7444. Fact

In total, Americans eat more than 45 billion sandwiches each year, while sales of custom-made sandwiches are rising 15 percent per year

7445. Fact

A lions roar can be heard from five miles away.

7446. Fact

In Maryland, men may not buy drinks for female bartenders.

7447. Fact

The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters

7448. Fact

Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for about 180,000 deaths per year.

7449. Fact

The most expensive perfume in the world is Parfum VI, which was made by Arthur Burnham. A 4 inch bottle which is covered with diamonds and 24-carat gold costs $71,380

7450. Fact

The average cocoon contains about 300-400 metres of silk

7451. Fact

There is an extra leg in the Iwo Jima memorial statue and extra hand. While the legend is that these extremedies belong to God, who is helping the Marines win, they are actually there for added support to the statue, and designed not to look like a metal rod going throught the middle of the group of Marines.

7452. Fact

The motto for the Olympic Games is Citius Altius Fortius. Translated, it means Faster Higher Stronger.

7453. Fact

A bowling pin only needs to tilt 7.5 degrees to fall.

7454. Fact

The total combined weight of the worlds ant population is heavier than the weight of the human population.

7455. Fact

The papaya tree is known as the medicinal tree in some cultures because it?s seeds and leaves have been used as ingredients in different medicines

7456. Fact

About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole.

7457. Fact

Anise is the scent on the artificial rabbit that is used in greyhound races

7458. Fact

Beavers have orange teeth.

7459. Fact

The brewing of beer is recorded as far back as 6,000 years ago. Until the 12th century (when skilled experts took over), women performed the task of making beer as part of their household chores.

7460. Fact

No piece of square, dry paper can be folded more than seven times in half

7461. Fact

The YKK that you see on zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha which is the name of the founder of the zipper manufacturing company in Japan

7462. Fact

Bill Clinton is the only President ever to be elected twice without ever receiving 50% of the popular vote. He had 43 percent in 1992 and 49 percent in 1996.

7463. Fact

The word gymnasium comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means to exercise naked.

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