6719. Fact

The total volume of mail that went through the Canadian postal system in 1950 was 1,362,310,155 items

6720. Fact

Great White sharks have about 3,000 teeth

6721. Fact

Eagles mate while airborne.

6722. Fact

Under extreme stress, some octopuses will eat their own arms.

6723. Fact

A little under one quarter of the people in the world are vegetarians

6724. Fact

Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone in 1846.

6725. Fact

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older

6726. Fact

A shark can grow a new set of teeth in a week.

6727. Fact

Fido means faithful in Latin

6728. Fact

25% of a human's bones are in its feet.

6729. Fact

Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.

6730. Fact

The reason why the Canadian Arctic is called the Land of the Midnight Sun is because during the summer many communities have light 24 hours of the day. Many people have to cover their windows with tin foil to keep the light out when they sleep

6731. Fact

The width of a tornado can range from less than ten yards to more than a mile.

6732. Fact

The beluga whale, otherwise known as the white whale, is nicknamed the sea canary because of the birdlike chirping sounds it makes.

6733. Fact

The letter I is used exactly 109 times in Act IV of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

6734. Fact

The World Rubik Cube championship was held in Budapest on June 5, 1982. Nineteen National Champions took part. Minh Thai, the US Champion, won by solving the Cube in of 22.95 seconds. The world record, in competitive conditions, grew progressively lower and now stands at 16.5 seconds.

6735. Fact

The Nobel Peace prize was first awarded in 1901 to Jean Henry Dunant, who was the founder of the Swiss Red Cross

6736. Fact

In just the first 56 days of life, the larva of the polyphemus moth eats about 86,000 times its birthweight

6737. Fact

¥The term Cop comes from Constable on Patrol, which is a term used in England.

6738. Fact

Raindrops aren't actually tear-drop shaped. They are rounded at the top and pointed on the bottom.

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