7193. Fact

The Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world before the construction of the Empire State Building in 1930

7194. Animal Facts

Some leeches only suck the blood from dead animals.

7195. Fact

A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month (it is rarely blue).

7196. Fact

On average, about 500 meteorites strike the surface of the Earth each year. The calculated risk of being struck by a meteorite in the United States is once every 9,300 years.

7197. Fact

Studies indicate that surgeons who listen to music while they operate improve in their performance

7198. Fact

A type of rabbit can mate 12 hours after giving birth

7199. Fact

One quarter of the world's cattle live in India.

7200. Fact

Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"

7201. Fact

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b

7202. Fact

The oldest roller coaster in the world is the Leap-The-Dips roller coaster located in Lakemont Park in Pennsylvania. The roller coaster was built in 1902

7203. Fact

The favorite honeymoon place is Hawaii

7204. Fact

The most popular recipient of Valentine cards are school teachers

7205. Fact

One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds.

7206. Animal Facts

Rats that hibernate together sometimes get their tails tied up in a knot. If they urinate over themselves in the winter, they can freeze together in a block. A knot of rats is called a king rat.

7207. Fact

It requires 63 feet of wire to make a Slinky toy

7209. Fact

Cher's last name was Sarkissian, she changed it because no one could pronounce it and it would not be accepted in show business.

7210. Fact

The honeybee kills more people world-wide than all the poisonous snakes combined.

7211. Fact

85% of all Valentine's Day cards are purchased by women.

7212. Fact

Most Greyhounds are universal blood donors and are used to provide extra blood during another dog's surgery.

7213. Fact

The first TONKA truck was made in 1947

7214. Fact

Holland has the densest population per square mile of any nation in the world.

7215. Fact

The DNA of humans is closer to a rat than a cat

7216. Fact

In Vermont women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

7217. Fact

In 1923, the first neon sign was introduced in the U.S. Two neon signs were sold to a Packard car dealership for $24,000 which read, Packard.

7218. Fact

The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean

7219. Fact

In Japan, it is completely acceptable to name your child Buttocks or Prostitute.

7220. Fact

Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.

7221. Fact

The average American consumes enough caffeine in one year to kill a horse.

7222. Fact

The country of Andorra has a zero percent unemployment rate

7223. Fact

An elephant in the wild can eat anywhere from 100 - 1000 pounds of vegetation in a 16 hour period

7224. Fact

The eraser wasn't put on pencils until 1858 by Hyman Lipman.

7225. Animal Facts

Fossilized cockroaches 300 million years old have been found. This means they were around 100 million years before the dinosaurs evolved!

7226. Fact

Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80%.

7227. Fact

There are approximately 90 people that have been frozen after their death.

7228. Fact

The 1st presidential news conference filmed for TV was in 1955. Eisenhower was the president.

7229. Fact

Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable.

7230. Fact

President Bush and Saddam Hussein both have their shoes made by the same Italian shoemaker.

7231. Fact

Camels have three eyelids.

7232. Animal Facts

A grotesque frog which can turn from green to beige often lives in letterboxes and toilet cisterns in Australia and New Guinea.

7233. Fact

Hamburgers are named after the city of Hamburg, Germany where the serving of hamburgers first became popular.

7234. Fact

Tarantulas can go up to 2 years without eating or drinking. Sea turtles can go up to 35 years without eating or drinking.

7235. Fact

Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket. Collects cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.

7236. Fact

More American workers (18%) call sick on Friday than any other day of the week. Tuesday has the lowest percent of absenteeism (11%).

7237. Fact

A seagull can drink salt water because it has special glands that filter out the salt

7238. Fact

The 20th president of the United States James Garfield could write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other at the same time

7239. Fact

Actor John Ritter was the voice of Clifford, from Clifford The Big Red Dog.

7240. Fact

The mask used by Michael Myers in the original Halloween was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white, due to low budget.

7241. Fact

The sea cucumber spills its internal organs out as a defense mechanism

7242. Fact

At the time of the U.S. Revolutionary War, Philadelphia was the second largest English-speaking city in the world, surpassed only by London.

7243. Fact

A man gets robbed in London every 4.5 minutes. (and he is getting fed up of it)

Fact
Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team his sophomore year.      .. More >>