8621. Fact

Ten tons of space dust falls on the Earth every day.

8622. Fact

There are 315 species of parrot in the world

8623. Fact

Singer Paula Abdul used to be a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers

8624. Fact

The telescope on Mount Palomar, California, can see a distance of 7,038,835,200,000,000,000,000 miles.

8625. Fact

Stewardesses is one of the longest words typed with only the left hand

8626. Fact

One beaver can cut down as many as 216 trees per year.

8627. Fact

The oldest bird on record was Cocky, a cockatoo, who died in the London Zoo at the age of 82

8628. Fact

Some Ribbon worm will eat themselves if they cannot find food. This type of worm can still survive after eating up to 95% of its body weight

8629. Fact

Audrey Hepburn's real name was Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston.

8630. Fact

The average speed for a migrating duck is fifty miles per hour.

8631. Fact

More people are afraid of open spaces (kenophobia) than of tight spaces (claustrophobia).

8632. Fact

Sound carries so well in the Arctic that on a calm day, a conversation can be heard from 1.8 miles away.

8633. Fact

There are 132 rooms in the US White House.

8634. Fact

One quarter of the bones in the human body is in the feet

8635. Fact

At 188 decibels, the whistle of the blue whale is the loudest sound produced by any animal.

8636. Animal Facts

Dogs in New York, USA, produce 18 million kilograms (40 million pounds) of faeces a year. Luckily, New Yorkers have to clear up after their dogs.

8637. Fact

After eating, a housefly regurgitates its food and then eats it again.

8638. Fact

The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers.

8639. Fact

The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

8640. Fact

Astronaut John Glenn ate the first meal in space when he ate pureed applesauce squeezed from a tube aboard Friendship 7 in 1962.

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