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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.
6093. Fact
A cesium atom in an atomic clock that beats over nine billion times a second.
6096. Fact
In Las Vegas, it's against the law to pawn your dentures.
6097. Fact
Triskaidekaphobia means fear of the number 13. Paraskevidekatriaphobia means fear of Friday the 13th (which occurs one to three times a year). In Italy, 17 is considered an unlucky number. In Japan, 4 is considered an unlucky number.
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There is a restaurant in Stockholm that only offers all-garlic products. They even have a garlic cheesecake
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