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

8289. Fact

There are approximately 9,000 taste buds on the tongue.

8290. Fact

Urban birds have developed a short, fast rap style of singing, different from their rural counterparts.

8291. Fact

The words abstemioius, and facetious both have all the five vowels in them in order

8292. Fact

The most common speed limit sign in the United States is 25 m.p.h.

8293. Fact

The first jigsaw puzzle was created by map maker John Splisbury who mounted one of his maps on a sheet of hardwood. He proceeded to cut around the borders of each country use a fine saw

8294. Animal Facts

Body lice love dirty places – they were very common in the old days when people didn't wash much, and they often infested soldiers who had to live in dirty conditions. They are most likely to live on your tummy or your bottom.

8295. Fact

The more a person struggles to get out of quicksand the faster they will sink. Staying still, and being calm will actually make the body float in the quicksand because the body is less dense than the quicksand is

8296. Fact

Butterflies taste with their feet. (Something I always wanted to know.)

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