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8304. Fact
Babies that wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to get a diaper rash than babies wearing a cotton diaper
8305. Fact
85% of weddings are held in a synagogue or church
8306. Fact
The mating call of a male toadfish, who are underwater, is so loud that it can be heard by humans above water
8307. Fact
The state law of Pennsylvania prohibits singing in the bathtub.
8308. Fact
The average lifespan of a human taste bud is ten days
8309. Fact
There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females
8310. Fact
According to research, Los Angeles highways are so congested that the average commuter sits in traffic for 82 hours a year
8311. Fact
The fastest moving land snail, the common garden snail, has a speed of 0.0313 mph.
8313. Fact
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
8314. Fact
The study of ants is called Myrmecology
8315. Fact
Americans drink about five billion bottles and cans of soda, and about a billion and a half pounds of coffee every year.
8316. Fact
A study indicates that smokers are likely to die on average six and a half years earlier than non-smokers
8317. Fact
Harvard University's original name was Cambridge. It only changed when John Harvard donated 400 books to the school.
8319. Fact
For the blockbuster movie The Terminator, O.J. Simpson was considered to play the role of the Terminator, but producers did not choose him as they thought he would not be taken seriously
8320. Fact
During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles
8321. Fact
General Robert E. Lee was not a slaveholder and never believed in slavery. He never believed in secession from the United States and strongly condemned it. He decided to lead the armies of the South because he wanted nothing to happen to his beloved Virginia.
8323. Fact
When explorers first arrived in Venezuela, they were reminded of Venice. They named the country Little Venice, which translated into Spanish is Venezuela
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It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland.
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