5078. Fact

A bibliophile is a collector of rare books. A bibliopole is a seller of rare books.

5079. Fact

Starfish have eight eyes, one at the end of each leg.

5080. Fact

Each person's ears are unique.

5081. Fact

The game of squash originated in the United Kingdom. It came about after a few boys, who were waiting for their turn to play racquets, knocked a ball around in a confined area adjoining the racquets court

5082. Fact

The two lines that connect your top lip to the bottom of your nose are known as the philtrum.

5083. Fact

Bees can see ultraviolet light.

5084. Fact

Pumpkins contain potassium and vitamin A

5085. Animal Facts

Some toads can swallow shrews and mice whole.

5086. Fact

The phone number of the white house is: (202) 456-1414.

5087. Fact

Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate every second

5088. Fact

Due to the deforestation of the forests in North China, over one million tons of sands blows into Beijing from the Gobi desert. It sometimes causes the sky to turn yellow.

5089. Fact

When Burger King introduced the Whopper Sandwich in 1957, it cost only thirty-seven cents

5090. Fact

The longest name in the Bible Mahershalalbaz (Isaiah 8:1).

5091. Fact

In WWII, when allied armies reached the Rhine River the first thing men did was pee in it. This was pretty universal from the lowest private to Winston Churchill (who made a big show of it). Gen. Patton had himself photographed in the act

5092. Fact

Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

5093. Fact

The name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box is Bingo.

5094. Fact

The Sears Tower in Chicago contains enough steel to build 50,000 automobiles

5095. Fact

The population of the American colonies in 1610 was 350.

5096. Fact

A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.

5097. Fact

Americans eat nearly 100 acres of pizza every day - that's approximately 350 slices per second..

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