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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
5818. Fact
Eating about twenty tart cherries a day could reduce inflammatory pain and headache pain
5819. Fact
A violin actually contains 70 separate pieces of wood
5820. Fact
The first plastic ever invented was celluloid in 1868. It's still used today to make billiard balls.
5821. Fact
Until the 18th century India produced almost all the world diamonds.
5822. Fact
Andrew Johnson, was the only self-educated tailor. He is the only President to make his own clothes as well as his cabinet's.
5823. Fact
¥ Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland.
5824. Fact
Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
5825. Fact
Four out of five brides in the U.S. have a job
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