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.

6912. Fact

In the U.S., approximately 46% of the chicken that is eaten by people comes from restaurants or other food outlets

6913. Fact

At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.

6914. Fact

The blue whale has a heart the size of a small car and its blood vessal is so broad, that a person could swim through it.

6915. Fact

Edinburgh has more booksellers per head of population than any other city in Britain

6916. Fact

The chemical n-acetyl-cysteine found in raw eggs is proven to help hangovers.

6917. Fact

Women take three times longer than men when using the toilet

6918. Fact

Although Argentina's name means Land of Silver, there is actually very little silver there. It was misnamed by explorers who thought they saw silver there.

6919. Fact

A typical American eats 28 pigs in his/her lifetime.

6920. Fact

The first known marketer of the flushing toilet was Thomas Crapper.

6921. Animal Facts

The eyes of a chameleon can move separately, so it can look in two directions at once.

6922. Fact

The most popular pickle is the Dill pickle

6923. Fact

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello.

6924. Fact

Campanology is the study of bells.

6925. Fact

In November 1999, two women were killed by a lightning bolt. The underwire located in their bras acted as a electrical conductors, and when the lightning bolt hit the bra they left burn marks on their chest

6926. Fact

The Library of Congress has approx. 327 miles of bookshelves.

6927. Fact

The Ostrich people in Africa are a group of people who have only 2 toes due to inbreeding

6928. Fact

The largest volcano known is on Mars: Olympus Mons, 370 miles wide and 79,000 feet high, is almost three times higher than Mount Everest

6929. Fact

Malcolm X's original name is Malcolm Little.

6930. Fact

Swimming pools in Phoenix, Arizona, pick up 20 pounds of dust a year.

6931. Fact

Boiled grape juice was the fluid used as a lubricant for the first contact lenses. Eugene Flick, who invented contact lenses in 1887, chose boiled grape juice over sugar water to lubricate the thick glass lenses that covered the entire eye.

6932. Fact

Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time

6933. Fact

The first safety feature for an automobile was invented in 1908 by John O'Leary. He patented a large net, to be installed on the front fender, to scoop pedestrians out of the way before they could be run over.

6934. Fact

Brain damage occurs at an internal temperature of 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

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