10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 153 (02/02/2014)

1521.            In 1848, the first American pasta factory opened in Brooklyn, New York. The name
    of the man that opened it was Antoine Zerega.

1522.            Albert Einstein was cremated and his ashes were spread over a river located in
    New Jersey.

1523.            Your right lung takes in more air than your left one does.

1524.            Men are four times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.

1525.            The longest acceptance speech in the history of the Oscars was by Greer Garson
    in 1942. She received an Oscar for Best Actress for the movie Mrs. Miniver, and
    her speech was five minutes and 30 seconds long.

1526.            Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

1527.            Octopi change colours when they become frightened. Normally they are a brownish
    colour, but can change to green or blue when fear sets in.

1528.            A "gelotologist" is a person who studies laughter.

1529.            A 13-year-old boy in India produced winged beetles in his urine after hatching the
    eggs in his body.

1530.         Fat is important for the development of children and normal growth.