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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.
6186. Fact
The Toltecs (a 7th century tribe) used wooden swords so they wouldn't kill their enemies.
6187. Fact
Every year, surgical tools are left in approximately 1,500 patients in the USA. Fatter patients are more prone to having a surgical tool left inside of them due to the additional amount of space in their bodies
6188. Fact
A Dalmatian is the only dog that can get gout.
6189. Fact
An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs. Barbie was invented by Ruth Handler after watching her daughter play with baby dolls imagining then in grown up roles
6190. Fact
Steven Speilberg calls Gweneth Paltrow "Gwynnie the pooh".
6191. Fact
The first losing candidate in a US presidential election was Thomas Jefferson. He lost to John Adams. George Washington had been unopposed.
6192. Fact
Three years after a person quits smoking, there chance of having a heart attack is the same as someone who has never smoked before
6193. Fact
Every year 8,000 people injure themselves while using a tooth pick.
6194. Fact
A cat uses it's whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
6195. Fact
The Pentagon cost $49,600,000 to build in 1941
6196. Fact
The football team Green Bay Packers comes from a meat packing company called Acme Packing
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Americans spend approximately $25 billion each year on beer.
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