10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 182 (03/03/2014)

1811.            People drank gold powder mixed in with water in medieval Europe to relieve pain
    from sore limbs.

1812.            Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.

1813.            Twit is the name given for a pregnant goldfish.

1814.            A ear trumpet was used before the hearing aid was invented by people who had
    difficulty hearing.

1815.            In 1982, a cactus in Phoenix, Arizona killed a man. David Grundman fired two
    shotgun blasts at a giant saguaro cactus that ended up falling on top of him.

1816.            There are 293 steps to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

1817.            The most popular American city for Kool-Aid sales is St. Louis, Missouri.

1818.            A human embryo is smaller than a grain of rice at four weeks old.

1819.            In 1923, the first neon sign was introduced in the U.S. Two neon signs were sold to
    a Packard car dealership for $24,000 which read, "Packard."

1820.            Silk was developed in China were it was kept a secret for more than two thousands
    years. Anyone found trying to smuggle silkworm eggs or cocoons out of the country
    was immediately put to death.