9889. Fact

Sharks have survived on earth for about 400 million years

9890. Fact

Mount Everest moves approximately 2.4 inches (10 cm) in a Northeasterly direction every year.

9891. Fact

The state sport of Maryland is Jousting.

9892. Fact

The Europeans first added chocolate to their coffee in the 1600's.

9893. Fact

The Montreal Canadians of the mid-1950s are the only team to win five straight Stanley Cup championships.

9894. Fact

There are 318,979,564,000 possible ways to play the first four moves per side in a game of chess.

9895. Fact

The highest recorded speed of a sneeze is 165 km per hour

9896. Fact

The Oblivion ride at Alton Towers has a G-force of 5. Thats higher than the G-force of an average NASA take-off!

9897. Fact

There are more chickens in the world than people.

9898. Fact

Crayola Crayons currently has over 120 different crayon colours

9899. Fact

Cat scratch disease, a benign but sometimes painful disease of short duration, is caused by a bacillus. Despite its name, the disease can be transmitted by many kinds of scratches besides those of cats.

9900. Fact

A snail can crawl across a razor blade without getting injured. This is possible because they excrete a slime that protects them

9901. Fact

People photocopying their buttocks are the cause of 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide.

9902. Fact

The titan arum flower is the largest flower in the world and gives off a horrible odor that smells like rotting flesh when it blooms

9903. Fact

Males can be aroused by light stroking and touching of the perineum (the area between the scrotum and the anus).

9904. Fact

The life expectancy of a $100 bill is nine years

9905. Fact

Roman emperors ate flamingo tongues which were considered a delicacy. Also parrotfish livers, and pheasant brains were feasted on

9906. Fact

Women wear engagement and wedding rings on the third finger of the left hand because an ancient belief held that a delicate nerve runs directly from that finger to the heart.

9907. Fact

The dot above an 'i' is called the tittle.

9908. Fact

At - 40 degrees Centigrade a person loses about 14.4 calories per hour by breathing.

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