Snapple Real Facts

4/7/2010
Revised. 08.17.2014
07.26.2014
07.11.2010

#27-A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber.
#33-Termites eat through wood 2 times faster when listening to rock music.
#62-The life span of a taste bud is 10 days.
#64-Strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges.
#92-Fish can drown.

#108-Licking a stamp burns 10 calories.
#110-Frogs never drink.
#118-Honeybees are the only insects that create a form of food for humans.
#119-The hummingbird is the only bird is the only bird that can fly backwards.
#121-The only bird that can swim but not fly is the penguin.
#142-Hawaii is the only U.S. state never to report a temperature of zero degrees F or below.
#144-Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast ballots from space.
#146-The smallest county in America is New York County, better known as Manhattan.
#153-The speed limit in NYC was 8 mph in 1895.
#165-Your eye expands up to 45% when looking at something pleasing.
#168-One brow wrinkle is the result of 200,000 frowns.
#190-Thailand means Land of the Free.

#251-There are more French restaurants in New York City than in Paris.

#302-Ketchup was once sold as a medicine.
#329-The worlds first escalator was built in Coney Island, NY, in 1896.
#356-You exhale air at 15 m.p.h.

#673-The average sea turtle cant reproduce until its 25 years old.
#674-The oldest living animal ever found was a 405-year-old clam, named Ming by researchers.
#676-At five feet, the whooping crane is the tallest bird in North America.
#677-A full-grown tree produces enough oxygen to support a family of four.
#678-Unlike a normal housecat, the Siberian tiger loves to swim.
#679-A tigers night vision is six times better than a humans.
#680-More Siberian tigers live in zoos than in the wild.
#681-The jaguar, the largest cat in the Western Hemisphere, once lived all over the southern U.S.
#682-More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state in the United States.
#684-Manhattan Island was once home to as many different species as Yellowstone National
Park.
#685-Dogs can make about ten sounds, cats make about 100.
#687-The average cat can jump five times as high as its tail is long.
#688-Flying fish can leap out of the water at 20 mph or more, and can glide for over 500 feet.
#689-The roadrunner chases after its prey at a blurring speed of up to 25 mph.
#690-A chameleon shoots out its tongue to catch prey at speeds faster than a fighter jet.
#691-The archer fish can spit water up to seven feet to shoot down bugs from overhanging
leaves.
#692-The spotted skunk does a handstand to warn its enemies before spraying its stench.
#694- Spiny lobsters migrate in groups, of 50 or more, forming a conga line on the ocean floor.
#695-The National Park Service manages over 350 parks on 80 million acres of public land.
#696-With an average life expectancy of 81.2 years, the people of Okinawa, Japan live the
longest.
#697-Pilates stretches your muscles improving your posture and helping you appear taller.
#698-Stepping out or a walk every day can actually help you sleep better at night.
#699-After working out, it takes five hours for your body temperature to return to normal.

#700-Turning the faucet off while brushing your teeth can save up to five gallons of water.
#701-It takes more water to fill a bathtub than it does to enjoy an average-length shower.
#703-The average bar of soap lasts twice as long as a bottle of body wash.
#706-Steel is 100% recyclable.
#707-Most rechargeable batteries can be recharged up to 1,000 times.
#709-Hybrid cars produce up to 75% less pollution than other vehicles.
#710-A tankless water heater uses half the energy of a standard model.
#711-To estimate the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, count the number of cricket chirps in 15
seconds then add 37.
#712-100% recyclable, old newspapers are great for washing windows.
#713-An egg that is fresh will sink in water, but a stale one wont.
#714-When thirst, a camel can drink 25 gallons of water in less than three minutes.
#717-The mango is the most-consumed fruit in the world.
#718-On average, a strawberry has 200 seeds on it.
#719-A strawberry is not an actual berry but a banana is.
#722-The peach was the first fruit to be eaten on the moon.
#723-The optimum depth of water in a birdbath is two and a half inches.
#724-A pineapple is neither an apple or a pine. It is, in fact a large berry.
#725-Only female mosquitoes bite.
#726-A polar bear cannot be seen by an infrared camera, due to its transparent fur.
#727-A spiders silk is stronger than steel.
#728-The planet Saturn has a density lower than water. It would float if placed in water.
#730-The fear of vegetables is called Lachanophobia.
#731-There are over 2,000 different species of cactuses.
#732-The chicken is the closest living relative of Tyrannosaurus Rex.
#734-Potatoes have more chromosomes than humans.
#735-A full moon is nine times brighter than a half moon.
#736-More babies are born at night that during the day.
#737-The human brain takes up 2% of human but uses 20% of its energy.
#738-There are more species of fish in the Amazon river than in the Atlantic ocean.
#739-You transfer more germs shaking hands than kissing.
#740-Poison Ivy is not ivy and poison oak is not oak. They are both part of the cashew family.
#741-Plants, like humans, can run a fever if they are sick.
#742-Over half of the worlds geysers are found in Yellowstone National Park.
#743-A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein.
#745-Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always all the same sex.
#746-The only insect that can turn its head is a praying mantis.
#748-A dogs average body temperature is 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
#749-The average housefly lives for one month.
#751-Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down.
#752-A group of twelve or more cows is called a flick.
#753-A group of goats is called a trip.
#754-An alligator can go through 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
#755-There are more chickens than people in the world.
#756-Penguins can jump 6 feet.
#757-There are approximately 7,000 feathers on an eagle.
#758-The only lizard that has a voice is the gecko.
#759-A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair.
#761-Owls are one of the only birds that can see the color blue.
#762-A duck has three eyelids.
#763-Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
#765-A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
#766-The hippopotamus has the capability to remain underwater for as long as five minutes.
#767-Honeybees have hair on their eyes.
#768-Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale.
#769-If a sheep and a goat mate the offspring is called a geep.
#770-Pistol shrimp can make a noise loud enough to break glass.
#771-Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens.
#772-Male moose shed their antlers every winter and grow a new pair the next year.
#773-Mountain goats arent goats. They are antelopes.
#777-Cats have 2 sets of vocal cords: one for purring and one for meowing.
#778-Some bears build nests in trees for sunbathing and resting.
#779-A group of jellyfish is called a snack.
#780-The indentation in the middle of the area between the nose and the upper lip is called the
philtrum.
#781-Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
#782-The human jaw can generate a force up to 200 pounds on the molars.
#783-Men get hiccups more than women.
#785-The fastest growing nail is the middle finger.
#786-The brain operates on the same amount of power as a 10-watt light bulb.
#791-The average person takes 23,000 breaths a day.
#792-The state of Florida is bigger than England.
#793-Broadway is one of the longest streets in the world. It is 150 miles long.
#795-Hawaii is moving toward Japan at the rate of almost 4 inches per year.
#797-In Youngstown, Ohio, it is against the law to run out of gas.
#798-Tennessee was previously named Franklin after Benjamin Franklin.
#799-The official color of Californias Golden Gate Bridge is international Orange.

#800-Most lipstick contains fish scales.
#801-It is not possible to tickle yourself.
#802-Every state except Maine, Alaska, and Hawaii is home to at least one species of venomous
snake.
#803-Antarctica is the only continent with no owls.
#805-India has a Bill of Rights for cows.
#806-In Albania, nodding your head means no and shaking your head means yes.
#807-Shakespeare invented the words assassination and bump.
#810-Australla is the only continent without an active volcano.
#811-The dots on a domino are called pips.
#812-111,111,111x111,111,111=12,345,678,987,654,321
#813-The number sign # is called an octothorpe.
#814-Tug-of-war was an olymic sport in the early 1900s.
#815-The name of the city we call Bangkok is 115 letters long in the Thai language.
#817-Karate originated in India.
#818-The infinity sign is called a lemniscates.
#819-Children grow faster during springtime.
#821-It takes an interaction of 72 muscles to produce human speech.
#822-The only joint less bone in your body is your throat.
#823-Sailors once thought wearing gold earrings improved eyesight.
#824-On average a man spends about five months of his life shaving.
#825-Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
#826-In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.
#827-Your skull is made up of 29 different bones.
#828-Every hour more than one billion cells in the body must be replaced.
#829-Womens hearts beat faster than mens hearts.
#830-The average human dream lasts only 2 to 3 seconds.
#831-Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a
day.
#832-Brain waves can power an electric train.
#833-Children have more taste buds than adults.
#834-Right-handed people tend to chew food on the right side and lefties chew on the left.
#835-You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
#836-Pomology is the study of fruit.
#837-The most widely-eaten fruit in America is the banana.
#839-A cucumber consists of 96% water.
#840-The only food that does not spoil is honey.
#841-The most popular ice cream flavor is vanilla.
#842-Vanilla is used to make chocolate.
#844-One lump of sugar is equivalent to three feet of sugar cane.
#845-A lemon contains more sugar than a strawberry.
#846-An average of three billion cups of tea are consumed daily, worldwide.
#848-Wild camels once roamed Arizonas deserts.
#849-New York was the first state to require cars to have license plates.
#850-Hawaii is further south than Florida.
#851-Miami installed the first ATM for rollerbladers.
#852-Clearwater, Florida has the highest rate of lightning strikes per capita in the U.S.
#853-Hawaii has its own time zone.
#854-Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee.
#855-Oregon has more ghost towns than any other U.S. state.
#856-The world largest silver nugget (1840 lbs.) was found in 1894 near Aspen, CO.
#858-New Jersey is home to the worlds first drive in movie theater.
#859-George Washington took the oath of office in New York City in 1789.
#860-Cleveland, OH is home to the first electric traffic lights.
#861-The jaguar, the largest cat in the Western Hemisphere, once lived all over the southern U.S.
#862-The typewriter was invented in Milwaukee, WI in 1867.
#863-The term rookies comes from a Civil War term, reckie, which was short for recruit.
#864-Taft was the heaviest U.S. President at 329lbs; Madison was the smallest at 100lbs.
#865-Harry Truman was the last U.S. President to not have a college degree.
#866-Abraham Lincoln was the tallest U.S. President at 64. James Madison was the shortest at
54.
#867-Franklin Roosevelt was related to 5 U.S. Presidents by blood and 6 by marriage.
#868-Thomas Jefferson invented the coat hanger.
#869-Theodore Roosevelt had a pet bear while in office.
#870-President Warren G. Harding once lost White House china in a poker game.
#872-President William Taft weighed over 300 lbs and once got stuck in the White House
bathtub.
#874-Harry S Trumans middle name is S.
#875-Before Thomas Jefferson took office people bowed to the president, rather than shaking his
hand.
#877-People dont sneeze when they are asleep because the nerves involved in the sneeze reflex
are also resting.
#878-Only male fireflies can fly.
#879-Most Koala bears sleep about 22 hours a day.
#881-A baby caribou can outrun it mother at 3 days old.
#882-In 1859, 24 rabbits were released in Australia, within 6 years, the population grew to 2
million.
#883-Butterflies taste with their hind feet.
#886-The bumblebee bat is the smallest mammal on Earth. It weighs less than a penny.
#887-The Valley of Square Trees in Panama is the only known place in the world where trees
have rectangular trunks.
#888-In some cultures telling of Snow White, the Dwarfs are thieves.
#889-The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
#890-The number 1 or word One appears on the dollar bill 16 times.
#892-The can opener was invented 48 years after the can.
#893-Jack-O-Lanterns were originally made out of turnips.
#894-Jousting is the official sport of Maryland.
#895-If you shake a can of mixed nuts, the larger nuts will rise to the top.
#896-2
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street is the most common street name in the United States; First is the 6
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most
common.
#897-The Mayflower only held 102 people.
#898-The ridges on the sides of coins are called reeding or milling.
#899-The plastic things on the ends of shoelaces are called aglets.

#901-The quartz crystal in your wristwatch vibrates 32,768 times a second.
#902-Barbies full name is Barbara Millcent Roberts.
#903-The first TV toy commercial aired in 1946 for Mr. Potato Head.
#906-Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
#908-In Athens, Greece, a drives license can be taken away by law if the driver is deemed either
unbathed or poorly dressed.
#909-In Texas, it is illegal to graffiti someones cow.
#910-Less than 2% of the water on Earth is fresh.
#911-A cubic mile of fog is made up of less than a gallon of water.
#912-Meterologists claim theyre right 85% of the time.
#913-The Saturn V moon rocket consumed 15 tons of fuel per second.
#914-A manned rocket can reach the moon in less time than it took a stagecoach to travel the
length of England.
#915-At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a riffle bullet.
#916-The scientific term for a sneezing is sternutation.
#917-The average lead pencil can draw a line 35miles long or write roughly 50,000 English
words.
#918-The first lollipop was invented in Connecticut.
#919-The lollipop was named after one of the most famous racehorses in the early 1900s, Lolly
Pop.
#920-Buzz Aldrin was one of the first men on the moon. His mothers maiden name was also
moon.
#921-If you had 1 billion dollars and spent 1 thousand dollars a day, it would take you 2,749
years to spend it all.
#922-Maine is the only state with a one-syllable name.
#923-In Germany, the shhh sound means hurry up.
#925-The White House was originally called the Presidents Palace. It became the White House
in 1901.
#926-George Washington was the only unanimously elected President.
#927-John Adams was the only President to be defeated by his Vice President, Thomas
Jefferson.
#932-Horses cant vomit.
#956-At the deepest point in the ocean, the water pressure is equivalent to having about 50
jumbo jets piled on top of you.
#958-The state of Alabama once financed the construction of a bridge by holding a rooster
auction.
#967-There are ten times more microbial cells than human cells in our bodies.
#977-The tradition of baseball managers wearing player uniforms started because the first
managers were also players.
#978-George Washington feared being buried alive.
#979-A dimpled golf ball produces less drag and flies further than a smooth golf ball would fly.