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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.

6380. Animal Facts
Salamander larvae change form, becoming killer predators, if they sense the vibrations created in water by swimming tadpoles. They grow longer, stronger bodies and broader heads so that they can kill and eat the tadpoles.

6381. Fact
Eating chocolate three times a month helps people live longer as opposed to people who overeat chocolate or do not eat chocolate at all

6382. Fact
The strongest gust of wind was recorded at the Mount Washington Observatory on April 12th, 1934, and measured 231 miles per hour.

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