7670. Fact

Aztecs believed that the sun died every night and needed human blood to give it strength to rise the next day. So they sacrificed 15,000 men a year to appease their sun god, Huitzilopochtli. Most of the victims were prisoners taken in wars, which were sometimes started solely to round up sacrificial victims.

7671. Fact

There are 350,000 Italians living in Toronto, Canada, a population about the same as that of Venice, Italy.

7672. Fact

Devon is the only county in Great Britain to have two coasts.

7673. Fact

White out was invented by the mother of Mike Nesmith (Formerly of the Monkees).

7674. Fact

Iguanas can recognize their human handlers and greet them differently, compared with strangers

7675. Fact

About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car.

7676. Fact

One in ten people live on an island.

7677. Fact

At the equator the Earth spins at about 1,038 miles per hour

7678. Fact

The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high

7679. Fact

The first lighthouse was in Alexandria in 290 B.C

7680. Animal Facts

Some types of baby Australian spider bite limbs off their mother to feed on over several weeks.

7681. Fact

The only South East Asian country that has never been colonized by a Western Power is Thailand

7682. Fact

The five Olympic rings represent the five continents linked together in friendship

7683. Fact

The cashew nut in its natural state contains a poisonous oil. Roasting removes the oil and makes the nuts safe to eat.

7684. Fact

Silk was developed in China were it was kept a secret for more than two thousands years. Anyone found trying to smuggle silkworm eggs or cocoons out of the country was immediately put to death

7685. Animal Facts

The Japanese beetle found in Canada and the USA can eat through a human eardrum.

7686. Fact

Every year, an igloo hotel is built in Sweden that has the capacity to sleep 100 people

7687. Fact

Einstein couldn't speak fluently when he was nine. His parents thought he might be retarded.

7688. Animal Facts

Horn flies attack bulls – as many as 10,000 can land on a bull's back and suck its blood until it dies.

7689. Fact

Police dogs were first used in 1816 in Scotland.

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