533. Fact

Most people fall asleep within 7 minutes.

534. Fact

During a space trip, it was discovered that frogs are able to throw up. First, the frog will throw up its stomach, so that it hangs out of its mouth. Next, with its front legs, the frog will remove the stomach contents. When finished, it swallows the stomach putting it back in place.

535. Fact

The human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap and enough iron to make one seven inch nail.

536. Fact

26 astronauts have reported seeing ufos while circling the earth.

537. Fact

Your brain uses 10 times more oxygen than the rest of your body.

538. Fact

A caucasian male's right testicle weighs twice as much as that of an asian male's which averages 0.35 ounces.

539. Fact

The bat is the only mammal that can fly.

540. Fact

Lord nelson was missing two body parts - one leg and one eye.

541. Fact

The "big kahuna burger" was not only eaten in pulp fiction. It was also consumed in two of quentin tarantino's other movies, from dusk till dawn and reservoir dogs.

542. Fact

Some hens produce green eggs.

543. Fact

There are no fish in the dead sea.

544. Fact

It was pasta that brought forth the invention of the dinner fork. For hundreds of years, people in naples ate their macaroni with their fingers. However, it was considered bad manners for royalty to eat this way while wearing golden knit silk dresses in the royal court. King ferdinand of spain welcomed the invention of the fork as it supported his fondness for macaroni.

545. Fact

The war between england and france, called "the hundred year war" went on between 1337 and 1453, which means that it actually lasted for 116 years!

546. Fact

Vincent van gogh and paul gauguin shared a studio for nine weeks. The two artists often had fights with each other and, during a mad moment, van gogh cut off a piece of his own left ear.

547. Fact

If you suffer from onomatophobia, you are enormously scared of hearing certain names or words.

548. Fact

Recycling is very popular in the movie industry. For example, the set from the axis chemical industry in batman were remains previously used in the classic movie alien. Rooftop scenery and buildings in the matrix were used a year earlier in dark city.

549. Fact

The longest escalator in the world can be found in st. Petersburg, russia - 729 steps bring the traveller more than 64.5 yards (193.5 feet) up or down.

550. Fact

Some plants in the mistletoe family employ an unusual method for spreading their seeds. When ready, the plant explodes and shoots its seeds off in all directions at a speed of 30 mph.

551. Fact

The abbreviation "eeg" stands for "electroencephalography"

552. Fact

Originally, quentin tarantino wrote mister pink's role in reservoir dogs for himself. In the end, steve buscemi played the part.

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