10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 105 (16/12/2013)

1041.            The life expectancy of a $100 bill is nine years.

1042.            The words moron, imbecile, and idiot are not interchangable. The one with the
   highest level of intelligence is a moron, followed, by an imbecile, and then idiot.

1043.            Anise is the scent on the artificial rabbit that is used in greyhound races.

1044.            The first known American novelist to hand in a manuscript that was typed was Mark
   Twain. His typewriter was a Remington No.1, which was invented by Christopher
   Sholes and Carlos Glidden.

1045.            The city of Nottingham in England was the first city to have Braille signs (signs for
   the blind) in its shopping malls for the blind.

1046.            The only woman that has appeared on a U.S. paper currency is Martha
   Washington.

1047.            The name of the Taco Bell dog is Gidget.

1048.            Each year approximately half of billions dollars is spent on bubble gum by the kids
   in North America.

1049.            Hair and fingernails are made from the same substance, keratin.

1050.         The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.