7529. Fact

Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses

7530. Fact

Our eyes are always the same size from birth but our nose and ears never stop growing.

7531. Fact

Annually Americans eat 45 million turkeys at Thanksgiving

7532. Fact

Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.

7533. Fact

The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair.

7534. Fact

Canadians eat more Kraft Dinner (Macaroni and Cheese) per capita than any other country in the world

7535. Fact

In Turkey during the 16th and 17th centuries, anyone caught drinking coffee was put to death.

7536. Fact

To tell if a egg is fully cooked or raw, just spin it. If the egg wobbles then it is still raw, and if it easily spins it is fully cooked

7537. Fact

Beethoven used to pour cold water over his head to stimulate his brain before sitting down to compose.

7538. Fact

Owls are one of the only birds that can see the color blue.

7539. Fact

A single drop of water contains one hundred billion billion atoms.

7540. Fact

Australia's box jellyfish has toxins more potent than the venom in cobras, and is one of the most dangerous jellyfish in the world.

7541. Fact

Before 1859, baseball umpires were seated in padded chairs behind home plate

7542. Fact

Bubble gum contains rubber.

7543. Fact

The average human has about 20 square feet of skin weighing about 6 pounds

7544. Fact

Eating large amounts of carrots will eventually turn your skin orange because of the chemical substance called carotene which is found in carrots. Carotene is the cause of the orange hue in leaves during the fall.

7545. Fact

Someone gets divorced every ten to thirteen seconds

7546. Fact

The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com on March 15, 1985.

7547. Fact

Cattle can produce up to 180 litres of saliva in one day

7548. Fact

There are more than 2,000 different varieties of cheese in the world

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