3443. Fact

Semen has a neutral or slightly alkaline pH of 7.1 to 8.0.

3444. Fact

A common name for pincurls is also spitcurls because woman sometimes wet their hair with their saliva before curling it

3445. Fact

The words "womanizer", "player", "skirt-chaser", and "rake" refer to a man who has love affairs with women but will not marry or commit to them.

3446. Fact

We lose half a litre of water a day through breathing. This is the water vapour we see when we breathe onto glass.

3447. Fact

Ketchup originated in China as a pickled fish sauce called ke-tsiap

3448. Fact

The majority of cats do not have any eyelashes

3449. Fact

Tossing coins into fountains, dates back more than 2,000 years ago.

3450. Fact

Every year, $1.5 billion is spent on pet food. This is four times the amount spent on baby food.

3451. Fact

In the movie Babe, the piglet was played by over 30 different piglets they outgrew the part so quickly during the production of the film

3452. Fact

The Bible was written by over 40 authors over a period of 1500 years

3453. Fact

A person who is lost in the woods and starving can obtain nourishment by chewing on his shoes. Leather has enough nutritional value to sustain life for a short time.

3454. Fact

Only female mosquitoes bite and drink blood.

3455. Fact

U.S. bills are 2.61 inches wide, 6.14 inches long, and are .0043 inches thick and weigh 1 gram

3456. Fact

The symbols used on playing cards were supposed to represent the four classes of men: hearts represented the clergy; spades (from the Spanish word espada, or sword) represented the warriors; clubs were originally leaves and represented the peasants; and citizens and merchants were recognized in the diamonds.

3457. Fact

In the 1920's, Q-Tips were invented by Leo Gerstenzang who got the idea after watching his wife clean their baby's ears with cotton stuck onto a toothpick.

3458. Fact

Babies are born without knee caps.

3459. Fact

The cockroach has a high resistance to radiation and is the creature most likely to survive a nuclear war.

3460. Fact

The name Santa Claus is a corruption of the Dutch dialect name for Saint Nicholas Sint Klass.

3461. Fact

Another word to refer to old age is senectitude

3462. Fact

BDSM is an acronym for bondage-dominance & sado-masochism.

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