4754. Fact

A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.

4755. Fact

According to one survey, 44% of adults have had a one-night stand.

4756. Fact

The MGM Grand Hotel of Las Vegas washes 15,000 pillowcases per day.

4757. Fact

Church of England has apologized to Charles Darwin 200 years after his birth

4758. Animal Facts

A patch of rainforest soil around the size of this book can hatch 10,000 mosquito eggs.

4759. Fact

Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left foot first.

4760. Fact

In Thailand, the left hand is considered unclean, so you should not eat with it. Also, pointing with one finger is considered rude and is only done when pointing to objects or animals, never humans.

4761. Fact

The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone which is located in the ear

4762. Fact

Rain falls at 11kmph (7mph).

4763. Fact

Food is so scarce in the Arctic, that wolves don't waste any part of their meals. A wolf will eat every part of an arctic hare, including the skin, fur, and bones.

4764. Fact

Pigs cannot sweat because they don't have sweat glands. Instead, they roll around in mud to keep cool.

4765. Fact

India is the leading film making country in the world. More than twice as many films are made in India each year than in France, the third highest film producers in the world.

4766. Fact

Some toothpastes contain antifreeze.

4767. Fact

A lost world exists in the Indonesian jungle that is home to dozens of hitherto unknown animal and plant species.

4768. Fact

If you can see a rainbow you must have your back to the sun.

4769. Fact

80% of people that are on weight loss programs exercise on average three times a week

4770. Fact

A Cheetah at full speed takes strides of 8 meters.

4771. Fact

On October 15, 1794, the first silver dollar coins were released to be circulated to the public

4772. Fact

French artist, Michel Vienkot, uses cow dung as paint when he creates his pictures

4773. Fact

Eyes are always the same size from birth but our nose and ears never stop growing.

4774. Fact

Coca-Cola's 'Super Pure'Dasani bottled water is just filtered tap water.

4775. Fact

7.5 million toothpicks can be created from a cord of wood.

4776. Fact

The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'.

4777. Fact

If an identical twin grows up without having a certain tooth, the other twin will most likely also grow up with that tooth missing

4778. Fact

The Pacific Ocean was named by Magellen because it was calmer than the Atlantic.

4779. Fact

80% of men and 54% of women feel it's OK to have a one-night stand.

4780. Fact

German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.

4781. Fact

The largest single flower is the Rafflesia or corpse flower. They are generally 3 feet in diameter with the record being 42 inches.

4782. Fact

The Planters Peanut Company mascot, Mr. Peanut, was created during a contest for schoolchildren in 1916

4783. Animal Facts

If a lizard loses its tail, it can grow a new one.

4784. Fact

Approximately 20% of Americans have a passport.

4785. Fact

The national sport of Japan is sumo wrestling

4786. Fact

New York City's nickname the Big Apple is named after an early swing-dance that originated in a South Carolina club (which used to be a church) called The Big Apple.

4787. Fact

Before 1859, baseball umpires were seated in padded chairs behind home plate.

4788. Fact

An owl cannot move it's eyeballs in its eye sockets.

4789. Fact

During World War II, the British Intelligence used the Colossus Machines (precursor to computers) at Bletchley Park to help decode the enigma code of the Nazis.

4790. Fact

George Washington's teeth were actually: carved from animal tusks, some of them were also somebody else's teeth, and some of them were from animals like deer and cales.

4791. Fact

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

4792. Fact

An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes.

4793. Fact

The state of California has more 7-Eleven stores than any other state. There are approximately 1,200 stores

4794. Fact

Quality standards for pasta were set in the 13th century by the Pope

4795. Fact

An ear of corn consists of 80% water

4796. Fact

A baby kangaroo is called a joey

4797. Fact

The word vaccine comes from the Latin word vacca, which means cow. This name was chosen beacause the first vaccination was derived from cowpox which was given to a boy

4798. Fact

Squids move through the ocean using a jet of water forced out of the body by a siphon

4799. Fact

No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl

4800. Fact

Los Angeles is the most polluted city in the USA

4801. Fact

A body decomposes four times as fast in water than on land.

4802. Fact

The red sea is not red.

4803. Fact

About 30 million men in the United States suffer from erectile dysfunction.

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