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4780. Fact
German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.
4781. Fact
The largest single flower is the Rafflesia or corpse flower. They are generally 3 feet in diameter with the record being 42 inches.
4782. Fact
The Planters Peanut Company mascot, Mr. Peanut, was created during a contest for schoolchildren in 1916
4784. Fact
Approximately 20% of Americans have a passport.
4785. Fact
The national sport of Japan is sumo wrestling
4786. Fact
New York City's nickname the Big Apple is named after an early swing-dance that originated in a South Carolina club (which used to be a church) called The Big Apple.
4787. Fact
Before 1859, baseball umpires were seated in padded chairs behind home plate.
4788. Fact
An owl cannot move it's eyeballs in its eye sockets.
4789. Fact
During World War II, the British Intelligence used the Colossus Machines (precursor to computers) at Bletchley Park to help decode the enigma code of the Nazis.
4790. Fact
George Washington's teeth were actually: carved from animal tusks, some of them were also somebody else's teeth, and some of them were from animals like deer and cales.
4791. Fact
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
4792. Fact
An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes.
4793. Fact
The state of California has more 7-Eleven stores than any other state. There are approximately 1,200 stores
4794. Fact
Quality standards for pasta were set in the 13th century by the Pope
4797. Fact
The word vaccine comes from the Latin word vacca, which means cow. This name was chosen beacause the first vaccination was derived from cowpox which was given to a boy
4798. Fact
Squids move through the ocean using a jet of water forced out of the body by a siphon
4799. Fact
No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl
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The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move up to 7 miles per hour
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