6073. Fact

Alfred Hitchcock did not have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.

6074. Fact

Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do

6075. Fact

Witchcraft was first legalized in the colony of Pennsylvania.

6076. Fact

Coffee was first known in Europe as Arabian Wine.

6077. Fact

Southbridge, Massachusetts, makes it illegal to read books or newspapers after 8 p.m. in the streets.

6078. Fact

President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.

6079. Fact

There is no single cat called the panther. The name is commonly applied to the leopard, but it is also used to refer to the puma and the jaguar. A black panther is really a black leopard.

6080. Fact

If you put a raisin in a fresh glass of champagne, it will rise and fall continuously

6081. Fact

Police detectives have used snapping turtles to help them locate dead bodies

6082. Fact

The nearest relative of the hippopotamus is the common pig.

6083. Fact

Finland is also known as the land of of the thousand lakes, because of the over 188,000 lakes found in this country

6084. Fact

The only state allowed to fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag is Texas.

6085. Fact

Your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood each day.

6086. Animal Facts

The Gila monster is a lizard from South America and Mexico. Although it's only just over half a metre (2 feet) long, its bite is so strong that the only way to detach one that's bitten you is to drown it.

6087. Fact

The largest coral reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef located in Australia. The reef is approximately 2023 kilometers long

6088. Fact

Wild Flamingos are pink because they consume vast quantities of algae and brine shrimp

6089. Fact

Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood.

6090. Fact

The citrus soda 7 UP was created in 1929. The original name of the popular drink was Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda, but it got changed to 7 UP.

6091. Fact

No one knows why, but 90 percent of women who walk into a department store immediately turn to the right.

6092. Fact

In Bromide, Oklahoma it is illegal for children to use towels as capes and jump from houses pretending to be superman.

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