6569. Fact

The flag of the Philippines is the only national flag that is flown differently during times of peace or war. A portion of the flag is blue, while the other is red. The blue portion is flown on top in time of peace and the red portion is flown in war time.

6570. Fact

Polar bears can eat as much as ten percent of their body weight in less than one hour

6571. Fact

Owls are one of the only birds who can see the color blue.

6572. Animal Facts

A mosquito can drink one and a half times its own weight in blood at a single meal.Yuk!

6573. Fact

In 1892, Italy raised the minimum age for marriage for girls to 12.

6574. Fact

The first programme shown on BBC2 was Play School

6575. Fact

There was a time in Japan where a wife being left handed was a ground for divorce

6576. Fact

Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal.

6577. Fact

A word or sentence that is the same front and back (racecar, kayak) is called a palindrome.

6578. Animal Facts

Bone-eating zombie worms live on the decaying bodies of dead whales. They have no gut, but bore deeply into the bones. Microbes inside the worms digest chemicals sucked out of the bones.

6579. Fact

Only 15% of men shave their privates.

6580. Fact

There are about 450 types of cheese in the world. 240 come from France.

6581. Fact

Before 1928, yo-yos used to be called bandalores in the United States

6582. Fact

Pamela Lee-Anderson was the first to be born in Canada on the centennial anniversary of Canada's independence (7/1/1967).

6583. Fact

In 1681, the last dodo bird died

6584. Fact

There is a flower called the Scarlet Pimpernel that can forecast the weather. If the flower is closed up, rain is coming and if it is opened up, the day will be sunny. It is a.k.a 'the poor man's weatherglass'

6585. Fact

Japan uses the most energy per year than any other country.

6586. Fact

Two million red blood cells die every second

6587. Fact

At any one time, there are 100 million phone conversations going on in the United States.

6588. Fact

The revolving door was invented in 1888, by Theophilus Van Kannel.

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