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4153. Fact
On average, the Pentagon uses 666 rolls of toilet paper in one day

4154. Fact
A full moon is nine times brighter than a half moon.

4155. Fact
Ancient Egyptians believed that onions would keep evil spirits away

4156. Fact
The word vaccine comes from the Latin word vacca, which means cow. This name was chosen because the first vaccination was derived from cowpox which was given to a boy.

4157. Fact
For people that are lactose intolerant, chocolate aids in helping milk digest easier.

4158. Fact
When the moon is directly over your head, you weigh slightly less.

4159. Fact
Yahoo. was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.

4160. Fact
Bill Bowerman, the co-founder of the shoe company Nike, got his first shoe idea after staring at a waffle iron. This gave him the idea of using squared spikes to make the shoes lighter

4161. Fact
Seventy-one percent of households report they have at least one snorer. Forty-five percent of those surveyed admit they snore, 35% said their partner snores, 12% said their child snores and 9% reported their pet snores

4162. Fact
Cubic Zirconia is 55% heavier than real diamonds.

4163. Fact
Coffee beans are similar to grapes that produce wine in that they are affected by the temperature, soil conditions, altitude, rainfall, drainage, and degree of ripeness when picked.

4164. Fact
The sound you here when you put a seashell next to your ear is not the ocean, but blood flowing through your head.

4165. Fact
Wine will spoil if exposed to light; hence tinted bottles.

4166. Fact
A man's capacity to get and maintain an erection decreases gradually as he ages.

4167. Fact
The numbers " 72" can be found on the back of the US 5 dollar bill, in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

4168. Fact
A newborn koala finds its way to the mother's pouch by following a trail of saliva.

4169. Fact
Bile produced by the liver is responsible for making your feces a brownish, green colour

4170. Fact
The only U.S. president to be born on the fourth of July was Calvin Coolidge.

4171. Fact
A galactic year is 250 million Earth-years. This is the time it takes for our solar system to make one revolution around the Milky Way Galaxy.

4172. Fact
The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

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