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8069. Fact
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th. The last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
8070. Animal Facts
A single bat can eat 3,000–7,000 mosquitoes in a single night; a colony of 500 bats gets through a quarter of a million bugs an hour.
8072. Fact
The largest wedding chapel in Las Vegas is the Viva Las Vegas Chapel, which can seat 100 people
8073. Fact
The first Rose Bowl game was held in 1902 in Pasadena, California. The University of Michigan beat Sanford 49-0.
8074. Fact
A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon
8076. Fact
Alaska got its name from the Aluet word Alyeska which means The Great Land.
8077. Fact
It has been reported that some dogs are able to sniff out skin cancer.
8079. Fact
In Nevada it is illegal to ride a camel on the highway.
8080. Fact
It has been suggested that shepherds are responsible for inventing the game golf. It is said that they used to use their staffs to hit the stones
8081. Fact
Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards
8082. Fact
The only sound Seahorses make is a small clicking or popping sound during feeding or courtship
8083. Fact
A violin contains about 70 separate pieces of wood.
8084. Fact
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
8085. Fact
People with allergies can lower allergy reactions by laughing
8086. Fact
The Dutch acquired Surinam in exchange for Manhattan Island in 1667.
8087. Fact
It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep in Logan County, Colorado.
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Captain Cook lost 41 of his 98 crew to scurvy (a lack of vitamin C) on his first voyage to the South Pacific in 1768. By 1795 the importance of eating citrus was realized, and lemon juice was issued on all British Navy ships.
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