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The "save" icon in Microsoft Office programs shows a floppy disk with the shutter on backwards.

The age of a saguaro cactus is calculated by its height

The fur of the binturong, also known as the Asian Bear Cat, smells like popcorn. The scent is believed to come from a gland located near the tail

3923. Fact

The sun is about three million miles closer to the earth on January 1st than it is on June 1st.

3924. Fact

In Tokyo, they sell toupees for dogs.

3925. Fact

NASDAQ stand for, National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations.

3926. Fact

Listerine mouthwash can be used as a deoderant. Douse your armpits with it and the smell vanishes within a couple minutes.

3927. Fact

State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska.

3928. Fact

Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie.

3929. Fact

A snail can travel over a razor blade without cutting itself.

3930. Fact

Every second, two Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world

3931. Fact

If Barbie were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33.She would stand seven feet two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal humans neck.

3932. Fact

Female lions do 90% of the hunting.

3933. Fact

A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average.

3934. Fact

The French tickler was invented by a Tibetan monk

3935. Fact

Over 436,000 U.S. Troops were exposed to depleted uranium during the first Gulf war

3936. Fact

Jerry Seinfeld's first sitcom wasn't Seinfeld. He played the governor's speechwriter on three episodes of Benson (he was fired from the job).

3937. Fact

Unlike a frog a toad cannot jump

3938. Fact

The sting from a killer bee contains less venom than the sting from a regular bee.

3939. Fact

There is zero gravity at the center of the earth.

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