4563. Fact

Tasmania is said to have the cleanest air in the world

4564. Fact

Horses can sleep while standing upright.

4565. Fact

Penguins can leap to heights as high as six feet.

4566. Fact

During a severe windstorm or rainstorm the Empire State Building may sway several feet to either side.

4567. Fact

In 1960 there were 16,067 gambling slots in Nevada. By 1999, this number rose to 205,726 slots which would be one slot for every 10 people residing there

4568. Fact

The Arctic Ocean covers an area of about 14,056,000 sq miles

4569. Fact

The Sumatran tiger has the most stripes of all the tiger subspecies, the Siberian tiger has the least.

4570. Fact

Chopsticks originated from China approximately 4,000 years ago

4571. Fact

The average Hostess Twinkie is 68 percent air as measured by volume according to university researchers

4572. Fact

Last 2 European countries to let women vote: Switzerland (1971) and Leichtenstein (1984).

4573. Fact

The Sea of tranquility is found on the moon.

4574. Fact

The Great Lakes are Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

4575. Fact

The most popular name for a pet in the United States is Max

4576. Fact

Cows do not have any upper front teeth. Instead they have a thick pad on the top jaw

4577. Fact

Bird droppings are the chief export of Nauru, an island nation in the Western Pacific

4578. Fact

A scientist who weighed people immediately before and after death concluded that the human soul weighs 21 gms.

4579. Fact

In the next seven days, 800 Americans will be injured by their jewelry.

4580. Fact

No one knows who designed the first American Flag.

4581. Fact

Elvis Presley made his first appearance on national television in 1956. He sang "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Heartbreak Hotel" on "The Dorsey Brothers Show".

4582. Fact

Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.

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