7468. Fact

If someone were to capture and bottle a comet's 10,000-mile vapor trail, the amount of vapor actually present in the bottle would take up less than one cubic inch of space.

7469. Fact

Special studies conducted about the human body revealed it will usually absorb up to about 300 milligrams of caffeine at a given time. About 4 normal cups. Additional amounts are just cast off, providing no further stimulation. Also, the human body dissipates 20% of the caffeine in the system each hour.

7470. Fact

Historically, a blue ribbon has been awarded for first prize

7471. Fact

98% of the weight of water is made up from oxygen.

7472. Animal Facts

If you're attacked by a moray eel, the only way to get it off is to kill it, cut the head off and break the jaws. It won't let go while it's alive.

7473. Fact

Coffee beans can be mixed into B type blood, changing it into O type blood.

7474. Fact

In the city of Carmel, where Clint Eastwood grew up, they dont have postmen, because they dont have street numbers. People go to the post office to collect their mail.

7475. Fact

Over 170,000 Indians from 210 tribes live in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest

7476. Fact

84% of a raw apple is water.

7477. Fact

Pineapple and celery can make semen taste sweet, while coffee and alcohol can make it taste bitter.

7478. Fact

In 1796, Napoleon was only 26 years old when he took command of the French Army of Italy

7479. Fact

Nevada was the first state to sanction the use of the gas chamber, and the first execution by lethal gas took place in February, 1924.

7480. Fact

A jellyfish is 95% water.

7481. Animal Facts

Aardvarks and anteaters enjoy nothing better than slurping up ants and termites with their long, sticky tongues.

7482. Fact

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted peoplewithout killing them used to burn their houses down - hence theexpression toget fired.

7483. Fact

Leonard da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

7484. Fact

Nobel, actually invented dynamite, (Dynamite no.1 and Ballistite) but when he saw the destruction it caused, he decided to do something benevolent with all the money he made. Hence the Nobel Prize.

7485. Fact

Crocodiles cannot stick their tongue out.

7486. Fact

According to scientific studies, a rat's performance in a maze can be improved by playing music written by Mozart.

7487. Fact

In the United States bacteria in foods cause 6.5 million to 33 million cases of human illness and 9,000 deaths annually.

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