6093. Fact

A cesium atom in an atomic clock that beats over nine billion times a second.

6094. Fact

A group of crows is called a murder

6095. Fact

Ants never sleep.

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.

6098. Fact

The Bible devotes some 500 verses on prayer, less than 500 verses on faith, but over 2000 verses on money and posessions.

6099. Fact

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning

6100. Fact

Alaska is the US state with the most national park sites with eight.

6101. Animal Facts

Nose bots are maggots that live inside the noses of animals that graze, such as sheep, cows and horses.

6102. Fact

People over the age of fifty will start to lose their dislike for foods that taste bitter

6103. Fact

Average number of squirts from a cow's udder needed to yield a gallon of milk is 345.

6104. Fact

Despite a population of well over one billion people, there are only an estimated 250 million televisions in use in China.

6105. Fact

The United States Postal Service handles over forty percent of the world's mail volume.

6106. Fact

In his youth, United States president George W. Bush used to play for the Midland (Texas) Central Little League. He played the position of the catcher

6107. Fact

Macadamia nuts are not sold in their shells because it takes 300 pounds per square inch of pressure to break the shell

6108. Fact

McDonald's is the world's largest distributor of toys.

6109. Fact

Construction on the Leaning Tower of Pisa began on August 9th, 1173

6110. Fact

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined

6111. Fact

Dr. George F. Grant received U.S. patent number 638,920 on December 12, 1899. His invention? The golf tee. He created it because he didn't want to get his hands dirty by building a mound of dirt to place his ball on.

6112. Fact

Polar bears are the only mammal with hair on the soles of its feet.

Body Facts
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