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9813. Fact
Thirty percent of all bingo players are under the age of 35
9814. Fact
Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimeter in one year
9815. Fact
At least 7% of all health care costs in the United States are attributed to smoking
9816. Fact
Hippos drink as much as 250 litres of water in any given 24 hour period
9817. Fact
No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 8 times.
9818. Fact
When you die your hair still grows for a couple of months.
9819. Fact
The oldest man-made building of any kind still existing is the central edifice of the 4,600-year-old mastaba (a tomb for kings) built at Sakkara, Egypt. It was created to honor King Zoser, the first ruler of the Third Dynasty.
9820. Fact
Killer whales (Orcas) kill sharks by torpedoeing up into the shark's stomach from underneath causing the shark to explode.
9821. Fact
Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
9822. Fact
In the Victoria era, red tulips were a declaration of love
9824. Fact
Nobody knows who built the Taj Mahal. The names of the architects, masons, and designers that have come down to us have all proved to be latter-day inventions, and there is no evidence to indicate who the real creators were.
9826. Fact
Americans eat approximately 20 pounds of pasta per person each year
9827. Fact
The oldest goldfish lived for 14,795 days.
9828. Fact
Italians in Italy consume a million and a half tons of spaghetti every year.
9829. Fact
There are about 125 million multiples (twins, triplets, etc.) worldwide
9830. Fact
Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning
9832. Fact
Half of a cup of figs will give you just as much calcium as half a cup of milk
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99% of the pumpkins sold in the US end up as jack-o-lanterns.
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