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.

7330. Fact

About two hundred years before the birth of Christ, the Druids used mistletoe to celebrate that winter was approaching

7331. Fact

The oldest inhabited house in Scotland is the Traquair Castle. The castle has had 27 kings as visitors

7332. Fact

Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.

7333. Fact

At birth, a panda is smaller than a mouse and weighs about four ounces.

7334. Fact

Canada's national sport is lacrosse not hockey.

7335. Fact

The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922

7336. Fact

In Hawaii it is illegal to get a tattoo behind your ear or on your eyelid unless in the presence of a registered physician.

7337. Fact

Research indicates that babies who suck on pacifiers are more prone to ear aches.

7338. Fact

Table tennis balls have been known to travel off a paddle at speeds up to 160 km/hr (approx. 100mph).

7339. Fact

A "2 by 4" is really 1 1/2 by 3 1/2.

7340. Fact

Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

7341. Fact

Nearly 80 percent of all sudden cardiac arrests happen at home.

7342. Fact

The estimated number of M&M's sold each day in the United States is 200,000,000.

7343. Fact

There is a street in Canada that runs for a distance of nearly 1900 kms.

7344. Fact

¥ The cockroach dies from radiation and would not survive a nuclear war.

7345. Fact

The fuzz on a tennis ball is intentionally included as a way to give the ball some definite action when it hits the court. It also slows the flight of the ball through the air.

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