5854. Fact

In the United States, 8.5 million cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures were done in the year 2001

5855. Fact

The Bible has been translated into Klingon

5856. Fact

The quills of a porcupine are soft when they are born

5857. Fact

A cow has four compartments in its stomach

5858. Animal Facts

Geckos have transparent eyelids which are permanently closed but allow the gecko to see anyway.

5859. Fact

The CN Tower located in Toronto, Ontario Canada took a total construction time of 40 months to complete at an original cost of $63 million

5860. Fact

¥ Dolphins don't automatically breath; they have to tell themselves to do it.

5861. Fact

In Georgia, movie houses that want to show films on Sunday must reserve one showing a month for religious material.

5862. Fact

The band Duran Duran got their name from an astronaut in the 1968 Jane Fonda movie Barbarella.

5863. Fact

It is illegal NOT to smile in Pocatello, Idaho.

5864. Fact

Polar bears are left-handed. (If they switch, they'll live a lot longer.)

5865. Fact

Robert Peary, who left pieces of the flag scattered at the North Pole was honored for doing this.

5866. Fact

The state that has the most diners in the world is New Jersey, which is referred to as the Diner Capital of the World.

5867. Fact

There are more statues of Sacagawea, Lewis Clark's female Indian guide, in the United States than any other person.

5868. Fact

The queen of England has two birthdays.

5869. Fact

The mother of famous astronomer Johannes Kepler was accused of being a witch

5870. Fact

The famous jewelry store Tiffany & Co. was established on September 18, 1837 in New York City. The amount of sales that were made the first day were $4.98

5871. Fact

Cole Porter had nine pounds of fudge shipped to him each month from his hometown.

5872. Fact

On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day.

5873. Fact

The Mills Brothers have recorded the most songs of any artist: about 2,250.

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