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.

6920. Fact

The first known marketer of the flushing toilet was Thomas Crapper.

6921. Animal Facts

The eyes of a chameleon can move separately, so it can look in two directions at once.

6922. Fact

The most popular pickle is the Dill pickle

6923. Fact

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello.

6924. Fact

Campanology is the study of bells.

6925. Fact

In November 1999, two women were killed by a lightning bolt. The underwire located in their bras acted as a electrical conductors, and when the lightning bolt hit the bra they left burn marks on their chest

6926. Fact

The Library of Congress has approx. 327 miles of bookshelves.

6927. Fact

The Ostrich people in Africa are a group of people who have only 2 toes due to inbreeding

6928. Fact

The largest volcano known is on Mars: Olympus Mons, 370 miles wide and 79,000 feet high, is almost three times higher than Mount Everest

6929. Fact

Malcolm X's original name is Malcolm Little.

6930. Fact

Swimming pools in Phoenix, Arizona, pick up 20 pounds of dust a year.

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