6784. Fact

Scientists have performed brain surgery on cockroaches.

6785. Fact

America's first stock exchange was the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, established in 1791.

6786. Fact

Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that make them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

6787. Fact

The tune for the "A-B-C" song is the same as "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."

6788. Fact

Polar Bears can eat more than 50 lbs. of meat in one setting.

6789. Fact

From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size

6790. Fact

It took approximately 2.5 million blocks to build the Pyramid of Giza, which is one of the Great Pyramids

6791. Fact

The first cheerleaders in the U.S. were men

6792. Fact

In 1899, a pharmacist named George Bunting blended his own cold cream, which, in addition to removing makeup and relieving sunburn, gained popularity for its ability to cure eczema. The product's claim of No Eczema led to its name, Noxzema.

6793. Fact

Gamblers mostly don't see any clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos

6794. Fact

Some desert snails have been known to sleep for three to four years

6795. Animal Facts

Newly discovered monster of the deep, Dakosaurus, was 4 metres (almost 14 feet) long, and had a head like a meat-eating dinosaur but the flippers and tail of a fish. Luckily, it died out 135 million years ago!

6796. Fact

In Boston, Massachusetts it is illegal to take a bath unless instructed to do so by a physician.

6797. Fact

Sperm banks keep their donor semen at approximately -321 degrees Fahrenheit. At that temperature, it could be kept indefinitely.

6798. Fact

California's Frank Epperson invented the Popsicle in 1905 when he was 11-years-old.

6799. Fact

Per-capita, Israel eats the most turkey based products in the world.

6800. Fact

In Italy, Santa Claus is known by the name Babbo Natale

6801. Fact

Elephants, horses, and camels all descended from animals that originally came from North America, despite their present homes in Eurasia.

6802. Fact

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War 2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

6803. Fact

Lacrosse was invented by American Indians.

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