5512. Fact

Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn t a federal crime to assassinate the President.

5513. Fact

Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games.

5514. Fact

Wearing yellow makes you look bigger on camera; green, smaller.

5515. Fact

May and June are the most popular months to get married. January is the least popular.

5516. Fact

According to Scandinavian traditions, if a boy and girl eat from the same loaf of bread, they are bound to fall in love

5517. Fact

Around the 16th century the Yo-Yo was used by Philipinos to stun prey from trees.

5518. Fact

Some breeds of chickens lay colored eggs.

5519. Fact

The average life span of a hermit crab is 75 years.

5520. Fact

The US city with the highest murder rate is Detroit, with 45.3 homicides per 100,000 people.

5521. Fact

There are 86,400 seconds in day

5522. Fact

In Sweden, when leaving someone's home, wait until you get to the doorway to step outside before putting on your coat. To do so earlier suggests you are eager to leave.

5523. Fact

A 'face-off'in hockey was originally called a 'puck-off'.

5524. Fact

Bees visit over 2,000 flowers and fly over 55,000 miles to produce just 1 lb. of honey.

5525. Fact

In 1876, Maria Spelterina was the first woman to ever cross Niagara Falls on a high wire

5526. Fact

Bourbon whiskey gets its name from Bourbon County, Kentucky, where local distillers developed the drink around 1800.

5527. Fact

In South Dakota it is illegal to try to convince a pacifist to renounce his beliefs by threatening to arm-wrestle him.

5529. Animal Facts

An octopus tentacle will carry on wriggling for some time after being cut off.

5530. Fact

The most expensive spice in the world is saffron

5531. Fact

It took Leonardo Da Vinci 10 years to paint Mona Lisa. He never signed or dated the painting. Leonardo and Mona had identical bone structures according to the painting. X-ray images have shown that there are 3 other versions under the original.

5532. Fact

In Ancient Egypt, cats were often buried with their masters, or in a special cemetary for cats

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