495. Fact

London england's clockwork is located on the clock tower of westminster bridge. It is also known as big ben and for keeping the exact time. In 1945, however, it slowed down by five minutes due to a flock of starlings sitting on the minute hand.

496. Fact

There are traffic lights on the canals in venice.

497. Fact

The word "school" comes from the greek word "skhol", which means leisure time, time for spiritual exercises.

498. Fact

In the american city of montpelier, a contest is held each year to determine who has the most worn out pair of sneakers. The contest is called the annual international rotten sneaker contest.

499. Fact

The metallic element gallium has a most peculiar property. If you put a piece of the metal in your hand, it will melt. The melting point of the metal is 29.76 degrees celsius, (85.312272f).

500. Fact

An elk has four stomachs.

501. Fact

Alfred hitchcock made it a gimmick by having a cameo in his own movies for a few seconds. However, in 25 of his movies you can't see him.

502. Fact

A rat's teeth grow about 6 inches in a year.

503. Fact

Adolf hitler was born in austria but moved to germany to avoid being called for military service.

504. Fact

The japanese national anthem is the oldest anthem in the world.

505. Fact

A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.

506. Fact

During an ordinary day, your hand will indirectly come in contact with 15 penises.

507. Fact

Stevie wonder made his record debut when he was just 12 years old.

508. Fact

Holland and the netherlands are not one in the same. Since the 16th century, the name of the nation has been the netherlands. Holland consists of two provinces that together only cover one sixth of the area of the netherlands.

509. Fact

A cow burps every 40 seconds.

510. Fact

Before they changed their names, demi moore was called demetria guynes, and walther matthau was called walter matushanskatasky.

511. Fact

The average age for a porsche owner is 49 while that of a harley davidson owner is 52.

512. Fact

The australian aboriginals have more teeth than any other human being.

513. Fact

The average man will have about 7,200 orgasms in a lifetime.

514. Fact

The average speed of a man's orgasm is 28 mph.

515. Fact

Whales have no vocal cords.

516. Fact

Only 55% of all americans know that the sun is a star.

517. Fact

James dean's real name was james byron, and whoopi goldberg was born caryn johnson.

518. Fact

The odds of dying while falling out of bed are 1 in 2 million.

519. Fact

On average, every person will swallow three spiders each year.

520. Fact

When einstein was nine years old, he could not speak properly. His parents suspected that he was mentally retarded.

521. Fact

Most collect calls are made on father's day.

522. Fact

George washington grew marijuana in his garden.

523. Fact

If you spend one hour in a public swimming pool, you will come in contact with about 50 ounces of urine.

524. Fact

More than 110 billion tampons have been sold since 1936.

525. Fact

If you are extremely afraid of men, you may be suffering from androphobia.

526. Fact

In one year, you will swallow 14 bugs in your sleep.

527. Fact

Each year you will shake hands with 11 women who have recently masturbated without washing their hands afterwards.

528. Fact

During your lifetime, 22 contracted workers (carpenters, electricians, etc.) Will have snooped through the contents of your laundry hamper.

529. Fact

Every day, you inhale about 61 cubic inches of other peoples' farts.

530. Fact

A rat can live longer without water than a camel can.

531. Fact

The most common name in the world is mohammed.

532. Fact

The average man eats 110,000 pounds of food during his lifetime.

533. Fact

Most people fall asleep within 7 minutes.

534. Fact

During a space trip, it was discovered that frogs are able to throw up. First, the frog will throw up its stomach, so that it hangs out of its mouth. Next, with its front legs, the frog will remove the stomach contents. When finished, it swallows the stomach putting it back in place.

535. Fact

The human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap and enough iron to make one seven inch nail.

536. Fact

26 astronauts have reported seeing ufos while circling the earth.

537. Fact

Your brain uses 10 times more oxygen than the rest of your body.

538. Fact

A caucasian male's right testicle weighs twice as much as that of an asian male's which averages 0.35 ounces.

539. Fact

The bat is the only mammal that can fly.

540. Fact

Lord nelson was missing two body parts - one leg and one eye.

541. Fact

The "big kahuna burger" was not only eaten in pulp fiction. It was also consumed in two of quentin tarantino's other movies, from dusk till dawn and reservoir dogs.

542. Fact

Some hens produce green eggs.

543. Fact

There are no fish in the dead sea.

544. Fact

It was pasta that brought forth the invention of the dinner fork. For hundreds of years, people in naples ate their macaroni with their fingers. However, it was considered bad manners for royalty to eat this way while wearing golden knit silk dresses in the royal court. King ferdinand of spain welcomed the invention of the fork as it supported his fondness for macaroni.

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