2578. Fact

The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.

2579. Fact

The Wild Turkey is the only bird with a beard.

2580. Fact

The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.

2581. Fact

The word “Mrs.” Cannot be written in full.

2582. Fact

The word 'byte' is a contraction of 'by eight.'

2583. Fact

The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.

2584. Fact

The word Mrs. Cannot be written in full.

2585. Fact

The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!

2586. Fact

The word 'pixel' is a contraction of either 'picture cell' or 'picture element.'

2587. Fact

The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.

2588. Fact

The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish and Portuguese.

2589. Fact

The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.

2590. Fact

The world camel population is 19,627,000

2591. Fact

The world cattle population is approx. 1,294,604,000

2592. Fact

The world goat population is approx. 94,266,000

2593. Fact

The world pig population is approx. 857,099,000

2594. Fact

The world record for keeping a Polo in the mouth with the hole intact is 7 hours and 10 minutes.

2595. Fact

the world record for spitting a watermelon seed is 65 feet 4 inches .

2596. Fact

The world sheep population is approx. 1,202,920,000

2597. Fact

The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.

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