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3594. Fact
Kissing is healthier than shaking hands
3595. Fact
The longest fangs of a snake are found on the Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica), and can reach over 2 inches in length
3598. Fact
In 1657, the first chocolate house was opened in London, England
3599. Fact
Flamingos pee on their legs to cool themselves off.
3600. Fact
Dave Matthews relocated to the United States to avoid service in the South African Military.
3601. Fact
During the mid-1800s, less than half of the newborn babies lived more than ten years. Today, over 90 percent do.
3602. Fact
A coffee tree yields about one pound of coffee in a year.
3603. Fact
Sliced bread was introduced under the Wonder Bread label in 1930.
3604. Fact
There is a word in the English language with only one vowel, which occurs five times: indivisibility.
3606. Fact
The phrase sleep tight originated when mattresses were set upon ropes woven through the bed frame. To remedy sagging ropes, one would use a bed key to tighten the rope.
3607. Fact
The longest river in the world, the Nile, is 4,145 miles long.
3608. Fact
250 to 300 million cell phones are being used in the U.S
3609. Fact
About 20% of bird species have become extinct in the past 200 years, almost all of them because of human activity.
3610. Fact
Until 1857, any foreign coins made of precious metal were legal tender in the United States.
3611. Fact
There was a post office on the Russian space station Mir. Visiting cosmonauts would use unique postal markers to stamp envelopes and other items as having flown aboard the Mir space station
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According to legend, tea originated in China when tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water
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