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The cardigan was originally made to be a military jacket made of knitted wool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

5787. Fact

If you take any number, double it, add 10, divide by 2, and subtract your original number, the answer will always be 5.

5788. Animal Facts

Komodo dragons are lizards 3 metres (10 feet) long. They aren't poisonous, but there are so many bacteria in their mouths – growing in rotten meat between their teeth – that a bite from one often leads to blood poisoning and death.

5789. Fact

US Presidents who never had children: George Washington, known as the Father of the Country, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, James Polk, James Buchanan, and Warren Harding.

5790. Fact

The main library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

5791. Fact

Teflon was accidently discovered by scientist Dr. Roy Plunkett while he was conducting a coolant gas experiment in 1938

5792. Fact

All elephants walk on tip-toe because the back portion of their foot is made of no bone just fat.

5793. Fact

Humming birds are the only birds that can fly backwards.

5794. Fact

Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way round.

5795. Fact

One ounce of chocolate has about 20 mg of caffeine in it

5796. Animal Facts

A kind of yellow-bellied toad can produce a nasty foam that smells of garlic to deter attackers.

5797. Fact

In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand.

5798. Fact

The average number of pillowcases washed a day at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas is 15,000

5799. Fact

The long fibres that are found in bananas are excellent in making paper. The long fibres that are found in the banana plant can make the banana fibre paper approximately 3000 times stronger than regular paper

5800. Fact

Zebras are not black with white stripes, but are actually white with black stripes.

5801. Fact

The Canadian holiday Boxing Day got its name from the custom of giving. Servants were given boxes which had money hidden inside them from their employers. The servants would have to break the box into pieces to get the money

5802. Fact

None of the Beatles knew how to read music. (Paul McCartney eventually taught himself.)"

5803. Fact

African heart-nosed bats can have such a keen sense of sound that they can hear the footsteps of a beetle walking on sand from six feet away

5804. Fact

A cow releases about 125 gallons of gas per day

5805. Fact

Before the fur trade had started in Canada, it was estimated that there were over 6 million beavers

5806. Fact

If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.

5807. Fact

Skin is thickest, 1/5 inch, on the upper back. It is thinnest on the eyelids, which are only 1/50th inch thick

5808. Fact

Between 1902 and 1907, the same tiger killed 434 people in India

5809. Fact

A pig is the only animal than can get sunburned.

5810. Fact

Taco Bell serves over 35 million consumers each week in the USA

5811. Fact

The first zoo in the USA was in Philadelphia.

5812. Fact

In the United States, more Frisbee discs are sold each year than baseballs, basketballs, and footballs combined.

5813. Fact

The Sahara Desert expands at a rate of about 1 km each month.

5814. Fact

To make an espresso 42 coffee beans are needed

5815. Animal Facts

Head lice suck blood for about 45 seconds every 2–3 hours, but they can go without a meal for up to two days if they are between heads – on a comb, towel or pillow.

5816. Fact

The largest pumpkin weighed 377 pounds.

5817. Fact

Frozen food can be just as nutritious as fresh food

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