8510. Fact

In the ten years between 1987 and 1997, there was an increase of over 800 million people on the planet.

8511. Fact

Apple seeds are poisonous.

8512. Fact

The prostate gland is a male erogenous zone that may be stimulated through firm pressure on the back of the perineum or through the anus.

8513. Fact

Experiments have shown that, ants are capable of lifting 50 times their own weight and pulling loads 300 times their own weight.

8514. Fact

The two top toys in 1950 were Silly Putty which sold for $1, and Crayola crayons which sold for 50 cents

8515. Fact

Cojo, the 1st gorilla born in captivity, was born at the Columbus Zoo, in Ohio, in 1956 and weighed 3 1/4 pounds.

8516. Fact

The Canary Islands were not named after a bird called the canary. They were named after a breed of dogs.

8517. Fact

At lift off, US space shuttles weight about 4.5 million pounds.

8518. Fact

Approximately 40,000 tons of meteoric dust hits the Earth each year.

8519. Fact

An average beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.

8520. Fact

The only commercial aircraft that is able to break the sound barrier is the Concorde.

8521. Fact

Witchcraft means Craft of the Wise Ones.

8522. Fact

The kiwi has nostrils near the tip of its bill that allow it to sniff the ground for food.

8523. Fact

The longest hiccups on record was by an American pig farmer whose hiccups persisted from 1922 to 1987

8524. Fact

During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a simple glass of water

8525. Fact

Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.

8526. Fact

A butterfly can see the colors red, green, and yellow

8527. Fact

A cockroaches favorite food is the glue on the back of stamps.

8528. Fact

In a pack of Skittles candy, there is an equal 20% distribution of each flavour

8529. Fact

There is no tipping in Iceland

8530. Fact

Every 30 seconds a house fire doubles in size

8531. Fact

Coffee, along with beer and peanut butter, is on the national list of the ten most recognizable odors.

8532. Fact

On average, cows poop 16 times a day.

8533. Fact

Each year approximately 250,000 American husbands are physically attacked and beaten by their wives.

8534. Fact

The only repealed amendment to the US Constitution deals with the prohibition of alcohol.

8535. Fact

Only 1 in 400 men is flexible enough to give himself oral pleasure.

8537. Fact

The Sears Tower located in Chicago, Illinois is made up 76,000 tons of steel

8538. Fact

Davao City, located at the Southern state of Philippines, is the largest city in the world in terms of area

8539. Animal Facts

The potato beetle larva protects itself from birds that want to eat it by covering itself in its own poisonous faeces.

8540. Fact

Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

8541. Fact

Even though the rose does not bear any fruit, the rose hips have more Vitamin C than most vegetables and fruits

8542. Fact

The Bank of America was originally called the Bank of Italy until the founder, Amedeo Giannini, changed the name in 1930

8543. Fact

Rice flour was used to strengthen some of the bricks that make up the Great Wall of China

8544. Fact

There are 336 dimples on a regulation US golf ball. In the UK its 330.

8545. Fact

Maine is the toothpick capital of the world

8546. Fact

The song Happy Birthday brings in about $2 million in licensing revenue to Warner Communications who hold the copyright to the song

8547. Fact

Men are a lot more streamlined than women for swimming, because the female's mamaries create a lot of drag. Enough, in fact, that racing suits have been developed with tiny pegs above the breasts to cause disturbance, which decreases the drag.

8548. Fact

The most expensive animated movie is Prince of Egypt, which cost $70 million to make

8549. Fact

There are more plastic flamingos in America than real ones

8550. Fact

Men are able to read fine print better than women can

8551. Fact

In 1386, a pig was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.

8552. Fact

Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow the film down so you could see his moves.

8553. Fact

Calling for shutgun comes form the Western Days when, in the wagon, the guy sitting next to the driver held a Shotgun for protection.

8554. Fact

The estimated weight of the Great Pyramid of Egypt is 6,648,000 tons.

8555. Fact

The skeleton of a spider is located on the outside of the body. The name for this is exoskelton

8556. Fact

A rose imprint that was fossilized in a slate was discovered in Florisant, Colorado, which is said to be thirty-five million years old

8557. Fact

The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA

8558. Fact

Finnish folklore states that when Santa comes to Finland to deliver gifts, he leaves his sleigh behind and rides on a goat named Ukko instead

8559. Fact

The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is aluminum.

8560. Fact

One of the greatest soldiers in history, Alexander the Great, was tutored by the greatest thinker of all time, Aristotle.

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