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

8052. Fact

Pierce Brosnan once worked with the circus as a fire eater.

8053. Fact

Shell color is determined by the breed of hen and has no effect on its quality, nutrients or flavor.

8054. Fact

The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people

History Facts
Russian leader Peter the Great had a museum in which he kept the stuffed bodies of deformed people and animals, such as a child with two heads and a sheep with five feet. The museum was looked after by a deformed dwarf who knew he would become an exhibit when he died.      .. More >>