5163. Fact

A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born

5164. Fact

Dr. Joel Poinsett, the 1st US ambassador to Mexico, brought the poinsettia to US in 1828. The plant, called flower of the blessed night in Mexico was renamed in Poinsett's honor.

5165. Fact

The gases emitted from a banana or an apple can help an orange ripen.

5166. Fact

Soldiers disease is a term for morphine addiction. The Civil War produced over 400,000 morphine addicts

5167. Fact

There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people. The kangaroo population is estimated at about 40 million.

5168. Fact

Coconuts kill about 150 people each year. That's more than sharks.

5169. Fact

The pound cake got its name from the pound of butter it contained.

5170. Fact

It takes seven years for a lobster to weigh one pound.

5171. Fact

dous:tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous

5172. Fact

NASA scientists have concluded that the state of California is moving north and will collide with the state of Alaska in roughly 150 million years

5173. Fact

The Catholic Church only declared in 1992 that the earth may go round the sun.

5174. Fact

Mexico City sinks ten inches per year.

5175. Fact

In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research.

5176. Fact

BVD stands for the organizers of the company: Bradley, Voorhies, and Day.

5177. Fact

In 1825, the first toilet was installed in the White House

5178. Animal Facts

A 32-kilogram (70-pound) octopus can squeeze through a hole the size of a tennis ball.

5179. Animal Facts

The end of a chameleon's tongue can have a club-like lump oiled with sticky goo which helps it to catch insects.

5180. Fact

When a giraffe's baby is born it falls from a height of six feet, normally without being hurt.

5181. Fact

In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax.

5182. Fact

From 13th June 1948 to 1st June 1958 a citizen of Los Angeles hiccoughed 160,000,000 times. People sent him 60,000 suggestions for cures.

5183. Fact

SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'.

5184. Fact

The dragonfly has not changed over the last 300 million years

5185. Fact

A fire in Australia has been burning for more than 5,000 years.

5186. Fact

The botanical name of the chocolate plant is Theobramba cacao, which means Food of the Gods.

5187. Fact

The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween'was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.

5188. Fact

93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women

5189. Fact

The only big cat that doesn't roar is a Jaguar

5190. Fact

There are 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.

5191. Fact

In many of the milk ads that are shown, a mix of thinner and white paint is used instead of milk

5192. Fact

The Sanskrit word for war means desire for more cows.

5193. Fact

Every Alaskan citizen over the age of 6 months receives an oil dividend check of about $1000 per year.

5194. Fact

In ancient Rome, people found guilty of murdering their fathers were executed in a bizarre manner. The punishment was to be put in a sack with a rooster, a viper, and a dog, then drowned along with all three animals.

5195. Fact

Chocolate melts in your mouth because cocoa butter has a melting point of just below 35 degrees C, a little under body temperature.

5196. Fact

The sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in the grooves of their hair

5197. Fact

All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job.

5198. Fact

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.

5199. Fact

It is against the law to have a pet in Iceland.

5200. Fact

The oldest person to live was Jeanne Louise Calment, she lived for a whopping 122 years until she died of smoking related complications.

5201. Fact

State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

5202. Fact

A blue whale's aorta (the main blood vessel) is large enough for a human to crawl through.

5203. Fact

When the Titanic sunk there was 7,500 lbs. of ham on it.

5204. Fact

Chocolate and wine are strong aphrodisiacs.

5205. Fact

Another name for licorice is Sweet Wood or Spanish Juice.

5206. Fact

The first reference to a monetary prize in a horse race was offered by Richard I in 1195.

5207. Fact

Most honey bees die after stinging people as our skin is elastic, unsuitable for their stingers which are meant for harder inelastic skins. Their venom glands are also torn out in the process.

5208. Fact

There were 13 couples celebrating their honeymoon on the Titanic

5209. Animal Facts

Slugs are attracted to beer; some gardeners trap them by putting out bowls of beer which the slugs fall into. They get drunk and drown. The slugs, not the gardeners!

5210. Fact

The word witch comes from the word wicca which translates to the wise one.

5211. Fact

In Albania nodding the head means no and shaking the head means yes.

5212. Fact

An average person consumes the equivalent of 26 gallons of milk a year, including almost 28 pounds of cheese

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