5737. Fact

In Arizona it is illegal to have more than two dildos in one house

5738. Fact

In 1832 Abraham Lincoln ran for the Illinois legislature, and lost.

5739. Fact

Back in 1796, dimes were called dismes

5740. Fact

There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple, and silver.

5741. Fact

Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand

5742. Fact

The highest temperature ever recorded in the continental US was 134 degrees on July 10, 1913 in Death Valley, California.

5743. Fact

Moles are able to tunnel through 300 feet of earth in a day.

5744. Fact

Gender identity is the gender one feels himself or herself to be, whether physiologically male or female.

5745. Fact

Moderate dancing burns 250 to 300 calories an hour

5746. Fact

Cows are usually found lying down before it starts to rain.

5747. Fact

Walmart-mart sells more apparel a year than all the other competing department stores combined

5748. Fact

There are no public toilets in Peru.

5749. Fact

Bill Gates house was partially designed using a Macintosh computer. new

5750. Fact

The largest spider ever was the Megarachne which had a diameter of 50 cm. The fossil was found in Argentina

5751. Fact

Potato chips are American's favorite snack food. They are devoured at a rate of 1.2 billion pounds a year.

5752. Fact

In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic.

5753. Fact

A drink used to be made by the Aztecs for the gods which had the ingredients of ground cocoa mixed in with spices and corn

5754. Fact

Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings.

5755. Fact

The 1st Academy Awards ceremony to be telecast was the 25th, in 1953.

5756. Fact

Scientists have determined that having guilty feelings may actually damage your immune system

5757. Fact

Every eleven years the magnetic poles of the sun switch. This cycle is called Solarmax.

5758. Fact

The first president to have a picture taken was John Quincy Adams

5759. Fact

As of 1996, Hee Haw holds the record for the longest running weekly first-run syndicated show in the history of television. It spanned over 4 decades, from the late '60s to the early '90s, airing every Saturday night at 7:00.

5760. Fact

Toronto was the first city in the world with a computerized traffic signal system

5761. Fact

Robert Southey wrote the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears in 1834

5762. Fact

The caduceus the classical medical symbol of two serpents wrapped around a staff comes from an ancient Greek legend in which snakes revealed the practice of medicine to human beings.

5763. Fact

The first coin minted in the United States was a silver dollar. It was issued on October 15, 1794.

5764. Fact

There are six million parts in the Boeing 747-400.

5765. Fact

The only father and son to hit back-to-back home runs in a major league baseball game: Ken Griffey, Jr., and his father, Ken Griffey, Sr., both of the Seattle Mariners in a game against the California Angels on September 14th, 1990.

5766. Fact

Thomasville, North Carolina, prohibits airplanes from flying over the town on Sundays during the hours between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

5767. Animal Facts

The naked mole rat is perhaps the ugliest mammal in the world. It looks like a wrinkly sausage with very short legs and huge, protruding teeth. It has no hair anywhere except the inside of its mouth.

5768. Fact

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, JohnHancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, butthe last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

5769. Fact

Calvin Coolidge, was so famous for saying so little that a White House dinner guest made a bet that she could get him to say more than two words. She told the president of her wager. His reply: You lose.

5770. Fact

The cardigan was originally made to be a military jacket made of knitted wool

5771. Fact

A goldfish has a memory span of about 3 seconds

5772. Fact

A honey bee must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey

5773. Fact

Dragonflies are one of the fastest insects, flying 50 to 60 mph.

5774. Fact

If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar

5775. Fact

The homan mouth contains more bacteria than any other orifice in the body.

5776. Fact

The shortest verse in the Bible consists of two words: Jesus wept (John 11:35).

5777. Fact

The name Hasbro was invented by the name of the founders: HASsenfeld BROthers

5778. Fact

Wedding cake was originally thrown at the bride and groom, instead of eaten by them.

5779. Fact

Rubbing cocoa butter on your abdomen during pregnancy will prevent stretch marks.

5780. Fact

JELL-O was declared The Official State Snack of Utah in January 2001

5781. Fact

75% percent of men believe that they should pay for the majority of dates at least until a relationship is established.

5782. Fact

The best-value consumer purchase in terms of the price and usage is an electric kettle.

5783. Fact

Honorificabilitudinitatibus is the longest English word that consists strictly of alternating consonants and vowels

5784. Fact

The red kangaroo of Australia can jump 27 feet in one bound.

5785. Fact

The play Chantecler, written by French playwright Edmond Rostand, features a rooster as the major character.

5786. Fact

On average, each American consumes approximately two hundred and sixty pounds of meat in a year

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