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1773. Fact
In the United States in 1976, a pound of potato chips cost 200 times more than a pound of potatoes.

1774. Fact
In Tibet it is considered good manners to stick out your tongue at someone.

1775. Fact
In West Virginia if you run over an animal, you can legally take it home and cook it for dinner!

1776. Fact
In what country will you find the most Universities? India.

1777. Fact
India has a Bill of Rights for cows.

1778. Fact
India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century.

1779. Fact
Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.

1780. Body Facts
The sores caused by the disease typhus can rot the flesh, sometimes causing toes and fingers to drop off.

1781. Fact
Infant beavers are called kittens.

1782. Fact
Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do.

1783. Fact
Ingrown toenails are hereditary.

1784. Fact
Insects outnumber humans by 1 million to one.

1785. Fact
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

1786. Fact
Is bottled water worth it? 'Evian' spelled backwards is 'naive'.

1787. Body Facts
If you took all the nerves out of an adult's body and laid them end to end they would stretch 75 kilometres (47 miles). But the adult would not be pleased.

1788. Fact
Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book published in every major Dewey Decimal category.

1789. Fact
Isaac Newton understood the laws of gravity some 40 years before he made his findings public.

1790. Body Facts
If too much wax builds up in your ears, a doctor can soften it and then scoop it out with a special spoon called a curette.

1791. Fact
Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.

1792. Fact
It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States.

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