8342. Fact

The name 'Intel' stems from the company's former name, 'Integrated Electronics'.

8343. Fact

A snake charmer in Bangladesh once found 3,500 poisonous cobras and their eggs hidden underneath the floors of two suburban homes

8344. Fact

The eight most popular foods to cause food allergies are: milk, eggs, wheat, peanuts, soy, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish

8345. Fact

The bubbles in Guiness beer sink to the bottom rather than float to the top as in other beers.

8346. Fact

There were approximately 2,228 people on board the Titanic when it sank. Of this, only 706 people survived

8347. Fact

Starfish have no brains.

8348. Fact

There is a member of the spider family called the demodex folliculorum that lives at the root of people's eye lashes. It's harmless and normal.(so they claim). To look for them, grab a handful of your eyelashes and dunk them in warm water. They'll start swimming out. It is prevalent in nearly 100% of old people in the U.S.

8349. Fact

A killer whale s heart beats 30 times a minute under water, 60 times a minute on the surface.

8350. Fact

Womens'hearts beat faster than mens'.

8351. Fact

The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old.

8352. Fact

The first drug to be sold in the form of a tablet is Aspirin

8353. Animal Facts

Many leeches produce a pain-killer so that you don't notice you have been bitten unless you actually see the leech.

8354. Fact

Grapes are grown around the world more than any other fruit

8355. Fact

There are places in Saskatchewan called Elbow, Eyebrow, and Drinkwater

8356. Fact

Tobacco contains over 50 chemicals that can cause cancer

8357. Fact

Watching television can act as a natural painkiller for children

8358. Fact

The earth's rotation is slowing down at a rate of one second per century. The gravity from the sun and moon are creating tidal friction on the earth that are acting as brakes on planet's spin.

8359. Fact

The dumbest domesticated animal is the turkey.

8360. Fact

On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months

8361. Fact

The sun has an expected lifetime of about 11 billion years.

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