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The average height of an NBA basketball player is 6 feet 7 inches

Hedgehogs have the most similar fingerprints to humans.

A foal is a baby horse.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, two out of five women in America dye their hair.

A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair

All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.

In space you cannot cry because there is no gravity to make the tears flow.

The first African-American to receive a Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph J. Bunche in 1950

The Bible has been translated into Klingon.

The lifespan of the common goldfish is over 20 years.

The mythical Scottish town of Brigadoon appears for one day every one hundred years

Identify a fake: The second hand on an authentic Rolex watch doesn't tick, it moves smoothly.

Ants never sleep

The world's first underground was the London Underground in1863. It has 275 stations and 253 miles of track.

A hairbreadth away is 1/48 of an inch

The word moose comes from the native Algonquian Indian word meaning twig eater.

Peladophobia refers to the fear of bald people

Felix the Cat is the first cartoon character to ever have been made into a balloon for a parade.

Female alligators lay about 40 eggs that hatch in 60 - 70 days

Rats can't vomit, that's why rat poison works.

World Record Facts
Monte Pierce from the USA can stretch his left ear lobe to a length of 12.7 centimetres (5 inches). .. More >>