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.

6668. Fact

On record, the only time it recently snowed in the Sahara Desert was on Feb.18,1979.

6669. Fact

A U.S. company came out with a toilet night-light that sends out a green warning beacon when the seat is up

6670. Fact

The first commercial chewing gum was sold in 1848 by John B. Curtis, who also made the gum. He called the gum State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum.

6671. Fact

One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers (they saw it as competition).

6672. Fact

Dental dam is a piece of latex placed over the vulva during cunnilingus to protect both partners from transmission of disease.

6673. Fact

Pluto was discovered on February 10, 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh

6674. Fact

The Hoover Dam was built to last 2,000 years. The concrete in it will not even be fully cured for another 500 years.

6675. Fact

Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

6676. Fact

Plants that need to attract moths for pollination are generally white or pale yellow, to be better seen when the light is dim. Plants that depend on butterflies, such as the poppy or the hibiscus, have more colorful flowers.

6677. Fact

Caffeine is on the International Olympic Committee list of prohibited substances. Athletes who test positive for more than 12 micrograms of caffeine per milliliter of urine may be banned from the Olympic Games. This level may be reached after drinking about 5 cups of coffee.

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