8023. Fact

A soccer ball has 32 panels.

8024. Fact

According to Scandinavian folklore, trolls only come out at night because sunlight would turn them to stone.

8025. Fact

Karate actually originated in India, but was developed further in China

8026. Fact

There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.

8027. Fact

Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl, Let the real thingsit for one hour, then flush clean

8028. Fact

Canada has more donut shops per capita than the United States

8029. Fact

The Hundred Year War actually lasted 116 years (1337 to 1453).

8030. Fact

Actor Sylvester Stallone once had a job as a lion cage cleaner

8031. Fact

In Britain, The Red Lion is the most common name for a pub

8032. Fact

Three million people in the United States have an impairment of the back or limbs that is a direct result of an accidental fall.

8033. Fact

In a recent survey in Japan, instant noodles were chosen as the greatest invention of all time

8034. Fact

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

8035. Animal Facts

When the necrophorus beetle finds a small dead animal, it pushes it into a suitable place, takes some of its fur to make a nest and lays its eggs near the body. When the eggs hatch into maggots, they feed on the dead body.

8036. Fact

The Leaning Tower of Pisa was built on the site of a river estuary. The land under the town has several layers of silt and soft clay. The 15,000-ton tower tilts to the south because the subsoil is too unstable.

8037. Fact

Avery Laser Labels are named after company founder R. Stanton Avery

8038. Fact

Whole wheat bread has more iron, vitamins and dietary fiber than white bread.

8039. Fact

A ton of potatoes will yield 28.6 gallons of absolute alcohol. Potatoes are an important source for commercial alcohol.

8040. Fact

The blesbok, a South African antelope, is almost the same color as grapejuice.

8041. Fact

Captain Kirk never said "Beam me up, Scotty," but he did say, "Beam me up, Mr. Scott."

8042. Fact

In the last 30 years, only seven people have been killed by a polar bear in Canada

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