1114. Fact

A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.

1115. Fact

A Boeing 747 airliner holds 57,285 gallons of fuel.

1116. Fact

A bowling pin need only tilt 7.5 degrees to fall.

1117. Fact

A broken clock is always right twice a day.

1118. Fact

A caesium atom in an atomic clock beats 9,192,631,770 times a second!.

1119. Fact

A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.

1120. Fact

A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star.

1121. Fact

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear

1122. Fact

A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.

1123. Fact

A chameleon’s tongue is twice the length of its body.

1124. Fact

A chance of a woman having twins is increased after the age of 35. About 1 in 27 women will give birth to twins after this age. After 50 the chances of having twins is 1 in 9.

1125. Fact

a chicken is the only animal that is eaten before it is born and after it is dead.

1126. Fact

A coat hanger is 44 inches long if straightened

1127. Fact

A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightend

1128. Fact

A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off - it dies from starvation.

1129. Body Facts

Adult feet produce about a quarter of a cup of sweat a day from 250,000 pores – wait four days and you could make a cup of foot-sweat tea!

1130. Body Facts

Ten billion scales of skin fall off your body every day.

1131. Fact

A comet's tail always points away from the sun. The lense of the eye continues to grow throughout a person's life.

1132. Fact

A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate.

1133. Body Facts

Your body needs sleep. Staying awake for two weeks can be enough to kill you.

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