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.

5462. Fact

Bananas trees are not really trees. They are considered to be giant herb plants

5463. Fact

Franklin Pierce was the first U.S. President to have a Christmas tree in the White House

5464. Fact

If all numbers are arranged in alphabetical order, eight would be the first number. Zero would be the last number.

5465. Fact

In 1943, the July issue of Transportation Magazine had an article entitled 1943 Guide to Hiring Women.

5466. Fact

During the baseball rivalries between the two major leagues in the 1890s, the Pittsburgh Nationals took advantage of a technicality and signed a player away from another club. The Nationals' president, J. Palmer O'Neill, was called J. Pirate O'Neill, and his club became the Pittsburgh Pirates.

5467. Fact

The total number of Americans killed in the Civil War is greater than the combined total of Americans killed in all other wars.

5468. Fact

US Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina set a filibuster record in the U.S. Senate on August 19, 1957. He spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes.

5469. Fact

African Baobab tree's circumference can reach 180 feet. If the trunk is hollow, 20 people would be able to fit inside of it.

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