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.

6914. Fact

The blue whale has a heart the size of a small car and its blood vessal is so broad, that a person could swim through it.

6915. Fact

Edinburgh has more booksellers per head of population than any other city in Britain

6916. Fact

The chemical n-acetyl-cysteine found in raw eggs is proven to help hangovers.

6917. Fact

Women take three times longer than men when using the toilet

6918. Fact

Although Argentina's name means Land of Silver, there is actually very little silver there. It was misnamed by explorers who thought they saw silver there.

6919. Fact

A typical American eats 28 pigs in his/her lifetime.

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