7838. Fact

Dynamite contains peanuts.

7839. Fact

Kermit the frog delivered the commencement address at Southampton College located in the state of New York in 1996

7840. Fact

Speak of the Devil is short for Speak of the Devil and he shall come. It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention. That's why when you're talking about someone and they show up people say Speak of the Devil.

7841. Fact

If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion.

7842. Fact

A chicken who just lost its head can run the length of a football field before dropping dead.

7843. Fact

Clinophobia is the fear of beds.

7844. Fact

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors, the helicopter, and many other present day items.

7845. Fact

Casey Kasem is the voice of Shaggy on the cartoon show Scooby-Doo. Casey Kasem, being a strict vegetarian, also requested that Shaggy follow the same diet on the show

7846. Fact

The space between your eyebrows is called the Glabella

7847. Fact

It's believed that India gets its name from the Indus River. The interesting thing is that none of the river is actually in India...it's in Pakistan.

7848. Fact

The name Joshua is Hebrew for 'Jesus'.

7849. Fact

The San Diego Zoo in California has the largest collection of animals in the world.

7850. Animal Facts

A chicken once lived ten days after a French farmer cut its head off. He fed it with a dripper, directly into its throat.

7851. Fact

Neptune was the first planet in our solar system to be discovered by mathematics

7852. Fact

The least likely day to eat out in the United States is Monday

7853. Fact

In 1894, the carnival made its debut in North America

7854. Fact

The parachute was invented by DiVinci in 1515.

7855. Fact

There are 1189 chapters in the Bible: 929 chapters in the Old Testament and 260 chapters in the New Testament.

7856. Fact

Astronauts get taller when they are in space

7857. Fact

Constipation is caused when too much water is absorbed in the large intestine and the feces become dry

7858. Fact

Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark. (Hence, the light bulb?)

7859. Fact

In Iceland, a Big Mac costs $5.50.

7860. Fact

The conjunctiva is a membrane that covers the human eye

7861. Fact

China has close to 25% of the world's population.

7862. Fact

The amount of blood a female mosquito drinks per serving is five millionths of a liter

7863. Fact

A company, Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday.

7864. Fact

A two-inch garden hose will carry four times as much water as a one-inch hose.

7865. Fact

¥ There are more than 1,00 chemicals in a cup of coffee.

7866. Fact

In Denmark, people eat about 36 pounds of candy a year. The highest consumption of candy of any country

7867. Fact

The fear of Halloween is called Samhainophobia

7868. Fact

Rice paper does not have any rice in it.

7869. Fact

In 1946 Danon Yogurt were the first to add fruit to commercially produced yogurt in U.S

7870. Fact

Ninety percent of all species that have become extinct have been birds.

7871. Fact

Antarctica has only one ATM machine.

7872. Fact

The oiuja board was invented by Isaac and William Fuld, and was patented July 1, 1892.

7873. Fact

Montreal is actually located on an island

7874. Fact

Mount Everest is a foot higher today than it was a century ago, and it's believed to still be growing.

7875. Fact

Every 40,000 children are killed by fires

7876. Fact

In 1980, Saddam Hussein received a key to the city of Detroit

7877. Fact

A dentist from Buffalo New York named Alfred P. Southwick invented the electric chair.

7878. Fact

A person who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day will on average lose two teeth every ten years

7879. Fact

Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons.

7880. Fact

Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

7881. Fact

Mexico once had three presidents in one day.

7882. Fact

The original Toby jugs were modelled on Harry 'Toby'Elwes a Yorkshireman.

7883. Fact

Apples are 25% air.

7884. Fact

Lake Nicaragua boasts the only fresh-water sharks in the entire world

7885. Fact

Tobacco kills more Americans each year than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fire and AIDS combined

7886. Fact

There have been about 30 films made at or about Alcatraz, the now-closed federal prison island in San Francisco Bay, including "The Rock" (1996), "Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962), and "Escape from Alcatraz" (1979).

7887. Fact

Lake Baikal is the oldest freshwater lake on Earth, having formed between 20 and 25 million years ago

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