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8394. Fact
People of Ancient China believed that swinging your arms could cure a headache
8395. Fact
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months, and 6 days, you would have produced enough energy to heat a cup of coffee.
8397. Fact
Termites do more damage in the U.S. ever year than all the fires, storms and earthquakes combined. They do an average of $750 million in damage annually
8398. Fact
Howard Taft was the first president to throw out the first pitch at a MLB game.
8399. Fact
If a person has two thirds of their liver removed through trauma or surgery, it will grow back to the original size in four weeks time
8400. Fact
The dromedary camel can drink as much as 100 litres of water in just 10 minutes
8401. Fact
The cross bow was invented by the Chinese and records of its usage goes back to as far as the Three Kingdom Period (220 a.d.-280 a.d.).
8402. Fact
Children are more allergic to cockroaches than they are to cats.
8403. Fact
The average person will spend two weeks over their lifetime waiting for the traffic light to change
8404. Fact
About 200,000,000 M&Ms are sold each day in the United States.
8405. Fact
Only 5 to 10 percent of cheetah cubs make it to adulthood
8407. Fact
An ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
8408. Fact
The Philippines consist of 2,100 islands.
8409. Fact
The characters of Homer, Marge, Lisa, and Maggie were given the same first names as Simpsons creator Matt Groening's real-life father, mother, and two sisters.
8410. Fact
Approximately one out of four injuries by athletes involve the wrist and hand
8412. Fact
Many people find stimulation (kissing, tickling, caressing) of the abdomen pleasurable, especially close to the pubic region.
8413. Fact
From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet.
8414. Fact
The word Nike comes from Greek Mythology. Nike is the goddess of victory and was often depicted as a small winged figure whom the goddess Athene carried
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Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries because Colgate translates as, "Go hang yourself."
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