8606. Fact

Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of linen.

8607. Fact

The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. The bird is 2.24 inches long

8608. Fact

In 2004, The Japanese Ice Cream Association promoted raw horse flesh ice cream in hopes that it would boost the popularity of ice cream.

8609. Fact

Annually, fires that occur at home kill more Americans than all natural disasters combined

8610. Fact

Average lifespan of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

8611. Fact

The country of Tonga once issued a stamp shaped like a banana.

8612. Fact

When Black Jack Ketchum was hung back in 1901 in Clayton New Mexico, the noose actually ended up taking his head off. The head had to be sewn back on so Black Jack could be buried properly

8613. Fact

In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's.

8614. Fact

The Snickers chocolate bar was invented in 1930

8615. Fact

The word pure appears on the scroll held by the Quaker pictured on the packages of Quaker Oats cereal.

8616. Fact

You have no sense of smell when you're sleeping.

8617. Animal Facts

A leech will suck blood until it is ten times its original size and can't hold any more. Once it's full, it drops off its victim.

8618. Fact

An artist from Chicago named Dwight Kalb created a statue of Madonna made out of 180 pounds of ham

8619. Fact

The first personal computer was called the Altair and was made by a company called MITS in 1974. It came in a kit and had to be assembled.

8620. Fact

The month of December is the most popular month for weddings in the Philippines

8621. Fact

Ten tons of space dust falls on the Earth every day.

8622. Fact

There are 315 species of parrot in the world

8623. Fact

Singer Paula Abdul used to be a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers

8624. Fact

The telescope on Mount Palomar, California, can see a distance of 7,038,835,200,000,000,000,000 miles.

8625. Fact

Stewardesses is one of the longest words typed with only the left hand

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