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.

545. Fact

The war between england and france, called "the hundred year war" went on between 1337 and 1453, which means that it actually lasted for 116 years!

546. Fact

Vincent van gogh and paul gauguin shared a studio for nine weeks. The two artists often had fights with each other and, during a mad moment, van gogh cut off a piece of his own left ear.

547. Fact

If you suffer from onomatophobia, you are enormously scared of hearing certain names or words.

548. Fact

Recycling is very popular in the movie industry. For example, the set from the axis chemical industry in batman were remains previously used in the classic movie alien. Rooftop scenery and buildings in the matrix were used a year earlier in dark city.

549. Fact

The longest escalator in the world can be found in st. Petersburg, russia - 729 steps bring the traveller more than 64.5 yards (193.5 feet) up or down.

550. Fact

Some plants in the mistletoe family employ an unusual method for spreading their seeds. When ready, the plant explodes and shoots its seeds off in all directions at a speed of 30 mph.

551. Fact

The abbreviation "eeg" stands for "electroencephalography"

552. Fact

Originally, quentin tarantino wrote mister pink's role in reservoir dogs for himself. In the end, steve buscemi played the part.

553. Fact

In france, walkie talkie is called talkie walkie and aids is called sida.

554. Fact

The red circle on the japanese flag symbolizes the rising sun.

555. Fact

Vincent van gogh created over 800 paintings and 700 sketches yet only succeded in selling one painting in his lifetime.

556. Fact

In 1970, soviet scientists tried to train cats to control robots. The attempt failed.

557. Fact

In the usa, 13 people die every year from vending machines falling on them.

558. Fact

An elephant's brain is five times larger than a human brain.

559. Fact

Egyptian mummies were not originally embalmed. They were laid out on the hot desert sand to dry without rotting.

560. Fact

Whales can have lice.

561. Fact

Petroleum is colorless. Red dye is added so that it is not confused with other fuels.

562. Fact

The first massage device was invented in 1869 and powered by steam.

563. Fact

Peanuts are not true nuts but are a member of a family of legumes related to peas, lentils, chickpeas and other beans.

564. Fact

The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by douglas adams was first released as a radio series, then a book.

565. Fact

On a hot day, up to ten tons of water can evaporate from the leaves of a large tree.

566. Fact

You suffer from dendrophobia if you don't like to be near trees or are deadly afraid of them.

567. Fact

A baby's cry can reach 90 decibels. A normal conversation measures around 60 decibels and a car horn 110 decibels.

568. Fact

Do you get headaches when eating ice cream? One third of the world's population suffers from it. It's called "spheno palatine gangleoneuralgia."

569. Fact

The great white whale in moby dick by herman meville was in fact a sperm whale.

570. Fact

Two million mites live in your bed.

571. Fact

When steve buscemi played mass murderer, garland green, in the movie con air, he asked the director whether or not he needed a wig or any specific makeup to make him look scarier. The director told him it would be enough to just look like himself.

572. Fact

In 1994, 36,021 wrongly parked cars were towed away in new york city.

573. Fact

Tom hanks, who played the lead character in forrest gump has his eyes closed in every still photo shown in the movie of forrest's life.

574. Fact

A lightning bolt is not very wide - usually between 1 to 2 inches but it can be up to 6 inches in width. Its length is much more dazzling - often between 328 yards and 2 miles long.

575. Fact

Pasta means dough in italian.

576. Fact

A more fitting word for writer's cramp is "migiography".

577. Fact

The producers, of the film seven, wanted kevin spacey's name among the credits at the beginning of the movie. But spacey didn't want this. He wanted to surprise the audience and not give away the fact that he was the murderer. The producers did as he wished and placed his name first among the credits at the end of the movie.

578. Fact

Approximately 100 people die each year choking on ballpoint pens.

579. Fact

American dentists recommend that you keep your toothbrush at least 6 feet from a flushing toilet. This will help prevent uninvited airbourne particles from alighting onto your toothbrush and ending up in your mouth.

580. Fact

The abbreviation "dvd" can stand for either "digital video disc" or "digital versatile disc".

581. Fact

The shortest movie review is leonard maltin's review of the film isn't it romantic? (1948) his review simply said, "no".

582. Fact

Another more complicated word for squinting is "strabismus".

583. Fact

In toy story 2, a calendar from a bug's life is briefly displayed. Both computer animated films were produced by pixar.

584. Fact

In greek mythology, eros is the god of love. In roman mythology, his name is amor.

585. Fact

When monty python's film life of brian was released in 1979, it was forbidden in norway but released there one year later.

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