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.

8071. Fact

Atilla the hun was a dwarf.

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

8075. Fact

Polar bears are left handed

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.

8078. Fact

A group of crows is called a murder.

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.

8088. Fact

A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

8089. Fact

Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'.

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Triskaidekaphobia means fear of the number 13. Paraskevidekatriaphobia means fear of Friday the 13th (which occurs one to three times a year). In Italy, 17 is considered an unlucky number. In Japan, 4 is considered an unlucky number.      .. More >>