6894. Fact

Most boat owners name their boats. The most popular boat name is Obsession.

6895. Fact

Anyone could come to Andrew Jackson's public parties at the White House. At his last one, a wheel of cheese weighing 1,400 lbs. was eaten in two hours. The White House smelled of cheese for weeks.

6896. Fact

Seven of the eight US Presidents who have died in office either through illness or assassination were elected at precisely 20-year intervals.

6897. Fact

Amish people do not believe in the use of aerosal air fresheners

6898. Fact

Former U.S. President William Taft converted the White House stable into a four car garage in 1909

6899. Fact

In 1916, an elephant was tried and hung for murder in Erwin, Tennessee

6900. Fact

Passion fruits have a tranquilizing effect on the body

6901. Fact

The electric automobile self-starter was invented to make it possible for women to drive without a companion, who was previously needed to crank the engine.

6902. Fact

Approximately two gallons of water are used to brush your teeth

6903. Fact

The average person changes their career every 13 years

6904. Fact

According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.

6905. Fact

In 1947, heavy snow blanketed the Northeast, burying New York City under 25.8 inches of snow in 16 hours; the severe weather was blamed for some 80 deaths.

6906. Fact

Our sun and the surrounding planets orbit around the center of the Milky Way galaxy once every 250 million years.

6907. Fact

The base of the Great Pyramid of Egypt is large enough to cover 10 football fields.

6908. Animal Facts

The deep-sea angler fish can stretch its stomach to swallow prey much larger than itself.

6909. Fact

The White House, in Washington DC, was originally gray, the color of the sandstone it was built out of. After the War of 1812, during which it had been burned by Canadian troops, the outside walls were painted white to hide the smoke stains.

6910. Fact

You consume one tenth (.1) of a calorie when you lick a stamp.

6911. Fact

When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not playing, They actually pass out from sheer terror.

6912. Fact

In the U.S., approximately 46% of the chicken that is eaten by people comes from restaurants or other food outlets

6913. Fact

At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.

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