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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.

6589. Fact

Rutherford Hayes became U.S. President by one vote.

6590. Fact

Due to eating habits in the USA, one in three children born in the year 2000 have a chance of getting type II diabetes