4536. Fact

Of all known forms of animals life ever to inhabit the Earth, only about 10 percent still exist today.

4537. Fact

The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.

4538. Fact

The average fox weighs 14 pounds.

4539. Fact

Cranberry Jell-0 is the only kind that contains real fruit.

4540. Fact

Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game

4541. Fact

Singer Chaka Khan came out with a line of chocolates called Chakalates.

4542. Fact

Unlike other four legged mammals, kangaroos cannot walk backwards

4543. Animal Facts

When a fish called the Pacific grenadier is pulled out of the sea by fishermen, the change in pressure makes gas inside it expand quickly and its stomach pops out of its mouth.

4544. Fact

One glass of water shuts down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.

4545. Fact

The model of King Kong used in the original movie was only 18 inches tall.

4546. Fact

An adult porcupine has approximately 30,000 quills on its body, which are replaced every year.

4547. Fact

The Kool Aid Man used to be known as Pitcher Man when he was first introduced in 1975

4548. Fact

Babe Ruth was able to throw two baseballs in such a way that the balls remained parallel to each other all the way from his hand to the catcher's glove. Ruth was famous for this stunt and would demonstrate it on request.

4549. Fact

The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons

4550. Fact

Eating breakfast will help you burn 5-20% more calories throughout the day.

4551. Fact

By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with multi-colored yolks.

4552. Fact

In Atlanta, GA, it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.

4553. Fact

Strawberries are a member of the rose family

4554. Fact

The U.S. paid Russia $7.2 million for Alaska in 1867

4555. Fact

In ancient Greece the custom of allowing a condemned man to end his own life by poison was extended only to full citizens. Condemned slaves were instead beaten to death.

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