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.

7895. Fact

In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph.

7896. Fact

Over the course of one year, a coffee tree only produces about 1.5 pounds of coffee

7897. Fact

There have been 47 Charlie Chan Movies, with six actors playing the part. None were Chinese.

7898. Fact

The Taj Mahal was actually built for use as a tomb

7899. Fact

In an episode of the 1962 cartoon The Jestons, Jane Jetson is talking through a video phone. The phone number of The Jetsons was VENUS-1234

7900. Fact

The world's costliest coffee, at $130 a pound, is called Kopi Luwak. It is in the droppings of a type of marsupial that eats only the very best coffee beans. Plantation workers track them and scoop their precious poop.

7901. Fact

The longest one syllable word in he English language is screeched.

7902. Fact

Howler monkeys are the noisiest land animals. Their calls can be heard over 2 miles away.

7903. Fact

In Paulding, Ohio an officer of the law may bite a dog to quiet him.

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