6100. Fact

Alaska is the US state with the most national park sites with eight.

6101. Animal Facts

Nose bots are maggots that live inside the noses of animals that graze, such as sheep, cows and horses.

6102. Fact

People over the age of fifty will start to lose their dislike for foods that taste bitter

6103. Fact

Average number of squirts from a cow's udder needed to yield a gallon of milk is 345.

6104. Fact

Despite a population of well over one billion people, there are only an estimated 250 million televisions in use in China.

6105. Fact

The United States Postal Service handles over forty percent of the world's mail volume.

6106. Fact

In his youth, United States president George W. Bush used to play for the Midland (Texas) Central Little League. He played the position of the catcher

6107. Fact

Macadamia nuts are not sold in their shells because it takes 300 pounds per square inch of pressure to break the shell

6108. Fact

McDonald's is the world's largest distributor of toys.

6109. Fact

Construction on the Leaning Tower of Pisa began on August 9th, 1173

6110. Fact

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined

6111. Fact

Dr. George F. Grant received U.S. patent number 638,920 on December 12, 1899. His invention? The golf tee. He created it because he didn't want to get his hands dirty by building a mound of dirt to place his ball on.

6112. Fact

Polar bears are the only mammal with hair on the soles of its feet.

6113. Fact

In 410 A.D. Alaric the Visigoth demanded that Rome give him three thousand pounds of pepper as ransom

6114. Fact

Laser stands for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Developed 1950s 1960s.

6115. Fact

It has been recommended by dentists that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (two meters) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush!

6116. Fact

In 1970, Chip maker Intel purchased a pear orchard to build their corporate headquarters on

6117. Fact

Majority of brides plan their wedding for approximately 7 to 12 months

6118. Fact

The sailfish can swim faster than a horse can gallop.

6119. Fact

President George W. Bush was once a cheerleader.

6120. Fact

A normal cow's stomach has four compartments: the rumen, the recticulum (storage area), the omasum (where water is absorbed), and the abomasum ( the only compartment with digestive juices).

6121. Fact

Only 4% of babies are born on their actual due date

6122. Fact

The clock tower that supports the famous clock 'Big Ben' at the house of parliament in London, is 320 feet high. The bell from which the clock get it's name, weighs 13.5 tones.

6123. Fact

If the earth were to become totally flat and the oceans distributed themselves evenly over the planet's surface, the water would be approximately two miles deep at every point.

6124. Fact

The external tank on space shuttles is not painted. It is the only part of the shuttle that is lost after launch, so it is not necessary to worry about metal corrosion.

6125. Fact

Natural gas has no odor. The smell is added artificially so that leaks can be detected.

6126. Fact

Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants in Marshalltown, Iowa.

6127. Fact

There is a town called Paradise and a town called Hell in Michigan.

6128. Fact

The emu's eyes are so similar to that of a human eye, that those studying to become eye doctors often practice surgery on them.

6129. Fact

There are five million scent receptors located in a human beings nose

6130. Fact

Dogs can be trained to detect an upcoming epileptic seizure

6131. Fact

Ballocks is a slang term for the testicles.

6132. Fact

The first automobile racetrack in America was the 'Indianapolis Motor Speedway,' which had 3 million cobblestones.

6133. Fact

Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead learned to play slide guitar on stage much to the chagrin of Jerry Garcia.

6134. Fact

Jupiter's moon Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System, and is larger than the planets Mercury and Pluto.

6135. Fact

Approximately 10.5 gallons of water is used in a dishwasher. Washing the dishes by hand can use up to 20 gallons of water

6136. Fact

There is a town in Norway called Hell

6137. Fact

The Statue of Liberty weighs 225 tons.

6138. Fact

Owls swallow their prey whole because they have no teeth. After approximately 12 hours they cough up the feathers, bones, and fur in a shape of a football pellet

6139. Fact

All the world's main alphabets have developed from an alphabet invented 3,600 years ago in the Middle East. It was known as the North Semitic Alphabet.

6140. Fact

A mockingbird has been known to change its tune 87 times over a minute span.

6141. Fact

On average, he ratio of yellow kernels to white kernals in a bag of popcorn is 9:1

6142. Fact

Heavier lemons produce more, and tastier, juice

6143. Fact

The Welwitschia plant can live up to 1,000 years

6144. Fact

Five Jell-O flavors have flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate.

6145. Fact

Despite the break up of the USSR, Russia is still the largest country in the world. It's almost twice the size of Canada, which ranks second.

6146. Fact

Chop Suey was invented in New York.

6147. Fact

If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. (Now that's more like it!)

6148. Fact

The canning process for herring was developed in Sardinia, which is why canned herrings are better known as sardines.

6149. Fact

The first cover of Sports Illustrated, in 1954, showed National League umpire, Augie Donatelli, behind the plate with two major-league stars: catcher Wes Westrum, and batter Eddie Matthews.

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