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Campanology is the study of bells.

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.

6931. Fact

Boiled grape juice was the fluid used as a lubricant for the first contact lenses. Eugene Flick, who invented contact lenses in 1887, chose boiled grape juice over sugar water to lubricate the thick glass lenses that covered the entire eye.

6932. Fact

Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time

6933. Fact

The first safety feature for an automobile was invented in 1908 by John O'Leary. He patented a large net, to be installed on the front fender, to scoop pedestrians out of the way before they could be run over.

6934. Fact

Brain damage occurs at an internal temperature of 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

6935. Fact

Walt Disney named Mickey Mouse after Mickey Rooney, whose mother he dated.

6936. Fact

Nike Air Soles do not actually have 'air'in them.

6937. Fact

Seven asteroids were especially named for the Challenger astronauts who were killed in the 1986 failed launch of the space shuttle

6938. Fact

General William Booth is the founder of the Salvation Army

6939. Fact

The Star Spangled Banner did not become a national anthem until 1931. It was designated by an Act of Congress