8669. Animal Facts

The glass frog has a transparent body – its blood vessels, stomach and beating heart are all visible.

8670. Fact

US gold coins used to say In Gold We Trust.

8671. Fact

People drank gold powder mixed in with water in medieval Europe to relieve pain from sore limbs.

8672. Fact

A female swine or sow will always have an even number of teats or nipples.

8673. Fact

In a year, about 90 million jars of Skippy Peanut Butter are sold. This works out to three jars sold every second

8674. Fact

There are more than 100 million dogs and cats in the United States. Americans spend more than 5.4 billion dollars on their pets each year.

8675. Fact

The chow-chow and the Chinesse Shar-Pei are the only dogs that have a black tongue. The tongues of all other dogs are pink.

8676. Fact

A 'jiffy'is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second

8677. Fact

There was once a town in West Virginia called 6.

8678. Fact

In 1871, horse cars were introduced. It was simply a car that was pulled over a track by a horse.

8679. Fact

It's impossible to lick your elbow.

8680. Fact

Steve McQueen persuaded his karate teacher, kickboxing champion Chuck Norris, to pursue acting.

8681. Fact

Detroit policeman William L. Potts is credited with inventing the modern street traffic light in 1920. He worked out an electric light system that allowed him to control three street intersections from one tower He picked the red, yellow and green because railroads used them.

8682. Animal Facts

The pearl fish swims into a sea cucumber's anus and lives inside it in the day time, coming out at night.The sea cucumber breathes through its anus, so can't keep the fish out!

8683. Fact

According to Bristol zoo, the Howler monkey's growl is so loud, it can be heard 5km (3.3 miles) away.

8684. Fact

97% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine

8685. Fact

When Sony introduced the walkman, it had a variety of different names in different countries. It was called Soundabout in the U.S., Stowaway in the U.K., and Freestyle in Australia

8686. Fact

Jergens Lotion was created by Andrew Jergens, a former lumberjack, in 1880.

8687. Fact

The naked recreation and travel industry has grown by 233% in the past decade

8688. Fact

Nearly 400 cocoa beans are required to make a pound of chocolate liquor, the semi-liquid mass produced by grinding the beans. A non-alcoholic substance, chocolate liquor is the basis of all chocolate and cocoa products.

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