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6409. Fact
Kermit the Frog was named after Kermit Scott, a childhood friend of creator Jim Henson, who became a professor of philosophy at Purdue University
6410. Fact
Humans shed and re-grow outer skin cells about every 27 days almost 1,000 new skins in a lifetime.
6411. Fact
Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been mixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. Customers wrote and told how much they loved that it floated, and it has floated ever since
6412. Fact
Britain's first escalator was installed in Harrods in 1878.
6413. Fact
The book Little Red Riding Hood was banned in 1990 by two school districts in California. They did this because in the book there was a picture of a basket that had a bottle of wine in it
6414. Fact
Bob Dylan's real name is Robert Zimmerman, he changed it in honor of Dylan Thomas.
6415. Fact
Jellyfish can sense a storm 10 to 15 hrs. before it actually occurs and leave the shore and go into the deep sea.
6416. Fact
The entire worlds output of urine would take about 45 minutes to go over the Niagra falls.
6417. Fact
Antarctica is the only continent without any reptiles or snakes.
6418. Fact
Identical twins do not have identical fingerprints.
6420. Fact
Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is not considered an insult! Despite the expensive food, tipping is welcome as in any other country.
6421. Fact
The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons).
6422. Fact
During winter in Moscow the skating rinks cover more than 250,000 square meters of land.
6424. Fact
It is unlawful for small boys to throw stones, at any time, at any place in the District of Columbia.
6425. Fact
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin was published March 20, 1852. It was the first American novel to sell one million copies.
6426. Fact
The largest body of fresh water in the world is Lake Superior.
6427. Fact
On average 900 people start the Navy SEALs training program. On average 650 people drop out.
6428. Fact
There are more than 2,400 flea species in the world
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The spray WD-40 got its name because there were forty attempts needed before the creation of the water displacing substance
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