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

9405. Fact

TYPEWRITER, is one of the longest words that can be made using the letters only one row of the keyboard

9406. Fact

There are more plastic lawn flamingos in the US than real ones.

9407. Fact

Rembrandt died broke. A friend had to come up with the $5.20 it cost to bury the great master.

9408. Fact

In 1983, a Japanese artist, Tadahiko Ogawa, made a copy of the Mona Lisa completely out of ordinary toast

9409. Fact

Ted Turner owns about 2% of New Mexico.

9410. Fact

Every photograph of the first American atomic bomb detonation was taken by Harold Edgerton

9411. Fact

There are an estimated 2,500 collisions between birds and planes each year in the US

9412. Fact

One Neptune year lasts 165 Earth years

9413. Fact

Of all the countries, Brazil has the most plant species, with over 56,000

9414. Fact

You speak about 4,800 words per day.

9415. Fact

An elephant's tooth can weigh as much as 12 pounds.

9416. Fact

There are more kinds of bacteria in your mouth then there are people in the world.

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