7610. Fact

The reason why bubbles are round is because this is the most efficient shape that the soap film can take for the amount of air trapped inside

7611. Fact

Certain frogs can be frozen solid then thawed and continue living.

7612. Fact

Humpback whales are the only ones that use bubbles to help capture their prey. The bubbles trap fish in a spot for feeding whales.

7613. Fact

Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day.

7614. Fact

The Olympic Flame was introduced in 1928 in Amsterdam

7615. Animal Facts

The rattle on a rattlesnake's tail is made of rings of dead skin. It builds up as the snake grows older, so the louder the rattle the larger the snake.

7616. Fact

The town of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is closer to the equator than it is to the North Pole.

7617. Fact

In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper

7618. Fact

Of all the days of the week, the most popular day for people to eat ice cream is Sunday

7619. Fact

When Scott Paper Co. first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.

7620. Fact

Naturalists use marshmallows to lure alligators out of swamps.

7621. Fact

The average amount of time spent kissing for a person in a lifetime is 20,160 minutes

7622. Fact

The Prudential Life Insurance Company in USA stopped using their slogan Own A Piece Of The Rock after Rock Hudson died of AIDS and many jokes where made about him and the slogan.

7623. Fact

Spiders usually have eight eyes, but still they cannot see that well

7624. Fact

When a male skier falls down, he tends to fall on his face. A woman skier tends to fall on her back.

7625. Fact

The dot that appears over the letter i is called a tittle

7626. Fact

In India, a 9-year-old girl was married to a stray dog, which tribal custom requires in order to protect a child whose first tooth appears on the upper gum

7627. Fact

City Ordinance number 352 in Pacific Grove, CA makes it a misdemeanor to kill or threaten a butterfly.

7628. Fact

The movie As Good As It Gets is called Mr. Cat Poop in China.

7629. Fact

In 1968, Abbie Hoffman played with a yo-yo while testifying before a congressional committee. He was found in contempt

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