5218. Fact

Forty percent of Americans have never visited a dentist.

5219. Fact

In 2002, dogs have killed more people in the U.S. than the Great White shark has killed in the past 100 years

5221. Fact

In a study conducted regarding toilet paper usage, Americans are said to use the most toilet paper per trip to the bathroom, which was seven sheets of toilet paper per trip

5222. Animal Facts

The face fly feeds on the mucus produced in a cow's eyes and nostrils.

5223. Fact

There is a Harley-Davidson that was designed as an exact replica of a hamburger

5224. Fact

Fires onland generally move faster uphill than downhill

5225. Fact

The largest painting in the world is The Battle of Gettysburg, painted in 1883 by Paul Philippoteaux and sixteen of his assistants. The painting took two and a half years to create and is 410 feet long, 70 feet high, and weighs 11,792 pounds.

5226. Fact

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple

5227. Fact

Smith is the most common last name in the United States. A little over 1% of all Americans share that last name.

5228. Fact

The X's that people sometimes put at the end of letters or notes to mean a kiss, actually started back in the 1000's when Lords would sign their names at the end of documents to other important people. It was originally a cross that they would kiss after signing to signify that they were faithful to God and their King. Over the years though, it slanted into the X

5229. Fact

A googol is a 1 followed by 100 zeros. Mathematician Edward Kasner supposedly asked his nephew Milton Sirotta to suggest a name for the number, and he came up with this word.

5230. Fact

In Spain, it is common to pour chocolate milk on cereal for breakfast.

5231. Fact

One thousand contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A.

5232. Fact

The surface of the Earth is about 60% water and 10% ice.

5233. Fact

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

5234. Fact

The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda.

5235. Fact

Before air conditioning was invented, white cotton slipcovers were put on furniture to keep the air cool.

5236. Fact

Alaska could hold the 21 smallest States.

5237. Fact

Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.

5238. Fact

Barbers are forbidden by law from shaving a man's chest in Omaha, Nebraska.

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