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9630. Fact
Most-visited presidential grave: John F. Kennedy's in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The only other president buried in Arlington: William Howard Taft.
9631. Fact
People sneeze at about 90 miles per hour.
9632. Fact
The silhouette on the MLB logo is Harmon Killebrew.
9633. Fact
The iron disulfide (Pyrite) is considered fool's gold because it looks very similar to gold.
9634. Fact
Tiger Woods is the only person to hold all four major championships at one time, although it did not happen in the calendar year. He also currently holds the scoring record for all four majors.
9636. Fact
The Cannes Film Festival was conceived in 1938 by two French journalists while they were traveling by train to the Venice Film Festival.
9637. Fact
Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne
9638. Fact
The complete works of Shakespeare can be stored on 5 Megabytes.
9639. Fact
The shortest English word that contains the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F is feedback.
9640. Fact
¥ Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.
9641. Fact
Baseball games between college teams have been played since the Civil War
9643. Fact
898 tornadoes were recorded to have occurred in the United States in the year 2000.
9644. Fact
The world camel population is close to 19 million
9645. Fact
Sea water is approximately 3.5 percent salt.
9646. Fact
Pineapples were first introduced into Europe by Christopher Columbus
9647. Fact
Some African tribes refer to themselves as motherhoods instead of families
9648. Fact
In 1988, the largest ice cream sundae in history was made. It was made in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and weighed in at over 24 tons
9649. Fact
The average life expectancy of an ant is about 90 days
9650. Fact
William Howard Taft had a bathtub that could hold four people installed in the white because he couldn't fit into the present one.
9651. Fact
One plain milk chocolate candy bar has more protein than a banana.
9652. Fact
The size of a red blood cell is 708 microns. This is equivalent to one millionth of a meter
9653. Fact
Male goats will pee on each other in order to attract mates
9654. Fact
Antarctica is visited by over 10,000 tourists a year.
9655. Fact
1 in 2000 babies are born with a tooth that is already visible
9657. Fact
The song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', sung by the Beatles, refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.
9658. Fact
Roman statues were made with detachable heads, so that one head could be removed and replaced by another.
9659. Fact
The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements
9660. Fact
In Haiti, only 1 out of every 200 people own a car. This is ironic considering approximately 33% of the country's budget on import is spent on equipment for fuel and transportation.
9661. Fact
Elmer Smith was the first player to hit a grand slam in a World Series
9662. Fact
MacDonalds fries are made with beef flavoring.
9663. Fact
Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
9664. Fact
Housefly's regurgitate food and eat it again every time they eat.
9665. Fact
In the Middle Ages, chicken soup was believed to be an aphrodisiac.
9666. Fact
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the man who designed the Eiffel Tower, also designed the inner structure of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour
9667. Fact
The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking.
9668. Fact
Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
9669. Fact
Coffee trees are evergreen and grow to heights above 15 feet but are normally pruned to around 8 feet in order to facilitate harvesting.
9670. Fact
You would need to travel at 6.95 miles per second to escape the Earth's gravitational pull. This is equivalent to traveling from New York to Philadelphia in about twenty seconds.
9671. Fact
On average, Americans consume eighteen acres of pizza daily
9672. Fact
The word Denim comes from the French phrase serge de Nimes which is a fabric made in a town located in southern France
9673. Fact
The Australian emu holds the land speed record for birds (31 mph).
9674. Fact
To go one lunar day, adjust your watch to lose two minutes and five seconds every hour.
9675. Fact
It is possible to get high by licking a toad. The Cane Toad produces a toxin called bufotenine to ward off predators. When licked, this toxin acts as a hallucinogen
9676. Fact
There is no tipping at restaurants in Japan.
9677. Fact
In Quebec, Canada, an old law states that margarine must be a different colour than butter
9678. Fact
The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop.
9679. Fact
Scientists with high-speed cameras have discovered that rain drops are not tear shaped but rather look like hamburger buns.
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The reason why your nose gets runny when you are crying is because the tears from the eyes drain into the nose
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