Fast Facts

November 28, 2006

A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn’t give her coffee.

There is no such thing as a naturally blue food – even blueberries are purple.

Ronald Reagan did a narration at the 1947 Academy Awards ceremony.

In Athens, Greece, a driver’s license can be taken away by law if the driver is deemed either “”unbathed”” or “”poorly dressed.””

The only contemporary words that end with -gryð are angry and hungry.

Vanilla is used to make chocolate.

Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.

The saying “”It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye”” is from ancient Rome. The only rule during wrestling matches was no gouging.

Morocco was the first country to recognize the
United States in 1789.

Christianity has more than 1 billion followers. Islam is next in representation, with half this number.

Fifty-seven countries were involved in World War II.

Man releases more than 1 billion tons of pollutants into the Earth’s atmosphere every year.

The most carnivorous of all bears is the polar bear. Its diet consists almost entirely of seals and fish.

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