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3881/ The side of a hammer is
called a 'cheek'.
3882/ Neck ties were first worn
in Croatia. That's why they were called cravats (cro-vats).
3883/ The hundred billionth crayon
made by Crayola was Perriwinkle Blue.
3884/ There are fewer than 1,000
Bactrian camels left in the wild. They have survived in a
land with no water in an area used for nuclear testing. Their
numbers, however, are falling dramatically as humans encroach
farther and farther into China's Gobi Desert.
3885/ The male seahorse, not
the female, carries the embryo of the species. The female
fills the male's brooch pouch with eggs, which remain in the
swollen sac for a gestation period of eight to ten days.
3886/ Racehorses have been known
to wear out new shoes in just one race.
3887/ Rats can swim for a half
mile without resting, and they can tread water for three days
straight.
3888/ Kangaroo rats never drink
water. Like their relatives the pocket mouse, they carry their
own water source within them, producing fluids from the food
they eat and the air they breathe.
3889/ Only 30 per cent of the
famous Maryland blue crab are actually from Maryland, the
rest are from North Carolina and Virginia.
3890/ More than a third of the
field mice in the Kesterton National wildlife refuge near
Los Banos, California have both male and female reproductive
organs.
3891/ Mountain goats are not
really goats at al. They are small antelopes.
3892/ No pearls of value are
ever found in North Amercian Oysters.
3893/ Before 1850, golf balls
were made of leather and stuffed with feathers.
3894/ Someone constructs 12 new
golf holes every day.
3895/ The eight-dollar bill was
designed and printed by Benjamin Franklin for the American
Colonies.
3896/ The Hundred Years War lasted
for 116 years.
3897/ Aluminium is strong enough
to support 90,000 pounds per square inch.
3898/ Every year, over 8,800
people injure themselves with a toothpick.
3899/ At McDonalds in New Zealand,
they serve apricot pies instead of cherry ones.
3900/ Beer foam will go down
if you lick your finger then stick it in the beer.
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