7933. Fact

The longest cave in the world is the 'Mammoth Cave System'in the USA at 560,000 mtrs deep.

7934. Fact

Close to 3 billion movie tickets are sold in India every year

7935. Fact

Apparently, according to Playtex, the best selling bra sizes these days are 34B and 36B.

7936. Fact

A leech has 32 brains

7937. Fact

The Republic of Israel was established April 23, 1948.

7938. Fact

Red wine will spoil if exposed to light; hence tinted bottles

7939. Fact

Dutch, on average are the tallest people

7940. Fact

In ancient Egypt, priests plucked every hair from their bodies

7941. Fact

Many scholars believe that an earthquake caused the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, referred to in the Bible as the smoke of the country. Earthquakes produce massive clouds of dust that resemble billowing smoke.

7942. Fact

The # symbols is often referred to as a number sign or pound sign. Its actual name is an octothorpe

7943. Animal Facts

African dung beetles eat animal faeces. Five thousand beetles can eat a pound of faeces in 2 hours.

7944. Fact

Warren Beatty and Shirley McLaine are brother and sister.

7945. Fact

The Taj Mahal, located in Agra, India, was actually built for use as a tomb by Mogul ruler Shah Jehan for his wife, Arjuman Banu Begum

7946. Fact

The use of the names of dead presidents to sell alcohol in Michigan is prohibited.

7947. Fact

In Sterling, Colorado, it is unlawful to allow a pet cat to run loose without a taillight.

7948. Fact

The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.

7949. Fact

Sir Isaac Newton was only 23 years old when he discovered the law of universal gravitation.

7950. Animal Facts

Some types of octopus contain a poison which instantly kills anything that eats it.

7951. Fact

The largest member of the dolphin family are orcas

7952. Fact

The first players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson in 1936.

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