6166. Fact

Tripolini pasta was named for the Italian conquest of Tripoli in Libya

6167. Fact

Of all things, Andrew Jackson s tombstone does not mention that he served as the president of the United States.

6168. Fact

75% of men look for wife potential in a girlfriend.

6169. Animal Facts

The wood frog that lives in the Arctic Circle can stay deep-frozen for weeks and survive.

6170. Fact

Lassie was played by several male dogs, despite the female name, because male collies were thought to look better on camera. The main actor was named Pal.

6171. Fact

In the movie The Exorcist the vomit that (Regan) Linda Blair hurls at Father Damien Karras is thick pea soup

6172. Fact

A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax

6173. Fact

The longest war between two nations in history, The Hundred Year War between England and France, really lasted for 115 years(1338-1453).

6174. Fact

Kittens are born both blind and deaf.

6175. Fact

Elephants are capable of swimming 20 miles in one day.

6176. Fact

Each year, the average family uses about 18,000 gallons of water just to do its laundry.

6177. Fact

In West Virginia it is illegal to dig for ginseng on your neighbor's lawn without their permission.

6178. Animal Facts

Copepods are tiny crustaceans that swim around in groups of up to a trillion.They are the only known creature that has just one eye.

6179. Fact

Huge Moore, the inventor of Dixie cups got the idea for the name from a neighboring factory, the Dixie Doll Company

6180. Fact

The ocean sunfish can produce thirty million eggs at once

6181. Fact

The word 'Indiana'is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.

6182. Fact

There are mirrors on the moon. Astronauts left them so that laser beams could be bounced off of them from Earth. These beams help give us the distance to the moon give or take a few metres.

6183. Fact

The average life span of a mosquito is two weeks

6184. Fact

Since 1950, over 230 million eggs of Silly Putty have been sold

6185. Fact

Jaws is the most common name for a goldfish.

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