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10076. Fact
The artist Vincent Van Gogh sliced part of his ear off in madness
10078. Fact
85% of movie actors earn less than $5,000 a year from acting.
10079. Fact
Dogs have about 10 vocal sounds; cats have over 100
10080. Fact
South Africa is the only country to have three capital cities: one for each branch of its government (Administrative, Legislative, and Judicial).
10081. Fact
The Canadian government legalized marijuana for medicinal use in 1999. After discovering a shortage of local growers they began to import the dope from Mississippi.
10082. Fact
Weevils are more resistant to poisons in the morning than at night.
10083. Fact
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the best time to spray household insects is 4:00 p.m. Insects are most vulnerable at this time.
10084. Fact
The first telephone book ever issued contained only fifty names. It was published in New Haven, Connecticut, by the New Haven District Telephone Company in February, 1878.
10085. Fact
Mexico City is sinking at a rate of 6 to 8 inches a year because it's built on top of an underground reservoir. Wells are drawing out more and more water for the city's growing population of more than 15 million people.
10086. Fact
The first toilet ever seen on television was on Leave It To Beaver.
10087. Fact
No SEAL has ever surrendered and no wounded or dead SEAL has ever been left on the field during battle.
10088. Fact
The longest kiss on record lasted 30 hours and 45 minutes. Dror Orpaz and Carmit Tsubara recorded it on April 5, 1999 at a kissing contest held in Tel Aviv, Israel
10089. Fact
Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste
10090. Fact
The town of Churchill, Manitoba, located in Canada, is known as the Polar Bear Capital of the World
10091. Fact
More people die from eating sharks then from being eaten by them. This is due to a poison in shark meat
10092. Fact
The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a couple of days if it is cut in half
10093. Fact
U.S. Postal Service processes 38 million address changes each year
10095. Fact
Cows are able to hear lower and higher frequencies better than human beings
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The expletive, Holy Toledo, refers to Toledo, Spain, which became an outstanding Christian cultural center in 1085.
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