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7875. Fact
Every 40,000 children are killed by fires

7876. Fact
In 1980, Saddam Hussein received a key to the city of Detroit

7877. Fact
A dentist from Buffalo New York named Alfred P. Southwick invented the electric chair.

7878. Fact
A person who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day will on average lose two teeth every ten years

7879. Fact
Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons.

7880. Fact
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

7881. Fact
Mexico once had three presidents in one day.

7882. Fact
The original Toby jugs were modelled on Harry 'Toby'Elwes a Yorkshireman.

7883. Fact
Apples are 25% air.

7884. Fact
Lake Nicaragua boasts the only fresh-water sharks in the entire world

7885. Fact
Tobacco kills more Americans each year than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fire and AIDS combined

7886. Fact
There have been about 30 films made at or about Alcatraz, the now-closed federal prison island in San Francisco Bay, including "The Rock" (1996), "Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962), and "Escape from Alcatraz" (1979).

7887. Fact
Lake Baikal is the oldest freshwater lake on Earth, having formed between 20 and 25 million years ago

7888. Fact
The Bank of America was originally the Bank of Italy.

7889. Fact
The first issue of People Magazine, in 1974, cost 35 cents and featured actress Mia Farrow on the cover.

7890. Fact
Cows are incapable of putting their lips together to make sounds like humans, so they are actually saying OOOOO instead of Moo.

7891. Fact
Lima beans contain cyanide

7892. Fact
In 1659 the state of Massachusetts outlawed Christmas.

7893. Fact
Americans eat more bananas than any other fruit: a total of 11 billion a year.

7894. Fact
The Russian Imperial Necklace has been loaned out by Joseff jewelers of Hollywood for 1,215 different feature films.

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