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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

4732. Fact
There are about 34,000 species of spiders

4733. Fact
Men laugh longer, louder, and more often than women.

4734. Fact
Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than men in the United States

4735. Fact
There are over 3,500 bras hanging behind the bar at Hogs and Heifers, a bar in Manhattan. So many, in fact, that they caused a beam to collapse in the ceiling.

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