Fact Book
10277. Fact
An ant can detect a movement through 5 centimeters of earth
10278. Fact
Navel oranges got their name because the bottom of this type of orange resembles a belly button or navel
10279. Fact
In what country will you find the most Universities? India.
10280. Fact
Lightning strikes the earth about 8 million times a day.
10281. Fact
Smartest dogs: 1) Scottish border collie; 2) Poodle; 3) Golden retriever
10282. Fact
The Sphinx ( famous pyramid) was carved from one piece of stone.
10284. Fact
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class
10288. Fact
Americans use about 100 million pounds of tea leaves every year.
10290. Fact
The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters (I was thankfully corrected by a friend: The Hawai'ian alphabet has 13 letters, A, E, I, O, U, H, K, L, M, N, P, W, ' (which is called an okina).
10291. Fact
More than 2500 left handed people are killed every year from using right handed products
10293. Fact
In Greece, the climate is so warm that many of the cinemas do not even have roofs
10294. Fact
More than 40,000 parasites and 250 types of bacteria are exchanged during a typical French kiss.
10295. Fact
The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10? inches
10296. Fact
Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes
10299. Fact
In the world, the Netherlands has the highest concentration of museums in the world. Just in Amsterdam alone there are 42 museums
10300. Fact
Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza every day
10301. Fact
Brad Pitt has been smoking since the sixth grade.
10302. Fact
One of the many Tarzans, Karmuela Searlel, was mauled to death on the set by a raging elephant.
10303. Fact
The U.S. Army has a stealth reconnaissance helicopter named The Duke in honor of John Wayne.
10304. Fact
Each year in America there are about 300,000 deaths that can be attributed to obesity.
10305. Fact
St. Patrick explained the Holy Trinity to King Laoghaire, using the shamrock to illustrate the trinity
10306. Fact
A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person.
10307. Fact
The airplane, Buddy Holly died in, was the American Pie, which is where Don McLarean got the song title from.
10308. Fact
The temperature of lightning bolts is sometimes hotter than the surface of the sun.
10309. Fact
Ever year, Americans spend close to $25 billion on beer
10310. Fact
The city of Venice stands on about 120 small islands.
10311. Fact
The largest diamond ever found was an astounding 3,106 carats.
10312. Fact
Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old.
10313. Fact
The Gregorian calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory in 1582 AD, and was adopted by Great Britain and the English colonies in 1752.
10314. Fact
Harley Proctor got the idea to name the soap Ivory while he was listening to a bible reading at a church in 1879
10315. Fact
For every human in the world there are one million ants
10316. Fact
By weight, the sun is 70% hydrogen, 28% helium, 1.5% carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, and 0.5% all other elements.
10317. Fact
Many years ago, a fish was caught that was 33 inches long and seemed to be heavier than it should. When they cut the fish, fishermen found a full of bottle of ale inside it
10318. Fact
Local calls using a coin-operated phone in the U.S. cost only 5 cents everywhere until 1951.
10319. Fact
The USSR set off the largest nuclear explosion in history, detonating a 50 megaton bomb (2600 times the Hiroshima bomb) in an atmospheric test over the Novaya Zemla Islands, October 30 1961.
10320. Fact
The longest freshwater shoreline in the world is located in the state of Michigan
10321. Fact
The fastest running bird is the Ostrich, which has been clocked at 97.5 kilometres per hour
10323. Fact
Italians do not drink espresso during meals. It is considered to be a separate event and is given its own time.
10324. Fact
On February 6, 1971 the first golf ball was hit on the moon by Alan Shepard.
10325. Fact
Decaffeinated coffee is not 100% caffeine free. When coffee is being decaffeinated, 2% of the caffeine still remains in it
10326. Fact
Women say that the part of a man's body that they admire the most is his buttocks.
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