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.

5155. Fact

The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does NOT grow branches until it is 75 years old.

5156. Fact

Montgomery Ward was the first company in the United States to advertise, "Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back." They did it in 1874, two years after company founder Aaron Montgomery Ward launched his mail-order catalog.

5157. Fact

Buckingham Palace has over six hundred rooms

5158. Fact

Bayer was advertising cough medicine containing heroin in 1898.

5159. Fact

Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream. This was the only vegetable flavoured ice cream produced. However, they discontinued it since they thought it would not sell well

5160. Fact

The 2,000 Arabica coffee cherries it takes to make a roasted pound of coffee are normally picked by hand as they ripen. Since each cherry contains two beans, it takes about 4,000 Arabica beans to make a pound of roasted coffee.

5161. Fact

The table fork was introduced into England in 1601. Until then people would eat with their knives, spoons or fingers. When Queen Elizabeth first used a fork, the clergy went ballistic. They felt it was an insult to God not to touch meat with one's fingers.

5162. Fact

A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though.

5163. Fact

A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born

5164. Fact

Dr. Joel Poinsett, the 1st US ambassador to Mexico, brought the poinsettia to US in 1828. The plant, called flower of the blessed night in Mexico was renamed in Poinsett's honor.

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