5135. Fact

The venom of a small scorpion is much more toxic than the venom of a large scorpion.

5136. Fact

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States

5137. Fact

Cleopatras real name was Auletes.

5138. Fact

There are more stars than all of the grains of sand on earth.

5139. Fact

The tuatara lizard of New Zealand has three eyes, two in the center of its head and one on the top of its head

5140. Fact

One female mouse can produce up to 100 babies a year

5141. Fact

A 2 by 4 is really 1 1/2 by 3 1/2.

5142. Fact

Indiana has a city named Santa Claus.

5143. Fact

IBM's motto is "Think". Apple later made their motto " Think different".

5144. Fact

The hottest chili in the world is the Tezpur chili pepper

5145. Animal Facts

The Australian blue-ringed octopus can pump out a poison that will paralyze or kill a human.

5146. Fact

A top freestyle swimmer achieves a speed of only 4 miles per hour. Fish, in contrast, have been clocked at 68 mph

5147. Fact

A white tiger can only be born when both parents carry the gene for white colouring

5148. Fact

In downtown Lima, Peru, there is a large brass statue dedicated to Winnie-the-Pooh.

5149. Fact

The song Happy Birthday to You was originally written by sisters Mildred and Patty Hill as Good Morning to You. The words were changed and it was published in 1935.

5150. Fact

Every square inch of the human body has an average of 32 million bacteria on it.

5151. Fact

The origin of apples traces back to the Middle East over 4,000 years ago

5152. Fact

In Lexington, Kentucky, it's illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.

5153. Fact

All of the roles in Shakespeare's plays were originally acted by men and boys. In England at that time, it wasn't proper for females to appear on stage.

5154. Fact

It is forbidden for aircraft to fly over the Taj Mahal.

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