10218. Fact

Isaac Newton used to be a member of parliament

10219. Fact

The most popular grown bulbs are tulips

10220. Fact

Teh means cool in Thai. (Pronounced tay).

10221. Fact

Throughout the South, peanuts were known as Monkey Nuts, and Goober peas, before the civil war

10222. Fact

Cleans baked-on food from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in the pan, fill with water, let sit overnight and sponge clean. The anti-static agents apparently weaken the bond between the food and the pan while the fabric softening agents soften the baked-on food.

10223. Fact

Babies that are exposed to cats and dogs in their first year of life have a lower chance of developing allergies when they grow older

10224. Fact

Everyday, more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury

10225. Fact

Most people who read the word 'yawning'will yawn.

10226. Fact

A lion feeds once every three to four days

10227. Fact

Jack is the most common name in nursery rhymes.

10228. Fact

The loudest insect in the world is the male cicadas, which are like crickets. When they rub their abdomens, the sound made can be heard from 1300 feet

10229. Fact

Mexican jumping beans jump because of moth larvae inside the bean

10230. Fact

The heaviest United States President was William Howard Taft who weighed 332 pounds

10231. Fact

The greatest snowfall ever in a single storm was 189 inches at the Mount Shasta Ski Bowl in February, 1959.

10232. Fact

Jackrabbits can reach a speed of fifty miles per hour and can leap as far as twenty feet

10233. Fact

The largest diamond found in the United States was a 40.23 carat white diamond. It was found in 1924 and nicknamed the Uncle Sam.

10234. Fact

The first hot air balloon flight traveled for 5.5 miles over Paris and lasted for 23 minutes

10235. Alloy

Alloy : magnelium
Composition : mg (5%), al (95%)
Use : for making aircraft frame.

10236. Fact

On February 7, 1969 a meteorite weighing over 1 ton fell in Chihuahua, Mexico.

10237. Fact

Over 96% of American households purchase bananas at least once each month.

10238. Fact

Spotted skunks do handstands before they spray.

10239. Fact

Every person has a unique tongue print

10240. Fact

Tropical rainforests cover about 7% of the Earth and receive over 80 inches of rain every year

10241. Fact

Walt Disney provided the voice of Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie.

10242. Fact

Three consecutive strikes in bowling is called a turkey

10243. Fact

The longest town name in the world has 167 letters

10244. Fact

Worldwide only 30% of males aged 15 and up are circumcised.

10245. Fact

In 1991, during an attempted political coup on Russian President Boris Yelstin, food supplies had dwindled down at the parliament buildings so they ordered Pizza Hut to deliver pizzas

10246. Fact

On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

10247. Fact

The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint; no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.

10248. Fact

In 1992, approximately 750 deaths occurred in the United States due to workplace violence

10249. Alloy

Alloy : german silver
Composition : cu (60%), zn (25%), ni (15%)
Use : for making utencils.

10250. Fact

In 1967, the IMAX film system was invented by Canadian Ivan Grame Ferguson to premier at Expo 67.

10251. Fact

Houseflies hum in the key of F.

10252. Fact

Tapioca is made from the starch in the roots of a poisonous plant known as bitter cassava.

10253. Fact

The average snail moves at a rate of approximately 0.000362005 miles per hour.

10254. Fact

The average person makes about 1,140 telephone calls each year.

10255. Fact

Bubble gum contains rubber

10256. Fact

The spray WD-40 got its name because there were forty attempts needed before the creation of the water displacing substance

10257. Fact

Chameleons can move their eyes independently. One eye can be looking forward and one eye backward at the same time

10258. Fact

When telephone companies first began hiring telephone operators, they chose teenage boys for the job. They switched to women because the teenage boys were wrestling instead of working and pulling pranks on callers

10259. Fact

In Hong Kong, delivery times are primarily influenced by traffic conditions on elevators. It often takes drivers longer to travel vertically than horizontally, as access to elevators is so congested during high peak hours. This is due to the volume of people residing in high rises

10260. Fact

The last land battle of the U.S. Civil War was fought in Texas

10261. Fact

McDonald's Big Mac slogan, introduced in 1975, is: Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, and a sesame seed bun.

10262. Fact

Adolf Hitler wanted to be an architect, but he failed the entrance exam at the architectural school in Vienna

10263. Alloy

Alloy : bronze
Composition : cu (75 to 90%), sn (25 to 10%)
Use : for making coins, idols, utencils.

10264. Alloy

Alloy : brass
Composition : cu(60% to 80%), zn (40 to 20%)
Use : for making household utencils.

10265. Fact

In October 1973, Swedish sweet maker Roland Ohisson of Falkenberg was buried in a coffin made of nothing but chocolate

10266. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Zimbabwe : z

10267. Fact

There are over 2,000 different types of cheese in the world

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