8219. Fact

Close to fifty percent of the bacteria in the mouth lives on the surface of our tongue

8220. Fact

For hundreds of years, the people of Poona, India, have disposed of their dead by carrying the corpses to the top of a tower and letting the vultures eat them.

8221. Fact

In Massachusetts you must have a license to wear a goatee.

8222. Fact

The ancient Egyptians trained baboons to wait on tables.

8223. Fact

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange,silver or purple

8224. Fact

Lovebirds are small parakeets who live in pairs. Male and female lovebirds look alike, but most other male birds have brighter colors than the females.

8225. Fact

The brain is soft and gelatinous - its consistency is something between jelly and cooked pasta.

8226. Fact

Pigeons can see ultraviolet lights

8227. Fact

The name Tonka trucks was named after Lake Minnetonka located in Minnesota. Tonka means great in Sioux

8228. Fact

The only President to be head of a labor union was Ronald Reagan.

8229. Fact

The raised reflective dots in the middle of highways are called Botts.

8230. Fact

Elephants can communicate using sounds that are below the human hearing range: between 14 and 35 hertz.

8231. Fact

WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes.

8232. Fact

On average, every chocolate bar contains at least three insect legs.

8233. Fact

The first US Marines wore high leather collars to protect their necks from sabres, hence the name leathernecks.

8234. Fact

Nachos is the food most craved by pregnant women.

8235. Fact

The most expensive movie memorabilia ever sold at an auction was Clark Gable's Academy Award for It Happened One Night. It sold for $607,500 on December 15, 1996.

8236. Fact

In Australia, a common Boxing day activity is surfing

8237. Fact

A superstition in baseball is to never lend your bat to anyone or you will be jinxed

8238. Fact

Movies approximately make five times more from video sales than ticket sales

8239. Fact

The average life span of an umbrella is under two years.

8240. Fact

Hippos kill more people in Africa when compared to crocodiles.

8241. Fact

Jayne Mansfield decorated her Pink Palace by writing to 1,500 furniture and building suppliers and asking for free samples. She told the donors they could then brag that their goods were in her outlandish mansion. The pitch worked, and Jayne received over $150,000 worth of free merchandise.

8242. Fact

Pepsi originally contained pepsin, (the same stuff in pepcid AC) thus the name

8243. Fact

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar

8244. Fact

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

8245. Fact

A healthy (non-colorblind) human eye can distinguish between 500 shades of gray.

8246. Fact

The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas

8247. Fact

According to the Population Council, people overwhelmingly tend to marry partners who live near them.

8248. Fact

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older

8249. Fact

Enrico Caruso and Roy Orbison were the only tenors this century capable of hitting e over high c.

8250. Fact

The swastika was origionaly a symbol of peace and honor and is still used by Buddhists today.

8251. Fact

In 1958 the United States sent three mice into space named, Mia, Laska and Benji

8252. Fact

Clocks made before 1687 had only one hand, and hour hand.

8253. Fact

Kermit the Frog is left-handed.

8254. Fact

An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away, and warns off intruders or reunites scattered members of the pride.

8255. Fact

The parking meter was invented by C.C. Magee in 1935.

8256. Fact

In the 1960's, the US spent millions developing a zero gravity pen for use in space

8257. Fact

Lack of sleep can affect your immune system and reduce your ability to fight infections

8258. Fact

The animal whose brain accounts for the largest share of its body weight is the squirrel monkey. It's brain makes up about 5% of its total weight.

8259. Fact

The most popular show amongst baby boomers is Star Trek.

8260. Fact

The Taj Mahal was actually built for use as a tomb.

8261. Fact

The length of brink of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada is 2600 feet

8262. Fact

Every day, over five billion gallons of water are flushed down toilets in the United States

8263. Fact

A blue whale's heart is the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.

8264. Fact

Ed Cox from San Francisco invented the pot scrubbing S.O.S. pads in 1917. His wife came up with the name, which stands for Save Our Saucepans.

8265. Fact

In an average lifetime, a person will spend 4 years travelling in an automobile and six months waiting at a red light.

8266. Fact

The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."

8267. Animal Facts

In some types of angler fish, the male is much smaller than the female and attaches himself to her body for life. After a while, he becomes fused to her and their body systems combine. His only role is to fertilize her eggs, and he is nourished by her blood.

8268. Animal Facts

A very stressed octopus will sometimes eat itself.

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