#401 The coldest city in the U.S. is International Falls, Minnesota.
#402 Christopher Columbus brought the first lemon seeds to America.
#403 The largest hailstone ever recorded in the U.S. was 17.5 inches around.
#404 The Statue of Liberty's nose is four feet six inches long.
#405 The East Antarctica Ice Sheet is as thick as the Alps Mountains are high.
#406 The deepest place in the ocean is about 7 miles deep.
#407 The largest dog litter was 23 puppies.
#408 Panda bears eat up to 16 hours a day.
#409 Approximately 16'500 people in the U.S. go by the last name Lemon.
#410 Bald eagles can swim using a stroke similar to the butterfly stroke.
#411 Lifejackets used to be filled with sunflower seeds for flotation.
#412 Two trees can create enough oxygen for a family of four.
#413 The T-rex's closest living relative is the chicken.
#414 Chameleons can move both their eyes in different directions at the same time.
#415 The most popular pet name in the United States is 'Max'.
#416 Many butterflies and moths are able to taste with their feet.
#417 All polar bears are left-handed.
#418 The smallest mammal in the world is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny.
#419 A jiffy is an actual time measurement equaling 1/100th of a second.
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#421 Greyhounds can reach speeds of 45 miles per hour.
#422 Apples, peaches and raspberries are all members or the rose family.
#423 U.S. paper currency isn't made of paper - it's actually a blend of cotton and linen.
#424 The 'ZIP' in zip code stands for Zone Improvement Plan.
#425 Kangaroos can't walk backwards.
#426 The Empire State Building has 73 elevators.
#427 Lemons ripen after you pick them, but oranges do not.
#428 There are 118 ridges on the edge of the United States dime.
#429 There are 336 dimples on a regulation American golf ball.
#430 One acre of peanuts will make 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches.
#431 A twit is the technical term for a pregnant goldfish.
#432 Antarctica holds 90% of the world's fresh water.
#433 The state of Tennessee was originally called Franklin.
#434 In the U.S. a pig has to weigh more than 180 lbs to be called a hog.
#435 Bloodhounds can track a man by smell for up to 100 miles.
#436 Beavers have orange teeth.
#437 The woodpecker can hammer wood up to 16 times per second.
#438 Mount Everest rises a few millimeters every year.
#439 Snails can sleep for up to three years.
#440 The pupils in goats' eyes are rectangular.
#441 Jousting is the official sport in the state of Maryland.
#442 "Bees' wings beat 11,400 times per minute".
#443 The pound sign, or #, is called an 'octothorp'.
#444 The Statue of Liberty wears a size 879 sandal.
#445 If there are two full moons in a month, the second one is called a "blue" moon.
#446 You breathe in about 13 pints of air every minute.
#447 A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds.
#448 The sun evaporates about a trillion tons of water a day.
#449 Sound travels quicker in water than in air.
#450 A group of cats is called a 'clowder'.
#451 Human eyes have over two million working parts.
#452 There are approximately 9'000 taste buds on your tongue.
#453 Raindrops can fall as fast as 20 miles per hour.
#454 Polar bear fur is transparent, not white.
#455 Lobsters can live up to 50 years.
#456 About 85% of the world's population is right-handed.
#457 The first traffic light was in use in London in 1868, before the advent of cars.
#458 Fresh cranberries can be bounced like a rubber ball.
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#460 Astronauts actually get taller when in space.
#461 A fifteen-year-old boy invented earmuffs in 1873.
#462 The King Ranch in Kingsville Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island, and over 23 countries.
#463 The dot over the 'i' is called a 'tittle'.
#464 Cows do not have upper front teeth.
#465 The great white shark can go up to three months between meals.
#466 During the Boston Tea Party, 342 chests of tea were thrown into the harbor.
#467 Pluto takes 248 years to orbit the sun once.
#468 k is k
#469 454 U.S. dollar bills weight exactly one pound.
#470 Dairy cows drink up to 50 gallons of water per day.
#471 The most common name for a pet goldfish is 'Jaws'.
#472 A nautical mile is 800 feet longer than a land mile.
#473 Antarctica has as much ice as the Atlantic Ocean has water.
#474 To temporarily revive your ballpoint pen, dip the tip into hot water for a few seconds.
#475 Wrapping rubber bands around the ends of hangers can prevent clothes from slipping off.
#476 Replacing your car's air filter can improve gas mileage by 10 percent.
#477 A chalkboard eraser is one of the best ways to wipe a foggy windshield.
#478 Candles will burn longer and drip less if they are placed in the freezer a few hours before using.
#479 Knots come out easier if you sprinkle talcum powder on them.
#480 You can tell which day a loaf of bread was baked by the color of its plastic twist tag.
#481 Over 50 percent of your body heat is lost through your neck and head.
#482 Dieting by not eating will actually make your body start conserving calories as fat.
#483 every two thousand frowns creates one wrinkle.
#484 Rinsing bacon under cold water before frying can reduce the amount it shrinks by almost 50%.
#485 Refrigerating apple can help them last up to 10 times longer than those left at room temperature
#486 While chopping onions, hold a piece of bread between your lips to keep your eyes from watering.
#487 Place an apple in the bag with your potatoes to keep them from budding.
#488 Place a slice of bread in the storage container to keep cookies soft when storing.
#489 To keep an ice cream cone from dripping, stuff a miniature marshmallow into the bottom of the cone.
#490 To take lumps out of a bag of sugar, place it in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
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#492 To remove crayon marks from walls, use a hairdryer to heat the wax.
#493 To make a zipper slide up and down more smoothly, rub a bar of soap over the teeth.
#494 Wipe the leaves of your plants with the soft inside of a banana skin to bring up the shine and remove dust.
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#496 To clean paint off your hands, use olive oil - it softens the paint and makes it easy to remove.
#497 To fix a button about to fall off, dab a little clear nail polish over the threads holding it on.
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