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)

7244. Fact

The United States nickel (five cent piece) is made of 75% copper and 25% nickel.

7245. Fact

If you put a piece of scotch tape on an inflated balloon, then stick it with a small pin or needle, it won't pop.

7246. Fact

The longest Oscar acceptance speech was made by Greer Garson for 1924's "Mrs. Miniver". It took an hour.

7247. Fact

¥ Charlie Chaplin won third place in a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest.

7248. Fact

Everyone is colorblind at birth.

7249. Fact

There is a giant mushroom in Oregon that is over 2,400 years old, covers 3.4 square miles of land, and is still growing.

7250. Fact

The slanted line that divides dates, fractions, choices, etc. (4/2/09) is called a virgule.

7251. Fact

A "jiffy" is the scientific name for 1/100th of a second.

7252. Fact

In 1924, Kleenex tissues were originally designed as a cold cream remover

7253. Fact

Dragonflies can travel up to 60 mph.

7254. Fact

The first professional football team to sport an insignia on their helmets was the Los Angeles Rams in 1950, who hand painted yellow horns on their blue leather helmets.

7255. Fact

The average human head weighs about eight pounds

7256. Fact

Over 40 million Americans have chronic bad breath

7257. Fact

Psychokinesis refers to the ability of moving objects through psychic power

7258. Animal Facts

The armadillo produces so much spit that it has a special reservoir to store it in.

7259. Fact

Polar bears with white, fluffy fur actually have black skin

7260. Fact

The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.

7261. Fact

All babies are colour blind when they are born

7262. Fact

The state of California raises the most turkeys out of all of the states.

7263. Fact

In Joliet, Illinois it is illegal to mispronounce the name Joliet.

7264. Fact

The banana tree cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.

7265. Fact

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs inthe air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg inthe air,the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horsehasall four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

7266. Fact

The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.

7267. Fact

A sheep, a duck, and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon

7268. Fact

The U.S. military s dried food rations can be re-hydrated with urine.

7269. Fact

The Red Cross is called the Red Crescent in Arab countries

7270. Fact

About 25% of people in the world report that they are monogamous.

7271. Fact

Urine from men?s public urinals was sold as a commodity in Ancient Rome. It was used as a dye and for making clothes hard

7272. Fact

It is estimated that 93% of American children will go out trick or treating for Halloween

7273. Fact

Only one out of every three people wash their hands when leaving a public bathroom

7274. Fact

In Ivrea, Italy, thousands of citizens celebrate the beginning of Lent by throwing oranges at one another

7275. Fact

The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the middle finger

7276. Fact

In a year, the average person walks four miles to make his or her bed

7277. Fact

The earth is 24,901 miles around at the equator.

7278. Fact

The first Valentine candy box was invented by Richard Cadbury in the 1800's.

7279. Fact

Goat meat contains up to 45 percent less saturated fat than chicken meat

7280. Fact

There are only 14 blimps in the world.

7281. Fact

There are 100 tiles in a "Scrabble" crossword game.

7282. Fact

The story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was written in 1939 for a store promotion by an advertising employee of the department store Montgomery Ward

7283. Fact

After the sun, the closest star to Earth is 25,000,000,000,000 miles away.

7284. Fact

The calories burned daily by the sled dogs running in Alaska's annual Iditarod race average 10,000.

7285. Fact

In 1747, the first American mention of the Christmas tree occurred. However, it was a not a tree but instead a pyramid made out of wood and decorated with apples and evergreen boughs

7286. Fact

The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker

7287. Fact

Alcohol beverages have all 13 minerals necessary for human life

7288. Fact

The largest gold nugget ever found weighed 172 lbs., 13 oz.

7289. Fact

The King Cobra has enough venom in its bite that it can kill up to 13 adults

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