7759. Fact

King Henry III of France, Louis XIV of France, and Napoleon all suffered from ailurophobia (the fear of cats).

7760. Fact

On July 4, 1776 (signing of the Declaration of Independence), King George III of England noted in his diary: Nothing of importance happened today.

7761. Animal Facts

A shark will eat parts of its own body that have been cut off or bitten off by another animal.

7762. Fact

King Henry III of France, Louis XVI of France and Napoleon all suffered from ailurophobia--fear of cats.

7763. Fact

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Finnish word SAIPPUAKIVIKAUPPIAS a soapstone seller is the longest known palindrome in any language.

7764. Fact

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in in the year 79, over 2,000 citizens of Pompeii ran into their cellars to wait until everything had ended. Excavators found them still there 1,800 years later.

7765. Fact

For 186 days you can not see the sun in the North Pole.

7766. Fact

There was once a fish caught in Delaware Bay with a watch still ticking inside

7767. Fact

The world's most common non-contagious disease is tooth-decay.

7768. Fact

Turtles can live for more than 100 years.

7769. Fact

In the U.S. the most common excuse made to get out of paying a ticket is to say they missed the sign

7770. Fact

Thirty to 40 gallons of sugar maple sap must be boiled down to make just one gallon of maple syrup

7771. Fact

The first Olympic games only had one event - a foot race

7772. Fact

Chocolate was used as medicine during the 18th century. It was believed that chocolate could cure a stomach ache

7773. Fact

The reason why golf balls have dimples on them is because it helps in the ball to move a farther distance by reducing drag

7774. Fact

The apricot can be traced back to China at least four thousand years ago, and it first appeared in Greek mythology as the golden apple.

7775. Fact

There are about 7.7 million millionaires in the world (more than 1/1000th of the population).

7776. Fact

The sloth (a mammal) moves so slowly that green algae can grow undisturbed on it's fur

7777. Fact

A bathometer is an instrument for indicating the depth of the sea beneath a moving vessel.

7778. Fact

The center of the earth is almost 4000 miles beneath our feet.

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