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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

8043. Fact
Feb 1865 and Feb 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon

8044. Fact
The reason why the Mexican sombrero hat is so wide is to provide shade for the entire body

8045. Fact
American women, on average, spend 55 minutes per day getting showered, dressed, and groomed

8046. Fact
In Belgium, there is a museum just for strawberries

8047. Fact
Fickleheaded and fiddledeedee are the longest words consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet.

8048. Fact
US Dollar bills are made out of cotton and linen.

8049. Fact
40 percent of the almonds in the world are used by manufacturers of chocolate

8050. Fact
Earth is the only planet not named after a pagan God.

8051. Fact
In a day, kids in the U.S. that are between the ages of 2 - 8 spend 28 minutes of their time coloring

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