8173. Fact

More than 260,000 people have been killed by volcanic activity since 1700 AD.

8174. Fact

An elephant could carry up to 2 gallons of water in its trunk.

8175. Fact

The Gulf Stream could carry a message in a bottle at an average of 4 miles per hour.

8176. Fact

A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement

8177. Fact

An insect exerts so much energy in one hour of flying that it may lose as much as a third of its total body weight.

8178. Fact

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury

8179. Fact

The channel between England and France grows 300mm each year.

8180. Animal Facts

Vampire bats urinate the whole time they're sucking blood. This ensures they don't get so full of blood they're too heavy to fly. So, smarter than a vulture, then!

8181. Fact

Worms reportedly taste like bacon.

8182. Fact

In the US, federal law states that children's TV shows may contain only 10 minutes of advertising per hour and on weekends the limit is 10 and one-half minutes.

8183. Fact

If the average person had started counting the moment they were born and continued counting, without stopping, until they turned 65 years old, they still would not have counted to a billion.

8184. Fact

In Kentucky you need a license to walk around nude on your property.

8185. Fact

Five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married

8186. Fact

Over 100,000 birds and sea animals are killed every year due to plastic garbage

8187. Fact

People who meet their calcium need reduce their risk of developing kidney stones

8188. Fact

Jaw muscles can provide about 200 pounds of force to bring the back teeth together for chewing.

8189. Fact

Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.

8190. Fact

In 1962, the Mashed Potato, the Loco-Motion, the Frug, the Monkey, and the Funky Chicken were popular dances.

8191. Fact

The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yorewhen the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on theground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

8192. Animal Facts

A dustbin can produce 30,000 flies a week from eggs laid in the rotting rubbish it contains.

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