7421. Fact

In 1221 the daughter of Genghis Khan ordered the killing of the entire population of the city of Nishapur (about 60,000) in one hour. The order came after her husband killing. (Moguls claim that 1.7 million were killed)

7422. Fact

Enough paper is recycled in the USA every day, that a 15 mile long train of boxcars could be filled up with paper.

7423. Animal Facts

Flies have 1,500 tiny taste hairs on their feet so that they can taste what they are standing on.

7424. Fact

The famous aphrodisiac 'Spanish Fly'is made from dried beetle remains.

7425. Fact

When a polar bear cub is born, it can not see or hear. It takes approximately a month for the cub to start to see and hear

7426. Fact

On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles.

7427. Fact

A 27 year old heir to a sausage empire was handed a ticket for 116,000 pounds for driving at 80 km/hr in a 40 km/hr zone. This is because the speeding tickets in Finland are based on how much money a person makes

7428. Fact

The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618.

7429. Fact

A Chicago law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

7430. Fact

In Billings, Montana it is illegal for employees of the city's communications center to program their phones with speed dial.

7431. Fact

The largest hailstone ever recorded was 17.5 inches in diameter - bigger than a basketball.

7432. Fact

After being picked an orange cannot ripen

7433. Fact

The decomposition point of Olive Oil is 220 degrees Celsius

7434. Fact

One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.

7435. Fact

The most popular American city for Kool-Aid sales is St. Louis, Missouri

7436. Animal Facts

A jellyfish excretes faeces through its mouth – it has only one opening and uses it for all purposes.

7437. Fact

In Massachusetts, if you get caught eating peanuts in church, you can be jailed for up to one year.

7438. Fact

Orange juice helps the body absorb iron easily when consumed with a meal.

7439. Fact

Nearly 30% of female lottery winners hide their winning ticket in their bras.

7440. Fact

A 7-year study, which concluded in the summer of 2000, found that 33 U.S. deaths were caused by rottweilers, pit bulls were responsible for 27 deaths.

7441. Fact

There is no ice covering Iceland.

7442. Fact

Man O' War lost only one race in his career. It happened in 1919 to a horse named Upset.

7443. Fact

In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word.

7444. Fact

In total, Americans eat more than 45 billion sandwiches each year, while sales of custom-made sandwiches are rising 15 percent per year

7445. Fact

A lions roar can be heard from five miles away.

7446. Fact

In Maryland, men may not buy drinks for female bartenders.

7447. Fact

The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters

7448. Fact

Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for about 180,000 deaths per year.

7449. Fact

The most expensive perfume in the world is Parfum VI, which was made by Arthur Burnham. A 4 inch bottle which is covered with diamonds and 24-carat gold costs $71,380

7450. Fact

The average cocoon contains about 300-400 metres of silk

7451. Fact

There is an extra leg in the Iwo Jima memorial statue and extra hand. While the legend is that these extremedies belong to God, who is helping the Marines win, they are actually there for added support to the statue, and designed not to look like a metal rod going throught the middle of the group of Marines.

7452. Fact

The motto for the Olympic Games is Citius Altius Fortius. Translated, it means Faster Higher Stronger.

7453. Fact

A bowling pin only needs to tilt 7.5 degrees to fall.

7454. Fact

The total combined weight of the worlds ant population is heavier than the weight of the human population.

7455. Fact

The papaya tree is known as the medicinal tree in some cultures because it?s seeds and leaves have been used as ingredients in different medicines

7456. Fact

About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole.

7457. Fact

Anise is the scent on the artificial rabbit that is used in greyhound races

7458. Fact

Beavers have orange teeth.

7459. Fact

The brewing of beer is recorded as far back as 6,000 years ago. Until the 12th century (when skilled experts took over), women performed the task of making beer as part of their household chores.

7460. Fact

No piece of square, dry paper can be folded more than seven times in half

7461. Fact

The YKK that you see on zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha which is the name of the founder of the zipper manufacturing company in Japan

7462. Fact

Bill Clinton is the only President ever to be elected twice without ever receiving 50% of the popular vote. He had 43 percent in 1992 and 49 percent in 1996.

7463. Fact

The word gymnasium comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means to exercise naked.

7464. Fact

The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million

7465. Fact

Tomatoes were originally thought to be poisonous.

7466. Fact

During his lifetime Paganini published only five compositions. He didn't expect anybody to be able to play them, and at that time nobody could.

7467. Fact

The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long

7468. Fact

If someone were to capture and bottle a comet's 10,000-mile vapor trail, the amount of vapor actually present in the bottle would take up less than one cubic inch of space.

7469. Fact

Special studies conducted about the human body revealed it will usually absorb up to about 300 milligrams of caffeine at a given time. About 4 normal cups. Additional amounts are just cast off, providing no further stimulation. Also, the human body dissipates 20% of the caffeine in the system each hour.

7470. Fact

Historically, a blue ribbon has been awarded for first prize

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