10572. Fact

King George I could not speak English.

10573. Fact

No one has ever been able to domesticate the African elephant. Only the Indian elephant can be trained by man.

10574. Fact

Most of the vitamin C in fruits is in the skin.

10575. Fact

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky

10576. Fact

Business.com is currently the most expensive domain name sold for $7.5 million

10577. Fact

Humans are born with 300 bones in their body, however when a person reaches adulthood they only have 206 bones. This occurs because many of them join together to make a single bone

10578. Fact

At the White House, president John Adams was said to be the first to display fireworks there

10579. Fact

Ancient Egyptians used the spice Thyme to help preserve mummies

10580. Fact

Blueberries have more antioxidents than any other fruit or vegetables

10581. Fact

The Volkswagen was originally called the Strength Through Joy Wagon.

10582. Fact

Fingerprints of koalas are similar (in pattern, shape and size) to the fingerprints of humans

10583. Fact

The lifespan of a rhinoceros is generally 50 years

10584. Fact

More than 70% of men at age 70 are still potent.

10585. Fact

The difference between AM and FM radio is that FM is line-of-sight, while AM bounces off the atmosphere (more accurately, the ionosphere). AM stations have to reduce the power of their transmissions at night because the ionosphere lifts with the colder temperatures and lees solar interference.

10586. Fact

A Chinese Scientist discovered that the Earth is round during the Han Dynasty by measuring the sun and moon's path in the sky. He recorded this fact down in the imperial records but went unnoticed until it was unearthed recently but Chinese archaeologists.

10587. Fact

The national sport of Nauru, a small Pacific island, is lassoing flying birds.

10588. Fact

The first country to abolish capital punishment was Austria in 1787.

10589. Fact

Dry fish food can make goldfish constipated.

10590. Fact

Pinocchio is Italian for 'Pine Eye'.

10591. Fact

The melting point of cocoa butter is just below the human body temperature, which is why it literally melts in your mouth.

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