10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 174 (23/02/2014)

1731.            Strawberries are a member of the rose family.

1732.            It is common in Israel and Egypt to eat watermelon with feta cheese.

1733.            The most popular recipient of Valentine cards are school teachers.

1734.            The average stay for a prisoner on Alcatraz, when it was used as a prison, was five
    years.

1735.            Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy.

1736.            Bird droppings are the chief export of Nauru, an island nation in the Western
    Pacific.

1737.            About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light.

1738.            In Japan, tipping at restaurants is not a norm. However, some restaurants might
    add a 5 - 10 % service charge to the bill.

1739.            The first automobile racetrack in America was the 'Indianapolis Motor Speedway,'
    which had 3 million cobblestones.

1740.            A cow has four compartments in its stomach.