8312. Fact

There are five years in a quinquennium

8313. Fact

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

8314. Fact

The study of ants is called Myrmecology

8315. Fact

Americans drink about five billion bottles and cans of soda, and about a billion and a half pounds of coffee every year.

8316. Fact

A study indicates that smokers are likely to die on average six and a half years earlier than non-smokers

8317. Fact

Harvard University's original name was Cambridge. It only changed when John Harvard donated 400 books to the school.

8318. Animal Facts

A female German cockroach can produce 500,000 young in a year.

8319. Fact

For the blockbuster movie The Terminator, O.J. Simpson was considered to play the role of the Terminator, but producers did not choose him as they thought he would not be taken seriously

8320. Fact

During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles

8321. Fact

General Robert E. Lee was not a slaveholder and never believed in slavery. He never believed in secession from the United States and strongly condemned it. He decided to lead the armies of the South because he wanted nothing to happen to his beloved Virginia.

8322. Fact

Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark

8323. Fact

When explorers first arrived in Venezuela, they were reminded of Venice. They named the country Little Venice, which translated into Spanish is Venezuela

8324. Animal Facts

The queen naked mole rat is the only one to have babies. She keeps the others sterile (incapable of having babies) using a special chemical in her urine.

8325. Fact

A tree in metropolitan area will survive for approximately eight years

8326. Fact

Because of Animal Crackers, many kids until they reach the age of ten, believe a bear is as tall as a giraffe.

8327. Fact

The citric acid found in lemon juice is said to be able to dissolve a pearl

8328. Fact

Humpback whales are capable of living up to 95 years

8329. Fact

In a lifetime, on average a honey bee produces 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey

8330. Fact

Basketball was invented by Canadian James Naismith in 1891

8331. Fact

Research has indicated that a tie that is on too tight can increase the risk of glaucoma in men

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