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9250. Fact
A sneeze can travel as fast as one hundred miles per hour
9251. Fact
More than 400,000 U.S. houses still lack indoor plumbing.
9252. Fact
An American cow called Fawn was not afraid of flying. In May 1963, she was swept up by a tornado and carried half a mile, only to land safely in another farmer's field. Five years later, another tornado carried her over a bus. She survived this too, and lived to the ripe old age of 25.
9253. Fact
Cataloupes are named after the gardens of Cantaloupe, Italy where some belive this melon was first grown
9254. Fact
There are only four words in the English language which end in
9255. Fact
A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.
9256. Fact
Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.
9258. Fact
The snow leopard protects itself from extreme cold when it sleeps by wrapping its 3-foot-long tail around its nose
9259. Fact
The Earth orbits the Sun at a speed of about 108,000 km per hour
9260. Fact
The 1st US federal penitentiary building was completed at Leavenworth, Kansas in 1906.
9261. Fact
Lightning strikes the Earth 100 times every second, from the 1,800 thunderstorms in progress at any given moment.
9262. Fact
When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.
9263. Fact
Superman The Escape rollercoaster, located in California at Six Flags Magic Mountain, goes from 0 to 100 miles per hour in only 7 seconds
9265. Fact
When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop, even your heart.
9266. Fact
4% of an apples is made up of minerals and vitamins, and over 80% is made up of water
9267. Fact
Other than abstinence, there is no such thing as perfect contraception.
9268. Fact
The fastest bird is the Spine-tailed swift, clocked at speeds of up to 220 miles per hour.
9269. Fact
On average 1,668 gallons of water are used by each person in the United States daily
9270. Fact
From 1526 to 1707, the first six Mogul emperors of India ruled in unbroken succession from father to son
9271. Fact
The destruction of the Berlin Wall began when private citizens began to demolish entire sections of the Wall without interference from government officials on November 9, 1989
9272. Fact
The tip of the hour hand on your watch travels at a speed of 0.00000275 miles per hour.
9273. Fact
In 1391, China began producing toliet paper for use by its Emperors
9274. Fact
In the United States there are about three million honey producing colonies
9275. Fact
There was an army general during the Liberia Civil War who used to lead his army into battle naked. His nickname was General Butt Naked. Joshua Milton Blahyi (his real name) is now an evangelical preacher in Monrovia
9276. Fact
The sport Lacrosse was initially played by Native American Indians. They played the sport to prepare for war
9277. Fact
The first translation of the English Bible was initiated by John Wycliffe and completed by John Purvey in 1388.
9278. Fact
Cockroaches break wind every 15 minutes.
9279. Fact
The prostate gland is one of the organs that contributes fluid to semen.
9280. Fact
In Japan, the number four is considered to be unlucky because the Japanese word for four sounds very similar to the word death
9281. Fact
In a deck of cards, the King of Hearts is the only king without a moustache.
9282. Fact
There are approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body
9284. Fact
The most popular treat for Halloween trick-or-treaters are candy bars with Snickers being the most popular
9285. Fact
The average American woman spends 55 minutes per day getting showered, dressed, and groomed.
9287. Fact
In Eureka, Nevada men who have mustaches are forbidden from kissing women.
9288. Fact
The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth is called Arachibutyrophobia
9289. Also known as
Original name : lala lajpat rai
Also known as : punjab kesari (lion of the punjab or sher-e-punjab)
9290. Fact
After 8 months, babies are more likely to get a diaper rash
9291. Fact
The biggest hamburger that was served was 8,266 pounds. It was made at the Burger Fest in Seymour, Wisconsin
9292. Fact
The oldest works of art are pictures of animals found in caves in Spain and France. They have been dates as far back as 18,000 years ago.
9293. Fact
James Buchanan was certainly a good host. When England's Prince of Wales came to visit in the fall of 1860, so many guests came with him, it's said the president slept in the hallway.
9294. Fact
The worlds tallest free fall rollercoaster is The Giant Drop located in Australia. The drops is 120 meters which is equivalent to a 39 storey building
9295. Fact
A cow averages 40,000 jaw movements a day
9296. Fact
Beethoven used to take hay baths to remedy the swelling he used to get in his legs
9297. Fact
A dragonfly has a lifespan of for to seven weeks
9298. Fact
The U.S. standard railroad gauge (distance between rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches.
9299. Fact
In Saratoga, Florida it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.
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Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)
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