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.

4173. Fact

If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will not be heads 5,000 times, but more like 4,950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.

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