6648. Fact

The country of Fiji is made up of 332 islands

6649. Fact

In Tonawanda, New York homeless people may not start a fire in the park unless they intend to cook food.

6650. Fact

Actor Charlie Chaplin made 81 movies over a career that spanned 50 years

6651. Fact

Buffalo wings, got their name because the spicy chicken wings originated in Buffalo, New York

6652. Fact

In one minute, the heart of a giraffe can pump 160 gallons of blood

6653. Animal Facts

The banded tenrec, a kind of hedgehog from Madagascar, sometimes eats so many worms, bugs and slugs that it makes itself sick.

6654. Fact

It is very common for babies in New Zealand to sleep on sheepskins. This is to help them gain weight faster, and retain their body heat

6655. Fact

The Zip Code 12345 is assigned to General Electric in Schenectady, New York.

6656. Fact

Damascus, Syria is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Civilization can be traced as far back as 2,000 B.C.

6657. Fact

One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen.

6658. Fact

As an iceberg melts, it makes a fizzing sound because of the compressed air bubbles popping in the ice

6659. Fact

Eating eight strawberries will provide you with more Vitamin C than an orange

6660. Animal Facts

The viperfish has teeth so long it can't close its mouth and it has to open its jaws out flat before it can swallow. Its teeth are half the length of its head!

6661. Fact

Gunsmoke debuted on CBS-TV in 1955, and went on to become the longest-running (20 years) series on television.

6662. Fact

The word walkman was included in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1986

6663. Fact

The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites.

6664. Fact

Americans consume the most peanut butter in the world

6665. Fact

In Japan, tipping at restaurants is not a norm. However, some restaurants might add a 5 - 10 % service charge to the bill

6666. Fact

A 'jiffy'is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

6667. Fact

Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison were all 27 years old when they died.

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