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8712. Fact

The typical American eats 263 eggs a year.

8713. Fact

Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday. This is the festival that New Orleans, Louisiana is famous for having every year

8714. Fact

Japan is the largest exporter of frog's legs.

8715. Fact

Zero point energy is a source of energy which is released when atoms stop moving, at -273 Celcius.

8716. Fact

Sharks are so powerful that their bite can generate a force of up to 18 tons per square inch

8717. Fact

The brain of an ant has about 250,000 brain cells

8719. Fact

In its entire lifetime, the average worker bee produces 1/12th teaspoon of honey.

8720. Fact

The Queen termite can live up to 50 years and have 30,000 children every day.

8721. Also known as

Original name : v.m. basheer
Also known as : sultan of beypore.

8722. Fact

George Washington had to borrow money to go to his own inauguration

8723. Fact

In the United States, approximately 25,000 eye injuries occur that result in the person becoming totally blind

8724. Fact

The world's tallest mountains, the Himalayas, are also the fastest growing. Their growth about half an inch a year is caused by the pressure exerted by two of Earth's continental plates (the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate) pushing against one another.

8725. Fact

The stapler was invented in Spring Valley, Minnesota.

8726. Fact

Chewing gum was created by the Mayans over 300 years ago. They boiled the sap of the sapodilla tree and chewed it.

8727. Fact

Insects shiver when they're cold.

8728. Fact

The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet

8729. Fact

In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.

8730. Fact

Research show that only 43% of homemade dinners served in the US include vegetables.