6491. Fact

The highest toll paid by a ship to cross the Panama Canal was by the Crown Princess on May 2, 1993 in the amount of $141,349.97 U.S. funds

6492. Fact

In early Yorkshire, England, a plate holding wedding cake was thrown out of the window as the bride returned to her parent's home after the wedding. If the plate broke, she would enjoy a happy future with her husband. If the plate remained intact, her future was bleak.

6493. Fact

The markings that are found on dice are called pips.

6494. Fact

Prevents thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce to eliminate the static cling on the thread before sewing.

6495. Fact

Incas used to create pots in the shape of peanuts that were highly prized

6496. Fact

A snail can have about 25,000 teeth.

6497. Fact

One million tons of oil is equivalent to about 13,000,000,000 kilowatt hours of electricity.

6498. Fact

The Tranquilizer, Valium (sleeping piles) is the most widely used drug on earth.

6499. Fact

The town with the most stop signs per capita than any other in the US: LaConner, Washington

6500. Fact

There are approximately 2,700 different species of mosquitoes

6501. Fact

Unlike dogs, pigs, and some other mammals, humans cannot taste water. They taste only the chemicals and impurities in the water.

6502. Fact

The principality of Monaco consists of only 370 acres.

6503. Fact

Iceland has the highest concentration of broadband users in the world.

6504. Fact

Crabs have very small hairs on their claws and other parts of their body to help detect water currents and vibrations

6505. Fact

In 1960, an estimated 4,000 people were over 100 years old in the U.S. By 1995 the number had jumped to : 55,000.

6506. Fact

The official name of the St. Louis Gateway Arch is The Jefferson National Expansion Monument. The Gateway Arch looks taller than it is wider, but it is exactly 630 feet by 630 feet.

6507. Fact

In 1987 Playtex premiered the first US TV commercials with real lingerie models displaying their bras and underwear on national television.

6508. Fact

At its center, the sun has a density of over a hundred times that of water, and a temperature of 10-20 million degrees Celsius.

6509. Fact

Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world

6510. Fact

Pablo Picasso almost died at birth. The midwife present though he was stillborn and left him on the table. His father, a physician, revived Pablo by breathing air into his lungs.

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