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7977. Animal Facts

Scorpions paralyze their prey before they suck the juices out. It's not dead, but it can't escape.

7978. Fact

The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.

7979. Fact

Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb was afraid of the dark

7980. Fact

In 1958, the Crayola crayon color Prussian Blue was changed to Midnight Blue by the request of teachers as kids could not relate to Prussian history

7981. Fact

Sugar was first added to chewing gum in 1869. Ironically, a dentist named William Semple was behind the decision.

7982. Fact

The big toe is the foot reflexology pressure point for the head

7983. Fact

On Sunday, December 7, 1941 at 7:55 AM, the attack on Pearl Harbor commenced

7984. Fact

Snakes are immune to their own poison.

7985. Fact

Coco Chanel started the trend for sun tans in 1923 when she got accidentally burnt on a cruise.

7986. Fact

You can only smell 1/20th as well as a dog.

7987. Fact

Saturday is the most popular day for people to eat out in the United States

7988. Fact

The first British ship to use the SOS distress signal was the Titanic

7989. Fact

Polaris is the closest visible star to true north and is thus referred to as the North Star. By sometime around the year 2100, the wobble of the Earth's axis will slowly begin pointing the North Pole away from Polaris. By the year 14,000 A.D., the new North Star will be Vega.

7990. Animal Facts

The female praying mantis begins to eat the male during mating; he carries on, but she eventually eats all of him.

7991. Fact

The fastest land animal is the cheetah, however the fastest animal in the world is the prerigine falcon, which can dive at 217mph

7992. Fact

You can only smell 1/20th as well as a dog

7993. Fact

The first state to give the right to women to vote was Wyoming

7994. Fact

In Canada it's illegal to publicly remove bandages.

7995. Fact

English sailors were referred to as limeys because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy