10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 178 (27/02/2014)

1771.            On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.

1772.            Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump."

1773.            A diet high in fat is said to impede memory.

1774.            There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have
    been tested, and half-caused cancer in rats.

1775.            Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.

1776.            Every year approximately 2,500 left-handed people are killed by using object or
    machinery designed for right-handed people.

1777.            The heart of an adult giraffe weighs on average 26 pounds.

1778.            Two million red blood cells die every second.

1779.            The first American astronaut in space was Alan B. Shepard Jr.

1780.            The world record for donut eating is held by John Haight, who ate 29 donuts
    (52 ounces) in a little over six minutes.