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7127. Fact

The largest desert in the world, the Sahara, is 3,500,000 square miles.

7128. Fact

In Alabama, it is against the law to wear a fake mustache that could cause laughter in the church

7129. Fact

In 1893, the first mosque in the United States was built

7130. Fact

The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.

7131. Fact

In America, 38% of doctors are Indians

7132. Fact

The words silent and listen have the same letters. Santa and Satan do too.

7133. Fact

¥ At - 40 degrees Centigrade a person loses about 14.4 calories per hour by breathing.

7134. Fact

The barn owl has one ear higher than the other. The left ear is higher and points downward to hear sounds from below it, while the right ear is lower and pointed upward to pick up sounds from above.

7135. Fact

In a five card poker game there are 2,598,960 possible hands

7136. Fact

Shirley Temple was considered to play the role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.

7137. Fact

Before 1850, golf balls were made of leather and were stuffed with feathers.

7138. Fact

The Pacific island of Nauru s economy is almost entirely based on bird droppings.

7139. Fact

In Elizabethan and Jacobean times, the age of a person when they marry was dependant on the person's class. Those with a high social status were permitted to marry at a younger age.

7140. Fact

In a year, Americans eat approximately 20 billion pickles

7141. Fact

The longest U.S. highway is Route 20, which is over 3,365 miles

7142. Fact

Ramses II, a pharaoh of Egypt died in 1225 B.C. At the time of his death, he had fathered 96 sons and 60 daughters

7143. Fact

Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suffered a nervous breakdown in 1836

7144. Fact

New Hampshire law forbids you to tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.

7145. Fact

Ancient Egyptians shaved off their eyebrows to mourn the death of their cats.