4794. Fact

Quality standards for pasta were set in the 13th century by the Pope

4795. Fact

An ear of corn consists of 80% water

4796. Fact

A baby kangaroo is called a joey

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

4800. Fact

Los Angeles is the most polluted city in the USA

4801. Fact

A body decomposes four times as fast in water than on land.

4802. Fact

The red sea is not red.

4803. Fact

About 30 million men in the United States suffer from erectile dysfunction.

4804. Fact

Estuarine crocodiles are the biggest of all 26 species of the crocodilian family

4805. Fact

Buckingham Palace has 602 rooms.

4806. Fact

The saying, "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye" is from Ancient Rome. The only rule during wrestling matches was, no eye gouging, eveything else was allowed.

4807. Fact

Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns

4808. Animal Facts

Baby cockroaches feed on their parents' faeces to get the bacteria they need to help them digest plants and vegetables.

4809. Fact

In the world, the United States and France have the most pet dogs. Approximately one out of every three families has a pet dog. Switzerland and Germany are the lowest only having one dog per every ten families

4810. Fact

Sea water, loaded with mineral salts, weighs about a pound and a half more per cubit foot than fresh water at the same temperature.

4811. Fact

Especially in women, the skin of the arms is highly sensitive to manual or lingual stimulation.

4812. Fact

On May 9, 1999 approximately 600,000 gallons of whiskey flowed into the Kentucky River during a fire at Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg

4813. Fact

A 17 year old girl from Miami, Florida started to sneeze on January 4, 1966 and it continued untill June 8 1966.

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