Fact Book
8407. Fact
An ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.8408. Fact
The Philippines consist of 2,100 islands.8409. Fact
The characters of Homer, Marge, Lisa, and Maggie were given the same first names as Simpsons creator Matt Groening's real-life father, mother, and two sisters.8410. Fact
Approximately one out of four injuries by athletes involve the wrist and hand8412. Fact
Many people find stimulation (kissing, tickling, caressing) of the abdomen pleasurable, especially close to the pubic region. 8413. Fact
From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet.8414. Fact
The word Nike comes from Greek Mythology. Nike is the goddess of victory and was often depicted as a small winged figure whom the goddess Athene carried8415. Fact
In Chillicothe, Ohio it is illegal to throw rice at weddings.8416. Fact
The hummingbird, the loon, the swift, the kingfisher, and the grebe are all birds that cannot walk.8417. Fact
Kodak is the first chain store to open in Antarctica.8418. Fact
The original name for butterfly was flutterby8419. Fact
In 1845, inventor Thomas Adams started the world's first chewing gum factory.8420. Fact
An adult sheep can eat between 1 to 4 kg of food per day8421. Fact
Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin. Today it's known as Tennessee.8422. Fact
Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue more than any other color8423. Fact
Catfish have tastebuds located on their whiskers8424. Fact
Sliced bread was patented in 1954.8425. Fact
A honey bee strokes its wings about 11,500 times a minute8426. Animal Facts
The female black widow spider eats the male after mating, sometimes eating up to twentyfive partners a day. Now that's a man-eater! 8427. Fact
The main road in Hershey, PA (where Hershey's candy bars are made) is Chocolate Avenue.8428. Fact
Centipedes always have an uneven pairs of walking legs8429. Fact
The small intestine in the human body is about 2 inches around, and 22 feet long8430. Fact
Impotence is grounds for divorce in 26 U.S. states8431. Fact
The world's number one producer and consumer of fresh pork is China.8432. Fact
Wet sand weighs less than dry sand.8433. Fact
The Virginia Code (1930) has a statute: To prohibit corrupt practices or bribery by any person other than candidates.8434. Fact
India has the most post offices in the world8435. Fact
Sting got his name from a black and yellow striped sweater he would wear a lot.8436. Fact
The distress code 'Mayday'comes from the French for help me, M'Aide.8437. Fact
If you had enough water to fill one million goldfish bowls, you could fill an entire stadium.8438. Animal Facts
A baby robin eats 4 metres (14 feet) of earthworms a day! 8439. Fact
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married8440. Fact
Bats can detect food up to 18 feet away and what type of insect the food may be using their sense of echolocation8441. Fact
The first telephone call from the White House was from Rutherford Hayes to Alexander Graham Bell8442. Fact
Taipan snakes have 50 times more toxic than a cobra snake8443. Fact
The longest acceptance speech in the history of the Oscars was by Greer Garson in 1942. She received an Oscar for Best Actress for the movie Mrs. Miniver, and her speech was five minutes and 30 seconds long8444. Fact
As of 2006, more than one in eight people in the United States show signs of addiction to the internet.8445. Fact
Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie8446. Fact
Spotted skunks do handstands before they spray8447. Animal Facts
A chameleon's tongue can be twice as long as its body, and must be kept curled to fit inside it. 8448. Fact
The states of Washington and Montana still execute prisoners by hanging.8449. Fact
99% of the blueberries that are produced in the United States are produced in the state of Maine8450. Fact
The longest Monopoly game ever played was 1,680 hours long, which is seventy straight days8451. Fact
In Australia, there is no death penalty.8452. Fact
The most popular ethnic food in the United States is Italian food8453. Fact
The top downhill speed of the Ford Model T was 50 miles per hour.8454. Fact
Inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver in 1836.8455. Fact
The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The only other word with the same amount of letters ispneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.8456. Fact
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month or what we know today as the honeymoon.8457. Fact
Lipogram refers to writing that does not have certain letter or letters
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