Amazing Facts - 16

1. Nerve impulses for muscle position travel at a speed of up to 390 feet per second

2. In the summer of 1858, the smell of the sewage in the Thames River in London was so bad that the Members of Parliament had to leave from the chamber of the House of Commons. This was a result of two million people dumping all their sewage into the river

3. One out of five people that eat ice cream binge on ice cream in the middle of the night. The person is usually between 18 - 24 years old

4. The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark

5. There is a dog museum in St. Louis, Missouri

6. The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that it breaks the sound barrier. The crack of the whip is actually a tiny sonic boom.

7. There is a city called Smackover located in Arkansas

8. An average person laughs about 15 times a day

9. The labels for Crayola crayons come in 18 different colors

10. The temperature of milk when it leaves the body of a cow is 101 degrees Fahrenheit. The milk is then quickly chilled and stored at a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit

11. In Spain, it is common to pour chocolate milk or cafe au lait on cereal for breakfast

12. Over 50% of the wedding in the U.S. occur in the afternoon

13. Before the fur trade had started in Canada, it was estimated that there were over 6 million beavers

14. Eating dandelions can make you urinate more

15. Enough paper is recycled in the USA every day, that a 15 mile long train of boxcars could be filled up with paper.

16. The palms of your hands and the soles of your feet cannot tan, or grow hair

17. At the White House, president John Adams was said to be the first to display fireworks there.