6683. Fact

The fastest flying butterfly is the Monarch, which has been clocked with a speed as high as 17 miles per hour

6684. Animal Facts

The skin of a hippopotamus measures about 4 centimetres (1.5 inches) thick.That's about 3.5 centimetres (over an inch) thicker than human skin.

6685. Fact

Orville Wright, a pilot, was involved in the first aircraft accident. His passenger, a Frenchman, was killed.

6686. Animal Facts

There are more than 70,000 types of slug and snail in the world. Let's hope they never hold a big party!

6687. Fact

Giraffes and humans have the same amount of vertebrae in their necks.

6688. Fact

Ukrainian people celebrate Christmas on January 7th, which is the Orthodox Christmas Day

6689. Fact

Ancient Egyptians believed that Bast was the mother of all cats on Earth. They also believed that cats were sacred animals.

6690. Fact

At age 70, more than 70 percent of men are still potent.

6691. Fact

Shirley Temple always has 56 curls in her hair.

6692. Fact

Bats are the only mammals that are able to fly.

6693. Fact

Dill seeds are so small that approximately 10,000 dill seeds would be required to make an ounce.

6694. Fact

The most reproduced image in the world is Mickey Mouse, which can be found on over 7,500 different items

6695. Fact

When Coca-Cola was invented, American tourists that visited Spain were surprised to see that Coke was three times as expensive as a glass of brandy

6696. Fact

George Washington had to borrow money to go to his own inauguration.

6697. Fact

The song with the longest title is I?m a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doin? Those Beat-o, Beat-o Flat-On-My-Seat-o, Hirohito Blues written by Hoagy Carmichael in 1945. He later claimed the song title ended with ?Yank? and the rest was a joke

6698. Fact

Sandy Koufax threw a no-hitter in four consecutive seasons between 1962-65. He's the only player to throw no-hitters in more than two straight seasons.

6699. Fact

There was no punctuation until the 15th century

6700. Fact

Sting was a high school teacher.

6701. Fact

The United States Library of Congress contains 73 millions volumes (books), arranged on 350 miles of shelves.

6702. Fact

Every ten minutes, another plant or animal life form becomes extinct.

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