8513. Fact

Experiments have shown that, ants are capable of lifting 50 times their own weight and pulling loads 300 times their own weight.

8514. Fact

The two top toys in 1950 were Silly Putty which sold for $1, and Crayola crayons which sold for 50 cents

8515. Fact

Cojo, the 1st gorilla born in captivity, was born at the Columbus Zoo, in Ohio, in 1956 and weighed 3 1/4 pounds.

8516. Fact

The Canary Islands were not named after a bird called the canary. They were named after a breed of dogs.

8517. Fact

At lift off, US space shuttles weight about 4.5 million pounds.

8518. Fact

Approximately 40,000 tons of meteoric dust hits the Earth each year.

8519. Fact

An average beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.

8520. Fact

The only commercial aircraft that is able to break the sound barrier is the Concorde.

8521. Fact

Witchcraft means Craft of the Wise Ones.

8522. Fact

The kiwi has nostrils near the tip of its bill that allow it to sniff the ground for food.

8523. Fact

The longest hiccups on record was by an American pig farmer whose hiccups persisted from 1922 to 1987

8524. Fact

During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a simple glass of water

8525. Fact

Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.

8526. Fact

A butterfly can see the colors red, green, and yellow

8527. Fact

A cockroaches favorite food is the glue on the back of stamps.

8528. Fact

In a pack of Skittles candy, there is an equal 20% distribution of each flavour

8529. Fact

There is no tipping in Iceland

8530. Fact

Every 30 seconds a house fire doubles in size

8531. Fact

Coffee, along with beer and peanut butter, is on the national list of the ten most recognizable odors.

8532. Fact

On average, cows poop 16 times a day.

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