1201. Fact

A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.

1202. Fact

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

1203. Body Facts

Long ago, rich people used to pay for teeth to be pulled from poor people – often teenagers – and implanted in their own jaws when their rotten teeth were removed.

1204. Fact

A quarter has 119 grooves around the edge.

1205. Fact

A queen bee uses her stinger only to sting another queen bee.

1206. Fact

A rainbow can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon.

1207. Fact

A rat can fall from a five story building without injury.

1208. Fact

A rat can go longer without water than a camel.

1209. Fact

A rat can go without water longer than a camel can.

1210. Fact

A real estate agent’s rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.

1211. Fact

A recent study at Harvard has shown that eating chocolate can actually help you live longer!

1212. Fact

A roach can live up to nine days without its head.

1213. Fact

A rodent's teeth never stop growing.

1214. Fact

A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax.

1215. Fact

A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee.

1216. Fact

A shrimp's heart is in its head.

1217. Fact

A signature is called a John Hancock because he signed the Declaration of Independce.

1218. Fact

A small airplane can fly backwards.

1219. Body Facts

If you could scrunch together all the bacteria living on the outside of your body, they would take up about the same amount of space as one pea.

1220. Fact

A sneeze can travel as fast as 100 miles per hour.

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