6862. Fact

In Richmond, Virginia it is illegal to flip a coin in any eating establishment to determine who buys a cup of coffee.

6863. Fact

Snake venom is ninety percent protein

6864. Fact

Producer Paul Maslansky was on the set of The Right Stuff when a bus from the local police academy rolled up. After a bunch of freaks walked off, a sergeant explained that the mayor had forced the department to loosen its acceptance standards. Not too long afterwards, Police Academy hit the theaters.

6865. Fact

German chocolate cake did not originate in Germany. In 1852, Sam German developed a sweet baking bar for Baker's Chocolate Co. The product was named in honor of him -Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate.

6866. Fact

One out of every four people has some sort of pychological 'problem'?

6867. Fact

The first human heart transplant happened on December 3, 1967. Unfortunately the patient only lived for eighteen days, succumbing in the end to pneumonia

6868. Fact

A cockroach can change directions up to 25 times in a second

6869. Fact

Only 1% of bacteria cause disease in humans.

6870. Fact

A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks.

6871. Fact

The 1st live televised murder was in 1963, when Jack Ruby killed JFK's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald while millions of viewers watched.

6872. Fact

Soy crayons have been invented to replace wax crayons and one acre of soybeans can produce over 80,000 crayons

6873. Fact

The last thing Elvis Presley ate before he died was four scoops of ice cream and 6 chocolate chip cookies

6874. Fact

There are species of fish that can walk on land in search of water when its water source dries up. Some can survive as long as three days on land such as the snakehead fish

6875. Fact

It takes about 1.25 seconds for moonlight to reach the Earth.

6876. Fact

Initially golf balls were made out of wood. After that they were made out of leather which was stuffed with feathers

6877. Fact

Emus cannot walk backwards.

6878. Fact

Bill Gates began his business career at the age of 14 by forming a company called Traf-O-Data with some friends of his.

6879. Fact

India never invaded any country in her history

6880. Fact

The first formal rules for playing baseball required the winning team to score 21 runs.

6881. Fact

A person swallows approximately 295 times while eating dinner.

6882. Fact

In the U.S., 75% of the pencils sold are painted yellow

6883. Fact

The theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters is Sweet Georgia Brown.

6884. Fact

Mario, of Super Mario Bros. fame, appeared in the 1981 arcade game, Donkey Kong. His original name was Jumpman, but was changed to Mario to honor the Nintendo of America's landlord, Mario Segali.

6885. Fact

The word crap came from Thomas Crapper-a famous plumber in the early days of the toilet.

6886. Fact

Massachusetts law declares that peanuts may not be eaten in court.

6887. Fact

People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack

6888. Fact

The majority of burglaries occur during the daytime when people are not home

6889. Fact

Oranges, lemons, watermelons, and tomatoes are berries.

6890. Fact

The smallest number spelled with an a is one thousand.

6891. Fact

The tiger is the largest member of the cat family.

6892. Fact

Each year, Americans throw away 25 trillion Styrofoam cups

6893. Fact

Grand Rapids, Michigan was the first city in the US to put fluoride in their water.

6894. Fact

Most boat owners name their boats. The most popular boat name is Obsession.

6895. Fact

Anyone could come to Andrew Jackson's public parties at the White House. At his last one, a wheel of cheese weighing 1,400 lbs. was eaten in two hours. The White House smelled of cheese for weeks.

6896. Fact

Seven of the eight US Presidents who have died in office either through illness or assassination were elected at precisely 20-year intervals.

6897. Fact

Amish people do not believe in the use of aerosal air fresheners

6898. Fact

Former U.S. President William Taft converted the White House stable into a four car garage in 1909

6899. Fact

In 1916, an elephant was tried and hung for murder in Erwin, Tennessee

6900. Fact

Passion fruits have a tranquilizing effect on the body

6901. Fact

The electric automobile self-starter was invented to make it possible for women to drive without a companion, who was previously needed to crank the engine.

6902. Fact

Approximately two gallons of water are used to brush your teeth

6903. Fact

The average person changes their career every 13 years

6904. Fact

According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.

6905. Fact

In 1947, heavy snow blanketed the Northeast, burying New York City under 25.8 inches of snow in 16 hours; the severe weather was blamed for some 80 deaths.

6906. Fact

Our sun and the surrounding planets orbit around the center of the Milky Way galaxy once every 250 million years.

6907. Fact

The base of the Great Pyramid of Egypt is large enough to cover 10 football fields.

6908. Animal Facts

The deep-sea angler fish can stretch its stomach to swallow prey much larger than itself.

6909. Fact

The White House, in Washington DC, was originally gray, the color of the sandstone it was built out of. After the War of 1812, during which it had been burned by Canadian troops, the outside walls were painted white to hide the smoke stains.

6910. Fact

You consume one tenth (.1) of a calorie when you lick a stamp.

6911. Fact

When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not playing, They actually pass out from sheer terror.

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