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10524. Fact
Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know your there
10525. Fact
Iceland was the first country to legalize abortion in 1935.
10526. Fact
It is said that grapefruit got its name because it grows like grapes in clusters. One cluster can have up to 25 grapefruits
10527. Fact
Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell
10528. Fact
The honey badger can withstand hundreds of bee stings that would otherwise kill another animal
10529. Fact
Thousands of people watched the Battle of Bunker Hill take place. People in the Boston area sat on rooftops, in trees, on church steeples, and in the rigging of ships in the harbor to watch the American revolutionaries battle the British.
10530. Fact
7-Eleven was the first convenience store to have television advertising. The animated commercial ran in 1949 and had a singing rooster and owl
10531. Fact
1 out of 350,000 Americans get electrocuted in their life
10532. Fact
One pound of maple syrup can make eight pounds of candy or sugar
10533. Fact
When the only queen ant dies, so does the entire colony, because no new workers are born
10535. Fact
The coconut is the largest seed in the world
10536. Fact
McDonalds and Burger King sugar-coat their fries so they will turn golden-brown.
10537. Fact
Every day 2,700 people die of heart disease
10538. Fact
Two thirds of all left-handed people are men.
10539. Fact
Stars with really strong gravity cause themselves to become smaller and smaller and eventually turn into black holes.
10540. Fact
The earth is presently inhabited by 1.4 million species of animals and 500,000 species of plants.
10541. Fact
Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego
10542. Fact
The phrase Often a bridesmaid, but never a bride, actually originates from an advertisement for Listerine mouthwash from 1924
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About 55% of all movies are rated R. About 500 movies are made in the US and 800 in India annually.
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