10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 272 (01/06/2014)

2711.            In 1970, Chip maker Intel purchased a pear orchard to build their corporate
    headquarters on.

2712.            The mating call of a male toadfish, who are underwater, is so loud that it can be
    heard by humans above water.

2713.            The most popular jelly belly jellybean flavour is buttered popcorn.

2714.            The Nike swoosh was invented by Caroline Davidson back in 1971. She received
    $35 for making the swoosh. The first shoe with the swoosh was introduced in 1972.

2715.            Slaves under the last emperors of China wore pigtails so they could be picked out
    quickly.

2716.            A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

2717.            Kiwis are the only known bird to have nostrils located at the tip of their beak.

2718.            An adult esophagus can range from 10 to 14 inches in length and is one inch in
    diameter.

2719.            A squash ball moving at 150 kilometers per hour has the same impact of a .22
    bullet.

2720.         Telephonophobia is the fear of telephones.