11 December 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 99 (10/12/2013)






981.  In the United States, approximately 135 million cars travel every day on the streets, roads,
         and interstates.

982.  
A salmon with two mouths, two sets of teeth and two tongues was caught by Bob
         Bateman of Canada.

983.  
There is a "cemetery town" in California named Colma. Concerns about the public health,
         crime, and the need for space forced the city of San Francisco to outlaw burials in 1902.
         The city of Colma, which is five miles south of San Francisco, was established to bury the
         dead. The ratio of dead to living people is 750 to 1.

984.  
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

985.  
In Belgium, there is a museum that is just for strawberries.

986.  
The most reproduced image in the world is Mickey Mouse, which can be found on over
         7,500 different items.

987.  
On average a person passes gas 14 times a day.

988.  
Vasaloppet, which is located in Sweden is the oldest, longest, and the biggest cross-
         country ski race in the world. Every year, 14,000 people compete in the race.

989.  
The clown fish has the ability to change its sex. If a breeding female dies, the male fish will
         change its sex and mate with another male.

990.  
Bats sleep during the day and feed at night. The place that bats sleep in is called the
         "roost."


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