10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 157 (06/02/2014)

1561.            The "Mexican Hat Dance" is the official dance of Mexico.

1562.            The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in 1893.

1563.            The DNA of humans is closer to a rat than a cat.

1564.            Peladophobia refers to the fear of bald people.

1565.            One Neptune year lasts 165 Earth years.

1566.            In the U.S., 75% of the pencils sold are painted yellow.

1567.            A person that is struck by lightning has a greater chance of developing motor
    neurone disease.

1568.            In Canada, the $1 and $2 come in the form of coins. The $1 is nicknamed a
    "loonie" because it contains a loon on it and the $2 is nicknamed the "twonie"
    because it is the equivalent of two "loonies."

1569.            Singer Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.

1570.            On average a business document is copied 19 times.