4616. Fact

Tomatina is the legendary Spanish tomato-throwing festival held in Bunol, Spain

4617. Fact

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long.

4618. Fact

There are only four words in the English language that end in -dous: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

4619. Fact

Armadillos along with humans are the other creatures that can contract leprosy.

4620. Fact

The accent that Mike Myers used for the character Shrek came from the accent that his mother would use when she was telling him bedtime stories when he was a child

4621. Fact

Turtles can breathe through their butts

4622. Fact

The cruise liner Queen Elizabeth II moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

4623. Fact

In 1945 a computer at Harvard malfunctioned and Grace Hopper, who was working on the computer, investigated, found a moth in one of the circuits and removed it. Ever since, when something goes wrong with a computer, it is said to have a bug in it.

4624. Fact

A duckðs quack doesnðt echo, and no one knows why

4625. Fact

Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second.

4626. Fact

A crocodile can open and close its jaw but cannot move it side to side

4627. Fact

There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building.

4628. Fact

¥ From 1942 until the end of World War II, Oscars were made out of plaster to conserve metal. After the war, the winners received real replacement statues.

4629. Fact

A horse can sleep standing up.

4630. Fact

The famous ship Old Ironsides actually had wooden sides.

4631. Fact

After the Eiffel Tower was built, one person was killed during the installation of the lifts. No one was killed during the actual construction of the tower

4632. Animal Facts

Cat urine glows in the dark (but it has to be very dark, if you're thinking of testing it).

4633. Fact

Snails breathe through their feet.

4634. Fact

An orca whale can hold its breath for up to 15 minutes

4635. Fact

Barbara Bush's book about her English Springer Spaniel, Millie's book, was on the bestseller list for 29 weeks. Millie was the most popular First Dog in history.

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