10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 290 (19/06/2014)

2891.            In 1984, Ronald Reagan declared the month of July to be "National Ice Cream
    Month."

2892.            The small intestine in the human body is about 2 inches around, and 22 feet long.

2893.            In 1905, the first pizzeria in the U.S. opened in New York City.

2894.            In the early nineteenth century some advertisements claimed that riding the
    carousel was good for the circulation of blood.

2895.            For the blockbuster movie "The Terminator," O.J. Simpson was considered to play
    the role of the Terminator, but producers did not choose him as they thought he
    would not be taken seriously.

2896.            The actor who played the T-1000 in Terminator 2 (Robert Patrick) and the lead
    singer of Filter are brothers.

2897.            The sole purpose of a drone bee is to mate with the queen bee.

2898.            There are more plastic flamingos in America than real ones.

2899.            Walt Disney had a fear of mice.

2900.            Cleopatra married two of her brothers.