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.

7497. Fact

The Kiwi, national bird of New Zealand, can't fly. It lives in a hole in the ground, is almost blind, and lays only one egg each year. Despite this, it has survived for more than 70 million years.

7498. Fact

In the U.S., the sport that causes the most injuries among the age group of 15-24 is basketball

7499. Fact

Carl Sagan was a pot smoker

7500. Fact

Many scientists believe that birds evolved from reptiles. Both species lay eggs, and they both have egg teeth that serve only one purpose: to help the babies break the egg and enter the world. Egg teeth fall off within hours of birth.

7501. Fact

Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscar nominations with sixty-four

7502. Fact

The Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island, NY opened in 1948 and is the world's largest landfill. It covers 3,000 acres and received 14,000 tons of garbage a day.

7503. Animal Facts

There are over 3,000 different types of mosquito and they live all over the world, even in the coldest places near the North and South Poles.

7504. Fact

American chocolate manufacturers use about 1.5 billion pounds of milk -only surpassed by the cheese and ice cream industries.

7505. Fact

While sleeping, one man in eight snores, and one in ten grinds his teeth.

7506. Fact

Ukrainian monk, Dionysius Exiguus, created the modern day Christian calendar

7507. Fact

The shrimp's heart is in its head

7508. Fact

The number of people alive on earth right now is higher than the number of all the people that have died. Ever.

7509. Fact

80% of 10 year old girls in the U.S. go on a diet.

7510. Fact

The universe is so vast in relation to the matter it contains that it can be compared in the following way: A building 20 miles long, 20 miles wide and 20 miles high that contains 1 grain of sand.

7511. Fact

Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world

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