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

7996. Fact

About 10% of the world's population is left-handed.

7997. Fact

Parker Brothers was founded by George Swinerton Parker, 18, in 1885. The first game produced was 'Banking,' in which the player who amasses the most wealth is the winner.

7998. Fact

An elephant can live up to the age of seventy, or in some cases even more

7999. Fact

Baseball rules were codified in 1846 by Alexander Cartwright of the Knickerbocker Baseball Club.

8000. Fact

The sun is approximately 75% hydrogen, 25% helium by mass

8001. Fact

The first puck ever used in a professional hockey game was a frozen piece of cow dung.

8002. Fact

In China, fish is eaten more than three times what it is in the United States

8003. Fact

The first restaurant to open in Hollywood was the Musso & Frank Grill in 1919

8004. Fact

The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time

8005. Fact

The first toilet stall in a public washroom is the least likely to be used. It is also the cleanest

8006. Fact

Mosquitoes have teeth

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