8480. Fact

In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.

8481. Fact

Every year approximately 3,000 people choke to death

8482. Fact

The General Lee cars used in the popular show The Dukes of Hazards were 1969 Dodge Chargers

8483. Fact

Sugar Bear (the mascot for Golden Crisps cereal) was born in 1963

8484. Fact

In Britain, failed suicides were hanged in the 19th century.

8485. Fact

The world's first speed limit regulation was in England in 1903. It was 20 mph.

8486. Fact

Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.

8487. Animal Facts

When a toad is sick, it vomits up its own stomach, which hangs out of its mouth for a short time before it swallows it back down.

8488. Fact

The five most frequently used letters in the English alphabet are, in order, E T A I S.

8489. Fact

Armadillos can be house broken.

8490. Fact

New York City has 570 miles of shoreline.

8491. Fact

Roughly 44% of junk mail is thrown away unopened

8492. Fact

In humans, the epidermal layer of skin, which consists of many layers of skin regenerates every 27 days

8493. Fact

Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.

8494. Fact

The Beatles were depicted in wax at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in London, in 1964, the first pop album stars to be honored.

8495. Fact

The New Zealand Kiwi bird cannot fly

8496. Fact

Parrots cannot eat chocolate because it is poisonous to their body

8497. Fact

Over 1,600 people in North America have been victims of trunk entrapment (being locked inside of a car trunk)

8498. Fact

Bulls are colorblind, it is the motion of the cape which angers them.

8499. Fact

Putty is a cement compound of fine powdered chalk or oxide of lead mixed with linseed oil.

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