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FACT: A penguin swims at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour.
FACT: A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
FACT: A person that is struck by lightning has a greater chance of developing motor neurone disease.
FACT: A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day.
FACT: A person who is a specialist in wine making is called an oenologist.
FACT: A person who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day will on average lose two teeth every ten years.
FACT: A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement.
FACT: A person would have to drink more than 12 cups of hot cocoa to equal the amount of caffeine found in one cup of coffee.
FACT: A piece of French toast that was partially eaten by Justin Timberlake sold on eBay.
FACT: A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
FACT: A rabbit is not able to vomit.
FACT: A rainbow can occur only when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon.
FACT: A regulation baseball has exactly 108 stitches.
FACT: A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair.
FACT: A ripe cranberry will bounce. Another name for a cranberry is bounceberry.
FACT: A rocket-like device can be traced back to Ancient Greece when a flying steam-powered pigeon was built out of wood.
FACT: A rose imprint that was fossilized in a slate was discovered in Florisant, Colorado, which is said to be thirty-five million years old.
FACT: A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax.
FACT: A salmon with two mouths, two sets of teeth and two tongues was caught by Bob Bateman of Canada.
FACT: A scorpion can have up to 12 eyes.
FACT: A seagull can drink salt water because it has special glands that filter out the salt.
FACT: A seven year old boy was the first person to survive the Horeshoe Falls (Niagara Falls) in just a life jacket.
FACT: A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
FACT: A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon.
FACT: A sheep, a duck, and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon.
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