10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 244 (04/05/2014)

2431.            The largest hotel in the world is the MGM Grand, which has 5,034 rooms and is
    located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2432.            The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

2433.            The fleshy bulbs on each side of your nose are called the Alea (AY-lee) singular
    Ala (AY-luh).

2434.            Male koalas mark their territory by rubbing their chests on a tree. Male koalas
    have a dark scent gland in the middle of their chest.

2435.            An octopus has three hearts.

2436.            Roses generally need around 6 hours of sunlight to grow properly.

2437.            Buttermilk does not contain any butter, but is a cultured milk product which is
    usually made from fat free milk.

2438.            Pineapples were first called "anana", which is Caribbean for "excellent fruit."

2439.            Human birth control pills work on gorillas.

2440.            The tallest woman that ever lived was Zeng Jinlian who was 8 feet 2 inches tall
    of China. Shed died at the age of 17.