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.

10004. Fact

More than 90% of plane crashes have survivors.

10005. Fact

A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945

10006. Fact

An average city dog lives approximately three years longer than an average country dog

10007. Fact

EPCOT stands for Experimental Prototype City Of Tomorrow.

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