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7310. Fact
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma

7311. Fact
In the 13th century, quality standards for paste were assigned by the Pope

7312. Fact
It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2000 balloons.

7313. Fact
The first Fords used Dodge engines. Many ford vehicles now use Nissan engines, especially in Mini-vans.

7314. Fact
In Czechhoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made of human bones

7315. Fact
You mostly breathe from only one nostril at a time.

7316. Fact
The name of the first menthol cigarette in the United States was Spud.

7317. Fact
The rosy periwinkle plant, found in Madagascar, is used to cure leukemia.

7318. Fact
Bulls don't really get angry when they see the color red, it's really movement that makes them charge.

7319. Fact
Beavers can hold their breath for 45 minutes.

7320. Fact
While still in college, Bill Gates and Paul Allen once built a special purpose machine called Traff-O-Data. It was a machine that would analyze information gathered by traffic monitors. They never found any buyers.

7321. Fact
The complete title of the Statue of Liberty is Liberty Enlightening the World.

7322. Fact
The word alligator comes from the Spanish word El Lagarto, which means The Lizard.

7323. Fact
On average, 150 couples get married in Las Vegas each day.

7324. Fact
In 1978, the World Water Speed record was made by Ken Warby from Australia. His average speed was 317.6 mph, and his jet-powered hydroplane was 27 feet long called Spirit of Australia. Warby built the boat himself in his back yard

7325. Fact
There are three golf balls sitting on the moon

7326. Animal Facts
You can cut a leech in half while it is feeding and it will carry on sucking, the blood spurting out of the cut end of its body.

7327. Fact
Pretzels were originally invented for Christian Lent. The twists of the pretzels are to resemble arms crossed in prayer

7328. Fact
Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms oftheir hands.

7329. Fact
The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.

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