8429. Fact

The small intestine in the human body is about 2 inches around, and 22 feet long

8430. Fact

Impotence is grounds for divorce in 26 U.S. states

8431. Fact

The world's number one producer and consumer of fresh pork is China.

8432. Fact

Wet sand weighs less than dry sand.

8433. Fact

The Virginia Code (1930) has a statute: To prohibit corrupt practices or bribery by any person other than candidates.

8434. Fact

India has the most post offices in the world

8435. Fact

Sting got his name from a black and yellow striped sweater he would wear a lot.

8436. Fact

The distress code 'Mayday'comes from the French for help me, M'Aide.

8437. Fact

If you had enough water to fill one million goldfish bowls, you could fill an entire stadium.

8438. Animal Facts

A baby robin eats 4 metres (14 feet) of earthworms a day!

8439. Fact

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

8440. Fact

Bats can detect food up to 18 feet away and what type of insect the food may be using their sense of echolocation

8441. Fact

The first telephone call from the White House was from Rutherford Hayes to Alexander Graham Bell

8442. Fact

Taipan snakes have 50 times more toxic than a cobra snake

8443. Fact

The longest acceptance speech in the history of the Oscars was by Greer Garson in 1942. She received an Oscar for Best Actress for the movie Mrs. Miniver, and her speech was five minutes and 30 seconds long

8444. Fact

As of 2006, more than one in eight people in the United States show signs of addiction to the internet.

8445. Fact

Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie

8446. Fact

Spotted skunks do handstands before they spray

8447. Animal Facts

A chameleon's tongue can be twice as long as its body, and must be kept curled to fit inside it.

8448. Fact

The states of Washington and Montana still execute prisoners by hanging.

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