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10732. Fact
America's best selling ice cream flavor is vanilla.
10733. Fact
There are, on average, 259 raisins in a box of Raisin Bran and 388 in a box of Premium Raisin Bran.
10734. Fact
In 1953, racecar driver Tim Flock raced at Nascar with a monkey in the seat beside him
10735. Fact
The biggest religious building in the world is a Hindu Temple, Angkor Wat, located in Cambodia. It was built at the end of the 11th century
10736. Fact
Every drop of seawater contains approximately 1 billion gold atoms.
10738. Fact
The word Nazi is actually an abbreviation for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, which refers to the National Socialist German Workers Party
10739. Fact
Singer Alice Cooper once had a live chicken thrown at him during a concert in Toronto. He threw the chicken back at the crowd and all the publicity surrounding the incident skyrocketed his singing career
10740. Fact
Early hockey games allowed as many as 30 players a side on the ice
10741. Fact
The Great Pyramids used to be as white as snow because they were encased in a bright limestone that has worn off over the years
10742. Fact
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why. (This was challenged and proved wrong by the TV show Mythbusters)
10743. Fact
The shortest word in the English language with all its letters in alphabetical order is the word almost.
10744. Fact
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket
10745. Fact
Families who do turn off the television during meals tend to eat healthier. This was regardless of family income, or education
10746. Fact
In China, September 20 is Love Your Teeth Day.
10747. Fact
There are 48 Gutenberg Bibles still in existence. Two of them were in Germany during World War II and are missing, but many book collectors believe them to be in private collections.
10748. Fact
Abe Lincoln bought 50 cents worth of cocaine in 1860
10749. Fact
Potato chips were invented in Saratoga Springs in 1853 by chef George Crum. They were a mocking response to a patron who complained that his French fries were too thick.
10750. Fact
The Pacific island of Tonga once issued a stamp that was banana shaped
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There are 132 rooms in the US White House.
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