6813. Fact

Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in our solar system.

6814. Fact

Ian Fleming named his character James Bond after real-life ornithologist and author

6815. Fact

The country with the highest consumption of chocolate per capita is Switzerland, with 22 pounds per person, per year

6816. Fact

The average adult has approximately six pounds of skin

6817. Fact

An average person laughs about 15 times a day

6818. Fact

It is possible for any American citizen to give whatever name he or she chooses to any unnamed mountain or hill in the United States.

6819. Fact

Over 10,000 coffee cafes plus several thousand vending machines with both hot and cold coffee serve the needs of Tokyo alone.

6820. Fact

The average person falls asleep in about 12 to 14 minutes

6821. Fact

Cows and horses sleep standing up.

6822. Fact

Researchers have shot footage of Orcas (killer whales) attacking and killing great white sharks

6823. Fact

Nearly 10% of American households dress their pets in Halloween costumes.

6824. Fact

Bruce Lee was so fast, that they actually had to slow a film down so you could see his moves. That is the opposite of the norm

6825. Fact

In the U.S., the milk production per dairy cow is approximately 12,000 pounds

6826. Fact

The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.

6827. Fact

In Eastern Africa you can buy banana beer. This beer is brewed from bananas.

6828. Fact

In the Netherlands, in 1634, a collector paid 1,000 pounds of cheese, four oxen, eight pigs, 12 sheep, a bed, and a suit of clothes for a single bulb of the Viceroy tulip.

6829. Fact

Russia has the most movie theaters in the world.

6830. Animal Facts

The embryos of tiger sharks fight each other in the womb, the strongest killing and eating the others so that only one is ever born.

6831. Fact

Each 5 m.p.h. you drive over 60 m.p.h. is like paying an additional $.10 a gallon for gas.

6832. Fact

Greyhounds can reach their top speed of forty-five miles per hour in only three strides.

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