10765. Fact

People in France own more pets in the world per person than any other country

10766. Fact

The ancient Greeks had a fascination with the planet Mars. They attributed the planet to Ares, their god of war, because of its red colour

10767. Fact

John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son.

10768. Fact

In 1916, Charlie Chaplin was making $10,000 a week, making him the highest paid actor of his time

10769. Fact

Sharon Stone is allergic to caffeine.

10770. Fact

Columbia University is the second largest landowner in New York City, after the Catholic Church

10771. Fact

On average, it is estimated that females injure themselves ten time more than males do while playing sports

10772. Fact

When an orange is shown in any of the Godfather movies, this means that someone is about to die or a close call is to occur.

10773. Fact

The largest apple pie ever baked was forty by twenty three feet

10774. Fact

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building

10775. Fact

The Monty Python movie "The Life of Brian" was banned in Scotland.

10776. Fact

The chances of getting a cavity is higher if candy is eaten slowly throughout the day compared to eating it all at once and then brushing your teeth

10777. Fact

Robert Wadlow is the tallest man recorded in history. He grew to be eight feet and eleven inches and weighed 490 pounds when he died

10778. Fact

Some snails live on branches in trees

10779. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Belgium : oo

10780. Fact

The Three Wise Monkeys have names: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), and Mazaru (Speak no evil).

10781. Fact

Dissolves soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a used sheet of Bounce.

10782. Fact

The human liver performs over 500 functions

10783. Fact

Nobody knows what happened to the body of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. During his funeral in 1791, a thunderstorm suddenly appeared and his funeral party dropped the coffin and ran for cover. When they returned, the coffin was gone.

10784. Fact

Cricket chirping can tell the temperature outside. Counting how many times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds and then adding 40 to that number will approximately tell you what the temperature is in Fahrenheit

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