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1293. Fact
An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.

1294. Fact
An American urologist once bought Napoleon's penis for $40,000.

1295. Fact
An animal epidemic is called an epizootic.

1296. Fact
An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this you can pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.

1297. Fact
An average adult produces about half a litre of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen occurrences of flatulence a day.

1298. Fact
An average head has between 100,000 - 150,000 hairs.

1299. Fact
An eagle can attack, kill, and carry away an animal as large as a small deer.

1300. Body Facts
Godfrey Hill, from the UK, has ten complete fingers and two thumbs, and has been accused of being an alien or the Messiah.

1301. Fact
An egg will float if placed in water in which sugar has been added.

1302. Fact
An estimated 405,000 U.S. houses still lack indoor plumbing.

1303. Body Facts
The energy from the food you need in one day is just enough to heat four teaspoons of water from freezing point to boiling.

1304. Fact
An object weighing 100 pounds on Earth would weight just 38 pounds on Mars.

1305. Fact
An ostriche's eye is bigger than its brain

1306. Fact
An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.

1307. Body Facts
There is enough sulphur in a human body to kill all the fleas on a dog.

1308. Fact
An ostrich's eyes are bigger than its brain.

1309. Fact
An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.

1310. Fact
Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.

1311. Fact
Annually, the amount of garbage that is dumped in the world's oceans is three times the weight of fish that is caught from the oceans.

1312. Fact
Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.

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