785. Fact

Brontophobia means a terrible fear of thunder.

786. Fact

Diamonds are made of carbon and can burn. If heated up to 80o272c (1,600272f), diamonds turn into graphite.

787. Fact

In the famous film casablanca, rick (played by humphrey bogart) never once said, "play it again, sam". He actually said, "you played it for her. You can play it for me. Play it!" the line "play it again, sam" actually comes from the marx brother's film one night in casablanca.

788. Fact

A leech can suck up as much as 2 cubic centimeters (0.12 cubic inches) of blood, but only after fasting for a year.

789. Fact

The fastest animal in the world is a swift. It can reach up to 98 miles per hour (168 km/h).

790. Fact

The given name "wendy" first appeared in the book peter pan.

791. Fact

An olympic sport in 1906 was shot-putting using stones.

792. Fact

Before ronald reagan became a movie star, he was a sports commentator.

793. Fact

Leonardo dicaprio's first appearance in front of a camera was in a commercial for milk.

794. Fact

The heart of an embryo starts beating three weeks after conception.

795. Fact

A blue whale's penis is between 15 - 20 feet long.

796. Fact

The most common disease to plague humans is "coryza", better known as "the common cold". It has spread almost everywhere on earth.

797. Fact

The smallest country in the world is the vatican in rome. It's only 0.17 square miles.

798. Fact

The largest cell in the human body is the female egg.

799. Fact

R2-d2, the popular robot from the star wars movies, is called c1-p8 in the italian movie versions.

800. Fact

Paul simon and art garfunkel were classmates.

801. Fact

You can't sneeze in your sleep.

802. Fact

The element californium is named after the american state, california.

803. Fact

Dumdum bullets are named after the city where the ammunition is manufactured, dumdum, india.

804. Fact

A sifonaptorologist studies fleas.

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