9794. Fact

The longest word in the english language is pneaumonaultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis...It's a lung disease contracted from breathing in too much volcanic dust settlement.

9795. Fact

Isaac Newton, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Annie Lennox were all born on Christmas.

9796. Fact

Approximately 1 billion stamps are produced in Australia annually

9797. Fact

The crow is the smartest of all birds.

9798. Fact

When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not playing. Theyactually pass out from sheer terror.

9799. Fact

A mole can dig a tunnel three hundred feet long in a single night

9800. Fact

The name Uncle Sam for the U.S. came from a person known as Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, NY, who supplied food for the U.S. army in the war of 1812.

9801. Fact

More than 90% of shark attack victims survive

9802. Fact

Charlie Chaplin once lost a contest for a Charlie Chaplin look a like

9803. Fact

ABBA got their name by taking the first letter from each of their names (Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, Anni-frid.)

9804. Fact

McDonald's salads contain up to 60% more fat than their burgers.

9805. Fact

Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals

9806. Fact

In ohio it is illegal to ride on the roof of a taxi cab.

9807. Fact

The United States minted a 1787 copper coin with the motto 'Mind Your Business.'

9808. Fact

Developed in Egypt about 5,000 years ago, the greyhound breed was known before the ninth century in England, where it was bred by aristocrats to hunt such small game as hares.

9809. Fact

A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine

9810. Fact

If a raisin is dropped into a glass of champagne it will bounce up and down in the glass

9811. Fact

Two objects have struck the earth with enough force to destroy a whole city. Each object, one in 1908 and again in 1947, struck regions of Siberia. Not one human being was hurt either time.

9812. Fact

There is enough water in American swimming pools to cover the whole city of San Francisco seven feet deep

9813. Fact

Thirty percent of all bingo players are under the age of 35

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