10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 293 (22/06/2014)

2921.            In 1982, Larry Walters tied 24 weather balloons to his lawn chair in Los Angeles
    and climbed to an altitude of 16,000 feet.

2922.            Centuries ago in India, a person could get their nose chopped off for breaking
    the law.

2923.            The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello.

2924.            The total number of steps in the Eiffel Tower are 1665.

2925.            The amount of blood a female mosquito drinks per serving is five millionths of a
    liter.

2926.            An adult porcupine has approximately 30,000 quills on its body, which are
    replaced every year.

2927.            The name for Ivory Soap was inspired by a verse from the Bible. Harley Proctor
    got though of the name when the minister read from Psalms 45:8, "All thy
    garments smell of myrrh and aloes and cassia, out of the ivory palaces whereby
    they have made thee glad."

2928.            A survey done by Clairol 10 years ago came up with 46% of men stating that it
    was okay to color their hair. Now 66% of men admit to coloring their hair.

2929.            The name of the squiggly line "~" is called a tilde.

2930.            In 1747, the first American mention of the Christmas tree occurred. However, it
    was a not a tree but instead a pyramid made out of wood and decorated with
    apples and evergreen boughs.