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5906. Fact
Bamboo can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
5907. Fact
Pixie, a Siberian Husky, gave birth to 7 puppies, one of which was bright green
5908. Fact
Although construction of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg started in 1015, it was not until 1439 that the spire was completed.
5909. Fact
In Pakistan, goats are often sacrificed to improve the performance of the stock market.
5910. Fact
There are more than 40,000 characters in Chinese script.
5911. Fact
Barney, the famous dinosaur that entertains kids is from Dallas
5913. Fact
It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7% of the world's population are drunk
5914. Fact
In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured
5915. Fact
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house
5916. Fact
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
5917. Fact
In the Andes, time is sometimes measured by how long it takes to chew a quid of coca leaf.
5918. Fact
Before 1917, goalies in hockey were not allowed to fall to the ice to make saves or else they were penalized.
5919. Fact
Halle Berry s stunt double, in the movie Catwoman, is a man.
5920. Fact
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king fromhistory. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts -Charlemagne;and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
5921. Fact
The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sportsgames (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after theMajorLeague All-Star Game.
5923. Fact
In Arizona, you cannot Drive past the same place more then 3 times in one hour. Its a law.
5924. Animal Facts
The caterpillar of the polyphemus moth in North America eats 86,000 times its own birthweight in the first 56 days of its life. It's equal to a human baby eating 270 tonnes (nearly 600,000 pounds) of food!
5925. Fact
There was a book written fourteen years before the sinking of the Titanic happened titled Futility by Morgan Robertson. This book was remarkably similar to the tragedy that happened to the Titanic in 1912
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Americans consumed more than twenty billion hot dogs in 2000
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