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.

8362. Fact

Prosopagnosia refers to the inability to identify people by their faces. In severe cased prosopagnosia a person may not be able to identify themselves in a mirror

8363. Fact

The shore of the Dead Sea in Israel-Jordan is 1312 feet (400 meter) below sea level.

8364. Fact

A headache and inflammatory pain can be reduced by eating 20 tart cherries

8365. Fact

Sandra Bullock is allergic to horses.

8366. Fact

Light travels at the rate of 186,200 miles a second.

8367. Animal Facts

Some leeches have three mouths, with up to a hundred teeth.

8368. Fact

The faster a kangaroo hops, the less energy it burns.

8369. Fact

The average stay for a prisoner on Alcatraz, when it was used as a prison, was five years

8370. Fact

In 1938, Cliquot Club ginger ale was the first soft drink to be canned

8371. Fact

In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an 'Honorary Harlem Globetrotter.'"

8372. Fact

An average human drinks about 16, 000 gallons of water in a lifetime.

8373. Fact

Men can read smaller print than women.

8374. Fact

The number one cause of blindness in adults in the United States is diabetes

8375. Fact

In just one drop of liquid, 50 million bacteria can be present

8376. Fact

The largest baseball card collection, 200,000 cards, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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