5403. Fact

Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth can waste four gallons of water in a minute

5404. Fact

Butterflies smell with their feet

5405. Fact

Thomas Edison designed a helicopter that would work with gunpowder. It ended up blowing up and also blew up his factory.

5406. Fact

Flushable toilets were in use in ancient Rome.

5407. Fact

Popped popcorn should be stored in the freezer or refrigerator as this way it can stay crunchy for up to three weeks

5408. Fact

A father sea catfish keeps the eggs of his young in his mouth until they are ready to hatch. He will not eat until his young are born, which may take several weeks.

5409. Fact

A snail can sleep for three years

5410. Fact

Donald Rumsfeld was both the youngest and the oldest defense secretary in US history.

5411. Fact

Townsend Speakman of Philadelphia mixed fruit flavor with soda water in 1807, creating the first flavored soda pop, he called it Nephite Julep.

5412. Fact

Cows release 50 million metric tonnes of methane gas a year.

5413. Fact

Little Miss Muffet was a girl from the 16th century whose name was really Patience

5414. Fact

55.1% of all US prisoners are in prison for drug offenses.

5415. Fact

7 out of 10 people believe in life after death

5416. Fact

Over 200 varieties of watermelons are grown in the U.S

5417. Fact

Germany produces more than 5,000 varieties of beer and has about 1,300 breweries in country

5418. Fact

At the beginning of the year 2001 all Canadian cigarette packaging will depict graphic images of rotting teeth and deteriorating organs.

5419. Fact

When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone back in 1876, only six phones were sold in the first month.

5420. Fact

Annually, approximately 46 millions Cokes, five million pounds of French fries, and seven million hamburgers are consumed at Walt Disney World Resort.

5421. Fact

The average number of bridesmaids at a wedding is four

5422. Fact

70% of the poor people in the world are female

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