10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 298 (27/06/2014)

2971.            Research indicates that people prefer the colour blue for their casual clothing.

2972.            The leading cause of deaths for children between the ages of 1 and 4 are motor
    vehicle crashes.

2973.            The first toilet being flushed in a motion picture was in the movie "Psycho."

2974.            The human brain has about 100,000,000,000 (100 billion) neurons.

2975.            One acre of wheat can produce enough bread to feed a family of four people for
    about ten years.

2976.            Queen Victoria used marijuana, to help relieve menstrual cramp pain.

2977.            On a ship a toilet is called a head.

2978.            About 1 in 5,000 North Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue.

2979.            Approximately 10.5 gallons of water is used in a dishwasher. Washing the dishes
    by hand can use up to 20 gallons of water.

2980.            The thing that hangs from the top of the beak of a turkey is called the snood.