4712. Fact

About 75% of the people in the U.S. live on 2% land.

4713. Fact

The longest distance a deepwater lobster has been recorded to travel is 225 miles

4714. Fact

ABBA GOLD has been in the UK charts for over 280 weeks, thats over 5 years

4715. Fact

Human thighbones are as strong as concrete.

4716. Fact

A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.

4717. Fact

In Japan, by the time man reaches the age of 60, he is commemorated with a special ceremony. This ceremony features the man wearing a red kimono, which denotes that he no longer has the responsibilities of being a mature adult

4718. Fact

The average life expectancy of a toilet is 50 years.

4719. Fact

Grapes explode when cooked in the microwave.

4720. Fact

Diet Coke was only invented in 1982.

4721. Fact

A full-grown pumpkin has about 15 miles of roots.

4722. Fact

The first non-human to win an Oscar was Mickey Mouse.

4723. Fact

The average child recognizes over 200 company logos by the time he enters first grade.

4724. Fact

A penguin swims at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour.

4725. Fact

Donald Duck lives at 1313 Webfoot Walk, Duckburg, Calisota.

4726. Fact

Elephants, lions, and camels roamed Alaska 12,000 years ago.

4727. Animal Facts

Rabbits partially digest the grass they eat and then excrete it as soft, gluey pellets. They then eat these to finish digesting their meal properly.

4728. Fact

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.

4729. Fact

The longest reigning monarch in history was Pepi II, who ruled Egypt for 90 years; 2566 to 2476 BC. The second longest was France's Louis XIV, who ruled for 72 years, 1643 to 1715.

4730. Fact

In the Spanish Pyrenees, when a beekeeper dies, each of his bees is splashed with a drop of Black Ink.

4731. Fact

A myrmecologist studies ants

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