5041. Fact

To make one pound of whole milk cheese, 10 pounds of whole milk is needed

5042. Fact

The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer.

5043. Fact

In one day, 230 marriage licenses are issued in Las Vegas

5044. Fact

Ancient Egyptian priests would pluck every hair from their bodies.

5045. Fact

In Albania, nodding your head means 'no'and shaking your head means 'yes'.

5046. Fact

For a short distance, the bluefin tuna can swim 50 miles per hour.

5047. Fact

The first American satellite in orbit, Explorer I, was launched February 1, 1958.

5048. Fact

At the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, Walt Disney was head of the committee that organized the opening day ceremonies

5049. Fact

Approximately 40% of the states in the U.S. have severe, or extreme pollution problems

5050. Fact

Buttermilk does not contain any butter.

5051. Fact

The largest item on any menu in the world is probably the roast camel, sometimes served at Bedouin wedding feasts. The camel is stuffed with a sheep's carcass, which is stuffed with chickens, which are stuffed with fish, which are stuffed with eggs.

5052. Fact

Wrigley's promoted their new spearmint-flavored chewing gum in 1915 by mailing 4 sample sticks to each of the 1.5 million names listed in US telephone books.

5053. Fact

Baseball is the only sport that looks backwards in a mirror.

5054. Fact

Avocados are poisonous to birds.

5055. Animal Facts

When there's not much food around, cockroaches will eat each other – ripping open the victim's stomach and tearing out the insides.

5056. Fact

On average, a baby in the United States will eat fifteen pounds of cereal in their first year of life

5057. Fact

There are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year

5058. Fact

An Athens legislator named Solon passed a law in the 6th century that let fathers sell their fornicating daughters into slavery.

5059. Fact

At the age of 26, Michelangelo began sculpting his monumental statue of David. He finished it seventeen months later, in January, 1504.

5060. Fact

American and Russian space flights have always included chocolate.

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