7843. Fact

Clinophobia is the fear of beds.

7844. Fact

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors, the helicopter, and many other present day items.

7845. Fact

Casey Kasem is the voice of Shaggy on the cartoon show Scooby-Doo. Casey Kasem, being a strict vegetarian, also requested that Shaggy follow the same diet on the show

7846. Fact

The space between your eyebrows is called the Glabella

7847. Fact

It's believed that India gets its name from the Indus River. The interesting thing is that none of the river is actually in India...it's in Pakistan.

7848. Fact

The name Joshua is Hebrew for 'Jesus'.

7849. Fact

The San Diego Zoo in California has the largest collection of animals in the world.

7850. Animal Facts

A chicken once lived ten days after a French farmer cut its head off. He fed it with a dripper, directly into its throat.

7851. Fact

Neptune was the first planet in our solar system to be discovered by mathematics

7852. Fact

The least likely day to eat out in the United States is Monday

7853. Fact

In 1894, the carnival made its debut in North America

7854. Fact

The parachute was invented by DiVinci in 1515.

7855. Fact

There are 1189 chapters in the Bible: 929 chapters in the Old Testament and 260 chapters in the New Testament.

7856. Fact

Astronauts get taller when they are in space

7857. Fact

Constipation is caused when too much water is absorbed in the large intestine and the feces become dry

7858. Fact

Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark. (Hence, the light bulb?)

7859. Fact

In Iceland, a Big Mac costs $5.50.

7860. Fact

The conjunctiva is a membrane that covers the human eye

7861. Fact

China has close to 25% of the world's population.

7862. Fact

The amount of blood a female mosquito drinks per serving is five millionths of a liter

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