10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 190 (11/03/2014)

1891.            A regulation baseball has exactly 108 stitches.

1892.            In a study that was done by the University of Chicago in 1907, it was concluded that
    the easiest color to spot is yellow. This is why John Hertz, who is the founder of the
    Yellow Cab Company picked cabs to be yellow.

1893.            On average it takes a shark seven days to replace a tooth.

1894.            The biggest religious building in the world is a Hindu Temple, Angkor Wat, located
    in Cambodia. It was built at the end of the 11th century.

1895.            In Britain, there are approximately 50,000 pubs with 17,000 different names.

1896.            Snails eat with a rasping mouth called a "radula," which has thousands of teeth.

1897.            A dragonfly has a lifespan of for to seven weeks.

1898.            Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from producing tears.

1899.            The majority of American models are skinnier than 98% of American women.

1900.            The first jigsaw puzzle was created by map maker John Splisbury who mounted
    one of his maps on a sheet of hardwood. He proceeded to cut around the borders
    of each country use a fine saw.