6585. Fact

Japan uses the most energy per year than any other country.

6586. Fact

Two million red blood cells die every second

6587. Fact

At any one time, there are 100 million phone conversations going on in the United States.

6588. Fact

The revolving door was invented in 1888, by Theophilus Van Kannel.

6589. Fact

Rutherford Hayes became U.S. President by one vote.

6590. Fact

Due to eating habits in the USA, one in three children born in the year 2000 have a chance of getting type II diabetes

6591. Fact

28% of Africa is classified as wilderness. In North America, it's 38%.

6592. Fact

Romans used to believe that walnuts could cure head ailments during the Renaissance, since their shape was similar to that of a brain

6593. Fact

Hamsters love to eat crickets.

6594. Fact

The US federal income tax was first enacted in 1862 to support the Union's Civil War effort. It was eliminated in 1872, revived in 1894 then declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court the following year. In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the Constitution made the income tax a permanent fixture in the US tax system.

6595. Fact

The largest type of penguin is the Emperor Penguin which can stand to be almost 3.5 feet tall and weigh more than 90 pounds

6596. Animal Facts

If a rat didn't keep chewing, its lower teeth would eventually grow through its top jaw and up into the roof of its mouth.

6597. Fact

99% of pumpkins that are sold are sold for decoration

6598. Fact

soil.

6600. Fact

Wild Bill Hickok was killed playing poker, holding two pairs aces and eights, which has become known as "Dead Man's Hand."

6601. Fact

Anagrams amused the ancient Greeks, Romans and Hebrews, and were popular during the Middle Ages.

6602. Fact

In 1946, the New York Yankees became the first baseball team to travel by plane

6603. Fact

Nylon is a man-made fibre that is made from coal and petroleum

6604. Fact

In the United States, the first cookbook was published in 1796 and it contained a recipes for watermelon rind pickles

6605. Fact

It wasn't until 1913 that sports teams started using numbers on players' jerseys for identfication. It first happened during a football game between the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin.

6606. Fact

1.7 litres of saliva is produced each day.

6607. Fact

An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.

6608. Fact

To prevent some numbers from occurring more frequently than others, dice used in crap games in Las Vegas are manufactured to a tolerance of 0.0002 inches, less than 1/17 the thickness of a human hair.

6609. Fact

Printed on the tablet being held by the Statue of Liberty is July IV, MDCCLXXVI

6610. Fact

In 2009 one of eight newly married couples in the US met online

6611. Fact

The Mexican version of the Tooth Fairy is known as the Tooth Mouse, which takes the tooth and leaves treasures in its place

6612. Fact

In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere

6613. Fact

The Garfish has green bones.

6614. Fact

A jogger's heel strikes the ground 1,500 times per mile.

6615. Fact

In Lebanon, Virginia it is illegal to kick your wife out of bed.

6616. Fact

Milk and cheese can aid in the reduction of tooth decay

6617. Fact

The most used line in the movies is "lets get out of here."

6618. Animal Facts

Sharks will eat almost anything. The stomachs of dead sharks have been found to contain bits of boats and vehicles and even a knight in armour.

6619. Fact

The US Army has a 50 caliber sniper rifle that can shoot through the engine block of a car.

6620. Fact

People in low-income homes spend 50% more time playing video games than people in high-income homes

6621. Fact

Wine is kept in tinted bottles because it will spoil if it's exposed to light.

6622. Fact

Before Prohibition, Schlitz Brewery owned more property in Chicago than anyone else, except the Catholic church.

6623. Fact

The rarest coffee in the world is Kopi Luwak, which is found in Indonesia. It cost about $300 a pound

6624. Fact

Onions have no flavor, only a smell

6625. Fact

Dentists have recommended that toothbrushes be kept at least six feet from toilets to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

6626. Fact

The 1st buffalo ever born in captivity was born at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo in 1884.

6627. Fact

Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen

6628. Fact

The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the only city where all major sports teams share the same colors (black and gold).

6629. Fact

The Barn Owls hearing is so highly developed that they can hunt for their prey in total darkness

6630. Fact

Charlie Brown's dad was a barber.

6631. Fact

Babies that are breastfed are more likely to be slimmer as adults than those that are not breastfed.

6632. Fact

In Belgium, 94% of children under the age of fourteen own LEGO products

6633. Fact

A 6 pound sea-hare can lay 40,000 eggs in a single minute.

6634. Fact

Colored diamonds are caused by impurities such as nitrogen (yellow), boron (blue). With red diamonds being due to deformities in the structure of the stone, and green ones being the result of irradiation.

6635. Fact

People of Salt Lake City eat the most lime-flavoured gelatin Jell-O in the United States

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