642. Fact

Some octopuses live in such deep water, that it is completely dark all the time. Here it is useless for them to squirt black ink at their enemies to confuse them. Instead, the octopuses emit a cloud of luminous germs that blind their predators.

643. Fact

Marilyn monroe had six toes on her left foot.

644. Fact

The white half-moon shape found at the base of a finger nail is a small, air-filled pocket.

645. Fact

If you took all the wheat that is consumed around the world during a year and baked a loaf of bread from it, that loaf would be about 13-feet wide and 6.5-feet high and long enough to go around the earth once.

646. Fact

Once upon a time, disney's cartoon character, donald duck, was banned in finland because he didn't wear pants.

647. Fact

Lego was invented in 1949. The name comes from the danish words "leg", meaning play and "godt" meaning good.

648. Fact

The state of new jersey, usa provides two-thirds of the world's total production of eggplant.

649. Fact

The philosopher, ren descartes, who considered himself to be the inventor of the first philosophical principle - cogito ergo sum (i think, therefore, i am), - died while visiting queen kristina in 1649. The castle was very cold and descartes suffered from pneumonia, which killed him.

650. Fact

There are more chickens than humans on our planet.

651. Fact

The spanish fly is the world's most famous bug. Some believe it has aphrodisiac properties. One thing is for certain: dried and powdered, spanish flies make a potent poison and many have died from it. The last known case was in the 1960's.

652. Fact

Al capone's business card said that he was a used furniture salesman.

653. Fact

A goldfish has a memory that lasts only three seconds.

654. Fact

More shoplifters are caught on a wednesday than on any other day of the week.

655. Fact

We are born without kneecaps. They develop by the age of six.

656. Fact

William shakespeare "invented" more than 1,700 words.

657. Fact

The world famous opera house in sydney, australia was designed by the danish architect jrn utzon. It's covered with over one million white ceramic tiles, manufactured by the swedish company hgans.

658. Fact

Do you want to buy a camel? The largest exporter of camels in the western world is norway.

659. Fact

Your eyes remain the same in size from the day you are born to the day you die. Your nose and ears, however, never stop growing.

660. Fact

The tame cat came to scandinavia about 1,500 years ago. Before that one often had - a tame snake!

661. Fact

Every year, more people get killed by donkeys than by plane crashes.

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The hamburger was invented in 1900 by Louis Lassen. He ground beef, broiled it, and served it between two pieces of toast.      .. More >>