4959. Fact

There is about 200 times more gold in the oceans than has been mined throughout history.

4960. Fact

In 1952, Mr. Potato Head became the first toy to be advertised on television in the U.S.

4961. Fact

The lemur of Madagascar is one of very few of the human species' ancestors that has survived unchanged down the long corridors of evolution. Having developed after the first primates, it is classified as a prosimian, meaning before monkey, and is one of the ancestors common to both monkeys and men.

4962. Fact

There is a certain species of kangaroo that is only 2.5 centimetres long when it is born

4963. Fact

The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 kilometres away

4964. Fact

The only king without a moustache in a deck of cards is the king of hearts

4965. Fact

The little overhang of bone and feathers over an eagle's eye is there to protect the sensitive eyeball from the mountain and desert sun. It's not meant to make the bird look fierce.

4966. Fact

The reason why milk is white is because it contains a protein called Casein, which is white. Milk also contains fat, which is also white

4967. Fact

Canada is an Indian word meaning Big Village

4968. Fact

The following is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language: sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.

4969. Fact

Studies show that couples that smoke during the time of conception have a higher chance of having a girl compared to couples that do not smoke

4970. Fact

Every minute in the U.S. six people turn 17.

4971. Fact

The male platypus has poisonous spurs on its legs

4972. Fact

The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments

4973. Fact

Whale hunting is strictly prohibitted throughout the entire state of Oklahoma.

4974. Fact

If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world

4975. Fact

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents! a great king from history: Spades - King David, Hearts - Charlemagne, Clubs - Alexander the Great, and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

4976. Fact

Caterpillar means hairy cat in Old French

4977. Fact

Goats do not eat tin cans, as lampooned in cartoons. They nibble at the cans because they're after the glue on the labels.

4978. Fact

A flea can jump 150 times its size. That is the same as a person able to jump up 1,000 feet in the air

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