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.

7488. Fact

Parrots, most famous of all talking birds, rarely acquire a vocabulary of more than twenty words, however Tymhoney Greys and African Greys have been know to carry vocabularies in excess of 100 words.

7489. Fact

Dill seeds are so small that approximately 10,000 dill seeds would be required to make an ounce

7490. Fact

Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster

7491. Fact

Penguins can convert salt water into fresh water.

7492. Fact

Wood frogs can be frozen solid and then thawed, and continue living. They use the glucose in their body to protect their vital organs while they are in a frozen state

7493. Fact

The South Pole was reached for the first time on 14 December 1911 by a team of explorers led by Roald Amundsen.

7494. Fact

Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland.

7495. Fact

Your hair grows faster in the morning than at any other time of day.

7496. Fact

Flies jump backwards when they take off.

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