5353. Fact

Every year, surgical tools are left in approximately 1,500 patients in the USA. Fatter patients are more prone to having a surgical tool left inside of them due to the additional amount of space in their bodies.

5354. Fact

The first Corvette rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, MI. in 1953. That early 'Vette sold for $3,250.

5355. Fact

An apple tree is at its prime when its about 50 years old. The United States produces about 100 million barrels of apples a year. That's a lot of old trees.

5356. Animal Facts

The guanay cormorant makes its nest from dried faeces.

5357. Fact

America once issued a 5-cent bill.

5358. Fact

Johnny Appleseed planted apples so that people could use apple cider to make alcohol.

5359. Fact

You can walk from Boston to New York City in fewer than a million steps.

5360. Fact

An etiquette writer of the 1840's advised, Ladies may wipe their lips on the tablecloth, but not blow their noses on it.

5361. Fact

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears. never stop growing

5362. Fact

The poison-arrow frog has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people.

5363. Fact

There are ten human body parts that are only three letters long: eye, hip, arm, leg, ear, toe, jaw, rib, lip, and gum.

5364. Fact

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.

5365. Fact

The only flying saucer launch pad in the world is located in St. Paul, Alberta, Canada

5366. Fact

The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was Victrola, which Motorola got their name from.

5367. Fact

In the 1985 Boise, Idaho mayoral election, there were four write-in votes for Mr. Potato Head

5368. Fact

Car wash attendants in San Francisco, California may not use old pairs of underwear to wash or dry vehicles.

5369. Fact

In Alaska it is illegal to whisper in someone's ear while they are moose hunting.

5370. Fact

The average human produces 25,000 quarts of spit in a lifetime, enough to fill two swimming pools.

5371. Fact

The average person can live about a month without eating any food, but can only live about a week without water

5372. Fact

In 1926, a waiter in Budapest committed suicide. He left his suicide note in the form of a crossword and the police had to get help from the public to solve it

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