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9532. Fact

The USS Abraham Lincoln has five gymnasiums on the ship and a basketball league with 22 teams

9533. Fact

Fourteen people die each day from asthma in the United States

9534. Fact

Olympic badminton rules say that the bird has to have exactly fourteen feathers.

9535. Fact

Cinderella is known as Rashin Coatie in Scotland, Zezolla in Italy, and Yeh-hsien in China

9536. Fact

The male gypsy moth can smell the virgin female gypsy moth from 1.8 miles away.

9537. Fact

Happy Birthday (the song) is copyrighted.

9538. Fact

Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick. As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including cancer.

9539. Fact

The average price for a major league baseball game in 2004 is $19.82

9540. Fact

In the United States, poisoning is the fourth leading cause of death among children.

9541. Fact

Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.

9542. Fact

There is actually no danger in swimming right after you eat, though it may feel uncomfortable.

9543. Also known as

Original name : adam smith
Also known as : father of economics

9544. Fact

Men generally prefer that their semen be swallowed rather than spit out because it provides a feeling of acceptance.

9545. Fact

The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.M.O.M.). It is located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a population of 80, 20 less people than the Vatican. It is a sovereign entity under international law, just as the Vatican is

9546. Fact

The hormone replacement drug Premarin is made from the urine of pregnant horses

9547. Fact

Wherever a person is standing in the state of Michigan in the United States, they are within 85 miles of one of the Great Lakes

9548. Fact

The 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles was the first time the three-level winner's stand was used for the medal ceremony.

9549. Fact

Baseball was the first sport to be pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated

9550. Fact

Bunny rabbits poop almost every time they hop around in a newly-explored area.

9551. Fact

An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long.