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.

7569. Fact

Your skin weighs about 3.2kg.

7570. Fact

Honolulu is the only place in the United States that has a royal palace.

7571. Fact

In Hans Holbein's painting, The Ambassadors, the artist added a small skull as a way of signing his name. Holbein is another word for hollow bone or a skull.

7572. Fact

Reports from owners of cats and dogs indicate that 21% of dogs and 7% of cats snore

7573. Fact

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.(Hardly seems worth it.)

7574. Fact

On average, a beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.

7575. Fact

There are 49 different foods mentioned in the Bible.

7576. Fact

What word can you take the first letter of, put it as the last letter, and make it the past tence of the original word? Answer: Eat (ate)

7577. Fact

Children grow faster in the springtime.

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In 1899, a pharmacist named George Bunting blended his own cold cream, which, in addition to removing makeup and relieving sunburn, gained popularity for its ability to cure eczema. The product's claim of No Eczema led to its name, Noxzema.      .. More >>