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9067. Fact
There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.
9068. Fact
Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to aid in digestion, however, it is not known
9069. Fact
Cheese closes the stomach and should always be served at the end of a meal.
9070. Fact
Lizards can self-amputate their tails for protection. It grows back after a few months.
9071. Fact
Venus is the only planet in the solar system to spin backwards.
9072. Fact
The world s youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
9073. Fact
The first president to ride in an airplane was Franklin Roosevelt
9074. Fact
The average mature oak tree sheds approximately 700,000 leaves in the fall.
9075. Fact
A woman's natural lubrication cannot be turned on like a tap; she needs desire, stimulation and a little time.
9076. Fact
The Sears Tower consists of nine framed tubes, which connects nine skyscrapers as one building
9077. Fact
The word 'news' did not come about because it was the plural of 'new.' It came from the first letters of the words North, East, West and South. This was because information was being gathered from all different directions.
9078. Fact
Semen is usually white or grey, but can occasionally appear yellowish.
9079. Fact
The Oscar award got its name from an actress who mentioned it looks like her uncle Oscar.
9080. Fact
The Oprah Winfrey Show started out as a local morning talk show called A.M. Chicago. The name was changed in September 1985 after Winfrey beat Donahue in the Chicago ratings. The show was expanded from a half an hour to an hour and went nationwide a year later.
9082. Fact
In proportion, if Jupiter were a basketball, then the sun would be the size of the Louisiana Super Dome
9083. Fact
David McConnell started the California Perfume Company (CPC) in 1886. Today the company is known as Avon, which he named after his favorite playwright William Shakespeare, and Stratford on Avon
9084. Fact
At one time the group Grateful Dead were called The Warlocks.
9085. Fact
People drank gold powder mixed in with water in medieval Europe to relieve pain from sore limbs
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The thing that hangs from the top of the beak of a turkey is called the snood
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