10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 228 (18/04/2014)

2271.            Police detectives have used snapping turtles to help them locate dead bodies.

2272.            In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is
    10:10

2273.            The national sport of Japan is sumo wrestling.

2274.            The early occurrence of a fetus yawning is at eleven weeks after conception.

2275.            In a month, a fingernail grows an eighth of an inch.

2276.            Edward VIII did not officially become the King of England as he abdicated the
    throne to marry an American divorcee.

2277.            The book "Little Red Riding Hood" was banned in 1990 by two school districts in
    California. They did this because in the book there was a picture of a basket that
    had a bottle of wine in it.

2278.            The reason why golf balls have dimples on them is because it helps in the ball to
    move a farther distance by reducing drag.

2279.            Americans consume the most peanut butter in the world.

2280.            Celtic warriors sometimes fought their battles naked, their bodies dyed blue from
    head to toe.