9385. Fact

The first fruit eaten on the moon was a peach

9386. Fact

Most landfilled trash retains its original weight, volume, and form for 40 years.

9387. Fact

In the spring of 1975, a baby in Detroit fell 14 stories and landed on Joseph Figlock, who was walking below. A few years later it happened again. Figlock and both babies survived

9388. Fact

The Nike swoosh was invented by Caroline Davidson back in 1971. She received $35 for making the swoosh. The first shoe with the swoosh was introduced in 1972

9389. Fact

Following directions off the Internet and chemicals obtained from a mail order company, a team of U.S. scientists created an identical copy of the polio virus.

9390. Fact

The movie that grossed the most money that was adapted from a T.V. cartoon is Scooby-Doo

9391. Fact

The New York Yankees have won the most champoinships (26 times) in their respected sport (MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL) for any professional sports team.

9392. Fact

The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight, and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated

9393. Fact

In 1888, an Egyptian peasant discovered an estimated three hundred thousand mummified cats in Beni Hassan, Egypt. Of the cats that were not stolen once, the find was made public, the remaining mummified cats were shipped to Great Britain to be used as agricultural fertilizer

9394. Fact

There are more Barbie dolls in Italy than there are Canadians in Canada

9395. Fact

The first man-made object to circle the earth was Sputnik I, launched in 1957.

9396. Fact

When the volcano Krakatoa off the Java islands exploded in 1883, it was so loud that it woke some people up in South Australia

9397. Fact

The four highest grossing movies of the 1940s were all animated motion pictures by Disney (Bambi, Pinnochio, Fantasia, and Cinderella).

9398. Fact

On average, 150 couples get married in Las Vegas each day

9399. Fact

The expression Tying the Knot comes from an old Roman custom where the brides clothes were tied up all in knots and the groom was supposed to untie the knots

9400. Fact

The spider used in the 2002 movie Spider-Man was a Steatoda spider, not a black widow. The spider was given anaesthesia, and was then painted blue and red

9401. Fact

The second best selling game of all time is Jenga. Jenga is a Swahili word, meaning to build.

9402. Fact

The cheetah is the only cat in the world that can't retract its claws.

9403. Fact

The coldest capital city in the world is Ulaan Bator, Mongolia.

9404. Fact

A crocodile can run up to a speed of 11 miles per hour

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