8655. Fact

Pollsters say that 40 percent of dog and cat owners carry pictures of the pets in their wallets

8656. Animal Facts

A scorpion can go for a whole year without eating.

8657. Animal Facts

As cockroaches grow, they develop a new skin inside their old one, eventually splitting the old one.This new skin is white until it hardens in the air and becomes dark.

8658. Fact

The largest diamond that was ever found was 3106 carats.

8659. Fact

A Canadian Tour company offers a two-day course in igloo building

8660. Fact

Earthworms have five hearts

8661. Fact

In 1967, the first successful heart transplant was performed in Cape Town, South Africa

8662. Fact

People with blue eyes are better able to see in the dark.

8663. Fact

The skipper's real name on Gilligan's Island is Jonas Grumby. It was mentioned once in the first episode on their radio's newscast about the wreck.

8664. Fact

Tortoises drink water through their noses.

8665. Fact

In New Mexico, over eleven thousand people have visited a tortilla chip that appeared to have the face of Jesus Christ burned into it

8666. Fact

The Bible was written by about 40 men over a period of about 1600 years dating from 1500 BC to about 100 years after Christ.

8667. Fact

Carolyn Shoemaker, famous astronomer, has discovered 32 comets and approximately 300 asteroids

8668. Fact

In a survey conducted in 2000 by Kimberly-Clark, it was found that men prefer to fold their toilet paper, and women like to wad it

8669. Animal Facts

The glass frog has a transparent body – its blood vessels, stomach and beating heart are all visible.

8670. Fact

US gold coins used to say In Gold We Trust.

8671. Fact

People drank gold powder mixed in with water in medieval Europe to relieve pain from sore limbs.

8672. Fact

A female swine or sow will always have an even number of teats or nipples.

8673. Fact

In a year, about 90 million jars of Skippy Peanut Butter are sold. This works out to three jars sold every second

8674. Fact

There are more than 100 million dogs and cats in the United States. Americans spend more than 5.4 billion dollars on their pets each year.

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