Fun Facts – 19 October 2016

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  • Toronto was the first city in the world with a computerised traffic signal system
  • Those who drink a caffeinated cup of coffee before a memory test score higher than those who drink a cup of decaffeinated coffee
  • Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise
  • On average, 749 pounds of paper products is used by an American individual annually
  • The skeleton of a spider is located on the outside of the body.
  • The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements
  • The words “abstemioius,” and “facetious” both have all the five vowels in them in order
  • Former U.S. President William Taft converted the White House stable into a four car garage in 1909
  • The longest freshwater shoreline in the world is located in the state of Michigan
  • Walt Disney had originally suggested using the name Mortimer Mouse instead of Mickey Mouse

Courtesy of greatfacts.com