5441. Fact

Of the 206 bones in the human body, 52 are in the feet.

5442. Fact

Florida's beaches lose 20 million cubic yards of sand annually.

5443. Fact

The first TV commercial advertisement was by the Bulova Watch company on July 1, 1941. The watch company paid $9.00 for an announcement that was 10 seconds long

5444. Fact

The number of atoms in a pound of iron is nearly five trillion trillion: 4,891,500,000,000,000,000,000,000.

5445. Fact

Chicago has hosted the most presidential conventions with 25. Fourteen have been Republican and 11 Democratic.

5446. Fact

A hedgehog's skin is so tough that when they get run over, its entrails come out of its mouth and its butt.

5447. Fact

There are an equivalent number of cows and people in Friesland, Netherlands

5448. Fact

A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana.

5449. Fact

It was once against the law to slam your car door in a city in Switzerland.

5450. Fact

A rattlesnake's fangs fold inward when its mouth is closed so it doesn't bite itself.

5451. Fact

Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable

5452. Fact

The word Karate means, empty hand.

5453. Fact

It is illegal to purchase or consume Jack Daniel's Whiskey in the town in which it is produced.

5454. Fact

Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw

5455. Fact

Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.

5456. Animal Facts

The angler fish has a glowing blob attached to a spike at the front of its head. In the dark, deep sea the glowing blob attracts small prey which the angler fish then sucks in and gobbles up.

5458. Fact

In deep space most lubricants will disappear.

5459. Fact

The fragrance of flowers is due to the essences of oil which they produce.

5460. Animal Facts

Mosquitoes have been around for 200 million years.That's so long that even dinosaurs could have been bitten by them!

5461. Fact

The 772-778 Digits of pi are 9999998.

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