Fact Book

7083. Fact

Goulash, a beef soup, originated in Hungary in the 9th century AD.

7084. Fact

A person uses approximently fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day.

7085. Fact

Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters MT.

7086. Fact

Rats cannot vomit

7087. Fact

A woodchuck only breathes 10 times during hibernation.

7088. Animal Facts

The horned lizard from South America shoots blood out of its eyes when it is attacked. It increases the blood pressure in its sinuses until they explode, spraying blood onto the attacker.

7089. Fact

The banjo is America's only true native musical instrument. It was first developed in the South in the 1790s.

7090. Animal Facts

Scorpions sometimes eat their own babies.

7091. Fact

Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence caused by beans

7092. Fact

Dalmatian puppies do not have any spots on them when they are born. They actually develop them as they get older

7093. Fact

The only President to win a Pulitzer Prize: John Kennedy for Profiles in Courage.

7094. Fact

Approximately 70,000 people in the U.S. are both blind and deaf.

7095. Fact

During World War II, there was not enough sugar in the U.S. to make candy as it was sent to the troops overseas. At this time, popcorn was consumed three times more than its usual amount

7096. Fact

Carbonated soda water was invented in 1767 by Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen.

7097. Fact

The word diamond comes from the Greek word adamas, which means unconquerable.

7098. Fact

In ancient Rome, lead poisoning was a prevalent disease amongst the wealthy because of their extensive use of lead. Many Roman women died because of lead poisoning caused by the use of make-up that contained lead

7099. Fact

The nickname for a Japanese businessmen is Salarymen.

7100. Fact

In 2002, the most popular car color in North America was silver.

7101. Fact

The first written account of the Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie, was made in 565AD.

7102. Fact

Cutthroat Island is the biggest movie flop in history, losing an estimated $81 million. It's almost double the loss of the second-biggest money loser, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ($48.1 million).

7103. Fact

Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer are the only angels named in the Bible.

7104. Fact

Texas horned toads can shoot blood out of the corners or their eyes.

7105. Fact

We blink 25 times a minute.

7106. Fact

One in about eight million people has progeria, a disease that causes people to grow faster than they age.

7107. Fact

Jaguars are frightened by dogs.

7108. Fact

The coldest outdoor temperature ever recorded on earth was 127 below zero in Antarctica on August 24, 1960.

7109. Fact

In Radford, VA you are not allowed to spit, loogie, puke, or urinate on the streets.

7110. Animal Facts

Flea larvae eat their parents' faeces – or each other.

7111. Fact

In Iceland it is illegal to have pets.

7112. Fact

In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans annually

7113. Fact

It was claimed that a Tiger shot dead by colonel Jim Corbett in 1907 had killed 436 people in India.

7114. Fact

Women generally produce more natural lubrication when they're ovulating.

7115. Fact

Tarantulas can live up to 30 years

7116. Fact

66% of wedding cards are hand delivered by people

7117. Fact

Male seagulls have red legs.

7118. Fact

According to studies, an average roll of toilet paper lasts about five days in the bathroom

7119. Fact

Houston's Bob Watson scored Major League Baseball's 1,000,000th run on May 4, 1975.

7120. Fact

According to bar sales across the U.S., here are the top 15 cocktails: 1) Dry martini, 2) Manhattan, 3) Whiskey sour, 4) Bloody Mary, 5) Gimlet, 6) Daiquiri, 7) Tom Collins, 8) Old Fashioned, 9) Margarita, 10) Screwdriver, 11) Bacardi, 12) Stinger, 13) Harvey Wallbanger, 14) Gin & Tonic, and 15) Rum & Coke

7121. Fact

Cheetahs make a chirping sound that is much like a bird's chirp or a dog's yelp. The sound is so an intense, it can be heard a mile away.

7122. Fact

90% of New York City cab drivers are recently arrived immigrants.

7123. Fact

Cheating is not the top reason why most couples break up. Having grown apart is the primary reason.

7124. Fact

Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at 0.08988g/cc

7125. Fact

The Mount Horeb Mustard Museum which is located in Wisconsin has the biggest collection of prepared mustards. They have approximately 4,000 different jars and tubes from all over the world

7126. Fact

Deer sleep only 5 minutes a day.

7127. Fact

The largest desert in the world, the Sahara, is 3,500,000 square miles.

7128. Fact

In Alabama, it is against the law to wear a fake mustache that could cause laughter in the church

7129. Fact

In 1893, the first mosque in the United States was built

7130. Fact

The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.

7131. Fact

In America, 38% of doctors are Indians