4681. Fact

In the United States, poisoning is the fourth leading cause of death among children

4682. Fact

Eleanor Roosevelt wrote David O. Selznick to ask that her maid, Lizzy McDuffy, be considered for the role of Mammy in Gone With the Wind.

4683. Fact

Donkeys are commonly used by the Iraqi Military to launch rockets.

4684. Fact

There are bananas called Red banana that are maroon to dark purple when ripe

4685. Fact

Polar bears are excellent swimmers. They have been known to swim more than 60 miles without a rest

4686. Fact

Dandelion root can be roasted and ground as a coffee substitute

4687. Fact

In Disney's Fantasia, the Sorcerer to whom Mickey played an apprentice was named Yensid (Disney spelled backward).

4688. Fact

Heat is better retained in moist air than in dry air,which is why tropical nights are warm and desert nights are cold.

4689. Fact

It would take approximately twenty-four trees that are on average six to eight inches in diameter to produce one ton of newsprint for the Sunday edition of the New York Times

4690. Fact

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is screeched.

4691. Fact

A notch in a tree will remain the same distance from the ground as the tree grows.

4692. Fact

The 1st televised presidential debate was September 26, 1960, between Nixon and Kennedy.

4693. Fact

The music band UB40 got its name from an unemployment form in England

4694. Fact

Blue and fin whales can create the loudest sound by animals ever recorded; sounds that have more energy than jet plane noise.

4695. Fact

It is impossible to land on planet Jupiter because scientists believe that below all the gases and liquid there is a center [core] which is made up of small ball of pressurized iron, but it is impossible to tell for sure.

4696. Fact

William Shatner is credited for being the first person on TV to say hell as well as to have the first inter-racial kiss (with Nichelle Nichols), both in episodes of Star Trek.

4697. Fact

The word karate means empty hand.

4698. Fact

During Hell Week (the most grueling portion of training) the trainees get 4 hours of sleep.

4699. Animal Facts

The geographic tree frog can change its eyes from brown to patterned to help it camouflage itself in trees.

4700. Animal Facts

Crocodiles carry their young around in their mouths.

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