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5185. Fact
A fire in Australia has been burning for more than 5,000 years.
5186. Fact
The botanical name of the chocolate plant is Theobramba cacao, which means Food of the Gods.
5187. Fact
The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween'was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
5188. Fact
93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women
5189. Fact
The only big cat that doesn't roar is a Jaguar
5190. Fact
There are 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
5191. Fact
In many of the milk ads that are shown, a mix of thinner and white paint is used instead of milk
5192. Fact
The Sanskrit word for war means desire for more cows.
5193. Fact
Every Alaskan citizen over the age of 6 months receives an oil dividend check of about $1000 per year.
5194. Fact
In ancient Rome, people found guilty of murdering their fathers were executed in a bizarre manner. The punishment was to be put in a sack with a rooster, a viper, and a dog, then drowned along with all three animals.
5195. Fact
Chocolate melts in your mouth because cocoa butter has a melting point of just below 35 degrees C, a little under body temperature.
5196. Fact
The sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in the grooves of their hair
5197. Fact
All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job.
5198. Fact
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.
5199. Fact
It is against the law to have a pet in Iceland.
5200. Fact
The oldest person to live was Jeanne Louise Calment, she lived for a whopping 122 years until she died of smoking related complications.
5201. Fact
State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
5202. Fact
A blue whale's aorta (the main blood vessel) is large enough for a human to crawl through.
5203. Fact
When the Titanic sunk there was 7,500 lbs. of ham on it.
5204. Fact
Chocolate and wine are strong aphrodisiacs.
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All of Chrysler's PT Cruisers are built in Mexico.
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