8555. Fact

The skeleton of a spider is located on the outside of the body. The name for this is exoskelton

8556. Fact

A rose imprint that was fossilized in a slate was discovered in Florisant, Colorado, which is said to be thirty-five million years old

8557. Fact

The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA

8558. Fact

Finnish folklore states that when Santa comes to Finland to deliver gifts, he leaves his sleigh behind and rides on a goat named Ukko instead

8559. Fact

The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is aluminum.

8560. Fact

One of the greatest soldiers in history, Alexander the Great, was tutored by the greatest thinker of all time, Aristotle.

8561. Fact

The Mesopotamians were the first people to keep records of lunar eclipses. The earliest records show that they started sometime around 2200 B.C.

8562. Fact

Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir.

8563. Fact

Carnivorous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike.

8564. Fact

The word sophomore means sophisticated moron.

8565. Fact

Seven percent of a humans body wieght is made up of blood

8566. Animal Facts

Leeches don't only suck from the outside of your body. If you drink water with a leech in, it can attach to the inside of your mouth or throat and, in a river, leeches can go into your bottom and suck you from the inside.

8567. Fact

The bridge across the Niagra Falls began with a kite carrying a line across it.

8568. Fact

The human brain is 80% water

8569. Fact

The three most common elements in the universe are 1) hydrogen; 2) helium; 3) oxygen.

8570. Fact

Scorpions can withstand 200 times more nuclear radiation than humans can.

8571. Fact

Intense stimulation of a woman's nipples may result in a surge in the production of oxytocin and prolactin.

8572. Animal Facts

The gavial, a kind of crocodile from India, has over a hundred teeth.

8573. Fact

Only female mosquitoes bite. Females need the protein from blood to produce their eggs. Males only drink water and plant juice.

8574. Fact

The lense of the eye continues to grow throughout a person's life.

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