8269. Fact

Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.

8270. Fact

The water inside of a coconut is identical to human blood plasma. Many lives in third world countries have been saved from coconut water fed through an IV

8271. Fact

The dye used to stamp the grade on meat is edible. It's made from grape skins.

8272. Fact

To make butter more attractive in colour, carrot juice was used by people in the Middle Ages

8273. Fact

Any animal that has skin hair or fur can get dandruff, but in animals it is called dander.

8274. Fact

The Australian $5 to $100 notes are made of plastic.

8275. Fact

Some lions mate 50 times a day.

8276. Fact

Every second, 8000 Coca-Cola Company products are consumed in the world

8277. Fact

A blink lasts approximately 0.3 seconds

8278. Fact

The dollar was established as the official currency of the US in 1785.

8279. Fact

The only animal, besides humans that can get leprosy is the Armadillo

8280. Fact

There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than there are human beings on the entire earth.

8281. Fact

The penguin is the only bird that can't fly but can swim.

8282. Fact

Sir John Harington, the godson of Queen Elizabeth I, was the inventor of the toilet

8283. Fact

France has the highest per capita consumption of cheese.

8284. Fact

C3P0 is the first character to speak in Star Wars.

8285. Fact

The smoke that is produced by a fire kills more people than a burn does because of carbon monoxide and other dangerous gases

8286. Fact

The game Monopoly has been played by approximately 500 million people in the world, and the game is available in 26 languages

8287. Fact

It has 51 meanings as a noun, 126 meanings as a verb, and 10 meanings as a participle adjective.

8288. Fact

The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross

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