7229. Fact

Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable.

7230. Fact

President Bush and Saddam Hussein both have their shoes made by the same Italian shoemaker.

7231. Fact

Camels have three eyelids.

7232. Animal Facts

A grotesque frog which can turn from green to beige often lives in letterboxes and toilet cisterns in Australia and New Guinea.

7233. Fact

Hamburgers are named after the city of Hamburg, Germany where the serving of hamburgers first became popular.

7234. Fact

Tarantulas can go up to 2 years without eating or drinking. Sea turtles can go up to 35 years without eating or drinking.

7235. Fact

Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket. Collects cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.

7236. Fact

More American workers (18%) call sick on Friday than any other day of the week. Tuesday has the lowest percent of absenteeism (11%).

7237. Fact

A seagull can drink salt water because it has special glands that filter out the salt

7238. Fact

The 20th president of the United States James Garfield could write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other at the same time

7239. Fact

Actor John Ritter was the voice of Clifford, from Clifford The Big Red Dog.

7240. Fact

The mask used by Michael Myers in the original Halloween was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white, due to low budget.

7241. Fact

The sea cucumber spills its internal organs out as a defense mechanism

7242. Fact

At the time of the U.S. Revolutionary War, Philadelphia was the second largest English-speaking city in the world, surpassed only by London.

7243. Fact

A man gets robbed in London every 4.5 minutes. (and he is getting fed up of it)

7244. Fact

The United States nickel (five cent piece) is made of 75% copper and 25% nickel.

7245. Fact

If you put a piece of scotch tape on an inflated balloon, then stick it with a small pin or needle, it won't pop.

7246. Fact

The longest Oscar acceptance speech was made by Greer Garson for 1924's "Mrs. Miniver". It took an hour.

7247. Fact

¥ Charlie Chaplin won third place in a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest.

7248. Fact

Everyone is colorblind at birth.

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