, Saddam Hussein received a key to the city of Detroit.

1486.            The song "Strawberry Fields Forever" sung by the Beatles refers to an orphanage
    located in Liverpool.

1487.            False Bay, on the southern tip of Africa and close to Cape Town, South Africa, is a
    breeding ground for great white sharks, which feed off the thousands of seals in the
    bay. However, it is the only area in the known world in which these sharks are
    known to breach - they attack the seals by coming up vertically, often leaping clear
    of the water with their prey in their mouths.

1488.            In 1952, the first TV toy commercial aired. It was for Mr. Potato Head.

1489.            In the United States, approximately seven billion pounds of chocolate and candy
    are manufactured each year.

1490.            Mules have one horse and one donkey for a parent