10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 291 (20/06/2014)

2901.            In an average lifetime, people spend four years traveling in cars and six months
    waiting for red light to turn green.

2902.            At one time, pumpkins were recommended for removing freckles.

2903.            In just one drop of liquid, 50 million bacteria can be present.

2904.            The Montreal Canadians hockey team has won the most Stanley Cups with 24.

2905.            Nylon is a man-made fibre that is made from coal and petroleum.

2906.            When the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, received an alarming number of
    threatening letters, soon after her husband became President at the height of the
    Depression, the Secret Service insisted that she carry a pistol in her purse.

2907.            Swiss engineer George de Mestral, who got the idea after noticing burrs were
    sticking to his pants after his regular walks through the woods, invented Velcro.

2908.            Bees can communicate with other bees by dancing. Their dance can alert other
    bees as to which direction and the distance nectar and pollen is located.

2909.            The steepest street in the world is Baldwin Street located in Dunedin, New
    Zealand. It has an incline of 38%.

2910.            One billion pounds of pasta would need approximately 2,021,452,000 gallons
    of water to cook it. This is equivalent to 75,000 Olympic-size swimming pools.