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.

4556. Fact

More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.

4557. Fact

In the summer of 1858, the smell of the sewage in the Thames River in London was so bad that the Members of Parliament had to leave from the chamber of the House of Commons. This was a result of two million people dumping all their sewage into the river

4558. Fact

The average person grows up to 6 feet of nose hair.

4559. Fact

It takes 100 pounds of rain water to produce a single pound of food from the earth.

4560. Fact

Sheep can detect other sheep faces like humans do. They can remember up to 50 sheep faces

4561. Fact

80% of millionaires drive used cars.

4562. Fact

Arabic numerals were not invented by Arabs, but were invented in India by the Hindus

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