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8768. Fact
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class
8769. Fact
The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year
8771. Fact
Of the 25 highest mountains on earth, 19 are in the Himalayas.
8772. Fact
Bo Jackson set a Monday Night Football record by rushing for 222 yards in one game against the Seattle Seahawks, including a 91-yard TD run
8773. Fact
The longest punt return for a touchdown was 103 yards
8774. Fact
The U.S. Dow Jones' lowest figure was 41.22 was on July 8, 1932.
8775. Fact
There is a butterfly found in Brazil that has the smell and color of a chocolate.
8776. Fact
Women are 37% more likely to go to a psychiatrist than men are.
8777. Fact
Lovemaking is a good aerobic exercise that improves the circulation and works the heart.
8778. Fact
On September 3, 1970, a hailstone was found in Coffeyville, Kansas that was eight inches in diameter and weighed 1.67 pounds.
8779. Fact
The motto of the American people, In God We Trust, was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
8780. Fact
A starfish can turn its stomach inside out
8781. Fact
The hump of a camel can weigh up to 35 kilograms
8782. Fact
The only animals that can naturally sleep on their backs are humans. No other animal actually does--apes usually sleep sitting up and leaning on something.
8783. Fact
Frisbee got its name from William Russel Frisbee, who was a pie baker. He used to sell his pies in a thin tin pan, which had Frisbee written on it. When Walter Frederick Morrison thought of the idea of making saucer like disks to play catch, he visited the campus of Yale and noticed people there were using the pie pan to play catch so he therefore renamed his invention to Frisbee
8784. Fact
In 1986, a drunk fan got into a pace car at Talladega Superspeedway, and started joyriding on the track in front of a nationwide audience. The police cruisers who had to chase him around the track were not amused when they caught and arrested him
8785. Fact
People whose mouth has a narrow roof are more likely to snore. This is because they have less oxygen going through their nose
8786. Fact
The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com
8787. Fact
Broccoli and cauliflower are the only vegetables that are flowers.
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The scientific word for picking one's nose is rhinotillexonamia.
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