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9985. Fact
About 25 percent of all the energy consumed in the US is from natural gas
9986. Fact
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times.
9987. Fact
Gibraltar is the only place in Europe were you can find wild monkeys.
9988. Fact
Telephonophobia is the fear of telephones
9989. Fact
The Spring peeper (a frog) can survive the winter season with 65% of its body water as ice
9990. Fact
The lowest point that a person can reach on Earth, outside of riding a submarine or going down a mine shaft, is where the Jordan River enters the Dead Sea. It's 1,290 feet below sea level.
9991. Fact
¥ In the southern hemisphere, water always swirl anti-clockwise down into a pipe.
9992. Fact
During the time of Peter the Great, any Russian man who had a beard was required to pay a special tax.
9993. Fact
New Orleans' first Mardi Gras celebration was held in February, 1826.
9994. Fact
Milk as an additive to coffee became popular in the 1680's, when a French physician recommended that cafe au lait be used for medicinal purposes.
9995. Fact
The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 ft.
9996. Fact
Wheel of Fortune star Vanna White holds the record for putting her hands together approximately 140,000 times to clap
9997. Fact
Every 238 years, the orbits of Neptune and Pluto change making Neptune at times the farthest planet from the sun
9998. Fact
A group of whales is called a pod or gam
9999. Fact
Between 1997-2002, there was an increase of 228% in cosmetic procedures in the United States
10000. Fact
There are no blossoms on the branches of a fig tree, instead it is inside the fruit
10001. Fact
The revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined
10002. Fact
To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours.
10003. Fact
The first letter Vanna White ever turned on the game show Wheel of Fortune was the letter T.
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