5669. Fact

Giant flying foxes, which are a type of bat, that live in Indonesia have wingspans of nearly six feet

5670. Fact

Chocolate manufacturers currently use 40 percent of the world's almonds and 20 percent of the world's peanuts.

5671. Fact

22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong bank accounts in the next hour.

5672. Fact

The slowest trainee on the SEALs obstacle course must wear a pink T-shirt that reads, Always a Lady.

5673. Fact

Every year, the moon moves 1/2 an inch further from the earth.

5674. Fact

Alexander Graham Bell's wife and mother were both deaf .

5675. Fact

President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins.

5676. Fact

Gorillas are considered apes, not monkeys. The way to distinguish between an ape and a monkey is that apes do not have tails

5677. Fact

If a shark's mouth is open to long it will suffocate.

5678. Fact

By law, employees do not have to wash hands after sneezing.

5679. Fact

Dolphins don't automatically breath; they have to tell themselves to.

5680. Fact

A jellyfish is 95 percent water, and humans are about 70% water.

5681. Fact

The Great Lakes have a combined area of 94,230 square miles larger than the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Vermont combined.

5682. Fact

Women wishing to enter Canada to work as strippers must provide naked photos of themselves to qualify for a visa.

5683. Fact

Peanuts are beans.

5684. Fact

Astronauts cannot burp in space.

5685. Fact

The Mexican Hat Dance is the official dance of Mexico

5686. Fact

Many people in parts of China eat insects. Some common insects are bean worms, scoprions, and locusts

5687. Animal Facts

A hissing cockroach makes a noise by squeezing air out of tiny holes in its body segments.The sound can be heard 3.7 metres (12 feet) away.

5688. Fact

In 1894 there were only 4 automobiles in the US.

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