6360. Fact

There is about 1/4 pound of salt in every gallon of seawater.

6361. Fact

The sound made by the toadfish when mating underwater is so loud that it can be heard by humans on the shore

6362. Fact

The original title of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was First Impression.

6363. Fact

There are 40 official jelly belly flavours

6364. Fact

Budweiser beer is named after a town in Czechoslovakia.

6365. Fact

Until 1896, drivers in Great Britain had to warn of their presence by having a person precede their car on foot, waving a red flag.

6366. Fact

Snails eat with a rasping mouth called a radula, which has thousands of teeth

6367. Animal Facts

Owl's eyes are too large to move in their eye sockets, so they've developed the ability to turn their heads round further than other birds can.

6368. Fact

James Buchanan was the only unmarried president of the United States

6369. Fact

The Pillsbury Bake-off has been held every year since 1948.

6370. Fact

The standard blue U.S. Postal Service mailbox can hold approximately 4,000 letters at a time.

6371. Fact

Finagle's Law was the one that went, Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Not Murphy's Law.

6372. Fact

French soldiers during World War I had the nickname poilu which translates to hairy one.

6373. Fact

When Nylons first went on sale in the United States in 1940, four million pairs were sold in only a few days

6374. Fact

There are some hospitals in Shanghai that have issued a rule that a nurse must wear lipstick while on duty

6375. Fact

William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) was the first US president to die in office. At 32 days, he also had the shortest term in office.

6376. Fact

Analingus refers to oral stimulation of a person's anus.

6377. Fact

Marlboro cigarettes sold in New York contain more tar and nicotine than those sold in all other states.

6378. Fact

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.

6379. Fact

Kissing is good for your teeth; the extra saliva released during kissing helps to keep the mouth clean and reduces the risk of decay.

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