5620. Fact

Another word for hiccups is singultus.

5621. Fact

The word toy comes from an old English word that means tool.

5622. Fact

Duffel bags are named after a town of Duffel, Belgium, where they were first made.

5623. Fact

In 32 years. there are about 1 billion seconds.

5624. Fact

Research on pigs led to the development of CAT scans.

5625. Fact

Cryptorchidism is a medical condition in which one or both testes have not descended properly.

5626. Fact

Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale ofvodka.

5627. Fact

Harrison Ford is the only actor whose ten highest grossing movies have each earned at least $200 million.

5628. Fact

10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment.

5629. Fact

Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste

5630. Fact

Uranus? winter and summer seasons last the equivalent of 21 Earth years

5631. Fact

Conception occurs more often in December than any other month.

5632. Fact

Studies have shown that by putting on slow background music it can make a person eat food at a slower rate

5633. Fact

Billiards used to be so popular at one time that cigarette cards were issued featuring players

5634. Fact

Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.

5635. Fact

More than 100 pizza box-related patents have been issued since 1976.

5636. Fact

On average people fear spiders more than they do death

5637. Fact

Whale eyes are the size of a grapefruit

5638. Fact

Around 2,000 left-handed people die annually due to improper use of equipment designed only for right handed people.

5639. Animal Facts

If an octopus loses a tentacle it can grow a new one.

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