10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 299 (28/06/2014)

2981.            Ticks can be as small as a grain of rice and grow to be as big as a marble.

2982.            An American chews an average of 300 sticks of gum in a year.

2983.            Most cows give more milk when they listen to music.

2984.            Giant flying foxes, which are a type of bat, that live in Indonesia have wingspans
    of nearly six feet.

2985.            Heavier lemons contain more and tastier juice.

2986.            Since 1950, over 230 million eggs of Silly Putty have been sold.

2987.            Oral-B is a combination of oral hygiene and the letter B, which stands for the
    word better.

2988.            Frank Wathernam was the last prisoner to leave Alcatraz prison on March 21,
    1963.

2989.            A blink lasts approximately 0.3 seconds.

2990.            In 1903 Mary Anderson invented the windshield wipers.