7178. Fact

The Population of the world can live within the state boundaries of Texas.

7179. Fact

The name for Oz in the Wizard of Oz was thought up when the creator Frank Baum looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z.

7180. Fact

Bullfrog Dietrich of the Chicago White Sox was the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter while wearing eyeglasses. He did it in 1937.

7181. Fact

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by taking out an olive from First Class salads.

7182. Fact

There are 44,523,312,694,361,020,971,556,671,544,734,879,370,359,807,003,367,569,358,848,000,000,000,000 ways to order a deck of cards.

7183. Fact

The Danish company Lego, which began in 1932, first manufactured ironing boards, and stepladders

7184. Fact

Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.

7185. Fact

The Tibetan name for Mount Everest is Chomolungma

7186. Fact

In 1954, Bob Hawke was immortalized by the Guinness Book of Records for chugging 2.5 pints of beer in 12 seconds.

7187. Fact

The starfish is one of the only animals who can turn it's stomach inside-out. They also dont have brains.

7188. Fact

Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world (behind Russia, Canada, China and the United States). It's only 300,000 square miles smaller than the United States. Australia, India, Argentina, Kazakhstan and the Sudan round out the Top 10.

7189. Fact

In some town in South Carolina, it is perfectly legal for a man to beat his wife. But only if its on the courthouse steps on Sunday.

7190. Fact

There is a rare condition called Exploding Head Syndrome which you have probably never heard of.

7191. Fact

TWIX Caramel Cookie Bars were first introduced in 1979

7192. Animal Facts

When a turtle (which is immune to jellyfish stings) eats a Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish, it produces a smell that attracts sharks – so the jellyfish eventually gets its revenge!

7193. Fact

The Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world before the construction of the Empire State Building in 1930

7194. Animal Facts

Some leeches only suck the blood from dead animals.

7195. Fact

A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month (it is rarely blue).

7196. Fact

On average, about 500 meteorites strike the surface of the Earth each year. The calculated risk of being struck by a meteorite in the United States is once every 9,300 years.

7197. Fact

Studies indicate that surgeons who listen to music while they operate improve in their performance

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