6131. Fact

Ballocks is a slang term for the testicles.

6132. Fact

The first automobile racetrack in America was the 'Indianapolis Motor Speedway,' which had 3 million cobblestones.

6133. Fact

Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead learned to play slide guitar on stage much to the chagrin of Jerry Garcia.

6134. Fact

Jupiter's moon Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System, and is larger than the planets Mercury and Pluto.

6135. Fact

Approximately 10.5 gallons of water is used in a dishwasher. Washing the dishes by hand can use up to 20 gallons of water

6136. Fact

There is a town in Norway called Hell

6137. Fact

The Statue of Liberty weighs 225 tons.

6138. Fact

Owls swallow their prey whole because they have no teeth. After approximately 12 hours they cough up the feathers, bones, and fur in a shape of a football pellet

6139. Fact

All the world's main alphabets have developed from an alphabet invented 3,600 years ago in the Middle East. It was known as the North Semitic Alphabet.

6140. Fact

A mockingbird has been known to change its tune 87 times over a minute span.

6141. Fact

On average, he ratio of yellow kernels to white kernals in a bag of popcorn is 9:1

6142. Fact

Heavier lemons produce more, and tastier, juice

6143. Fact

The Welwitschia plant can live up to 1,000 years

6144. Fact

Five Jell-O flavors have flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate.

6145. Fact

Despite the break up of the USSR, Russia is still the largest country in the world. It's almost twice the size of Canada, which ranks second.

6146. Fact

Chop Suey was invented in New York.

6147. Fact

If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. (Now that's more like it!)

6148. Fact

The canning process for herring was developed in Sardinia, which is why canned herrings are better known as sardines.

6149. Fact

The first cover of Sports Illustrated, in 1954, showed National League umpire, Augie Donatelli, behind the plate with two major-league stars: catcher Wes Westrum, and batter Eddie Matthews.

6150. Fact

Astronauts brought back about 800 pounds of lunar rock to Earth. Most of it has not been analyzed.

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