7549. Fact

The wind must be below one mile an hour in order for the National Weather Service to rate the weather as calm.

7550. Animal Facts

South American cane toads have special glands behind their eyes which ooze poison out of their skin.They can even shoot the poison up to 30 centimetres (nearly a foot) to deter animals that might want to eat them.

7551. Fact

Approximately 25% of all scald burns to children are from hot tap water and is associated with more deaths than with any other liquid

7552. Fact

A chicken loses its feathers when it becomes stressed

7553. Fact

Australia's Sydney funnel-web spider and Brazil's Wandering spider (also known as the Banana Spider) are among the most Venomous species. Even these bad biters aren't big killers, though. Even before the introduction of anti venom only 1 percent of their bites resulted in death.

7554. Fact

The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.

7555. Fact

During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times

7556. Fact

According to the United States Postal Service, each person sent on average 689 letters throughout the year of 1996.

7557. Fact

Whenever people accidentally trip over themselves whilst walking, they automatically go into 'survival mode' and try to pretend like they meant it (eg. they start into a jog). How hilarious is it watching someone do that?!

7558. Fact

A yawn usually lasts for approximately six seconds

7559. Fact

General Stonewall Jackson has two separate burial sites: one for his amputated left arm (Fredericksburg, VA) and one for the rest of his body (Lexington, VA). Jackson's left arm was shattered during the Battle of Chancellorsville by friendly fire and was amputated the next day. He died a week later. (8-1-02)

7560. Animal Facts

The butcher bird (shrike) impales mice, small birds and lizards onto spikes to hold them still while it eats them.

7561. Fact

John Hancock and Charles Thomson were the only people to sign the Declaration of independence on July 4th, 1776. The last signature came five years later.

7562. Fact

There is a species of bird, Antpitta avis canis Ridgley, that barks like a dog

7563. Fact

The oil that is found in poison ivy is called urushiol.

7564. Fact

In some (maybe all) Asian countries, the family name is written

7565. Fact

All gondolas in Venice, Italy must be painted black, unless they belong to a high official.

7566. Animal Facts

If one vampire bat is too ill to leave the cave, another will suck blood all night then come home and vomit it up over the poorly bat so it doesn't miss out on a meal.

7567. Fact

Mummy powder was once thought to be a cure for all remedies. English men used to carry the powder with them in a tiny bag wherever they went

7568. Fact

There are no ants in Iceland, Antarctica, and Greenland.

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