10673. Fact

Uranus was originally called George, in honour of King George III of Britain.

10674. Fact

Native Hawaiian women were not allowed to cook.

10675. Fact

In 1992, the Antarctic Ozone hole was larger than the continent of North America.

10676. Fact

Second string, meaning replacement or backup, comes from the middle ages. An archer always carried a second string in case the one on his bow broke.

10677. Fact

It is believed that the Greek poet Aeschylus was killed when a bird flying overhead dropped a tortoise and struck him. Birds have been known to carry shellfish to great heights and drop them in order crack the shells.

10678. Fact

There is a city called Smackover located in Arkansas

10679. Fact

The word trivia comes from the Latin trivium which is the place where three roads meet, a public square. People would gather and talk about all sorts of matters, most of which were trivial.

10680. Fact

On a bottle of brandy VSOP stand for Very Special Old Pale.

10681. Fact

The Eiffel Tower has 1792 steps.

10682. Fact

The official state mammal of Texas is the armadillo

10683. Fact

A caterpillar grows roughly 27,000 times its size when it first emerges as an egg

10684. Fact

Canada has more inland waters and lakes than any other country in the world

10685. Fact

Each year there are approximately 20 billion coconuts produced worldwide

10686. Fact

Koalas sleep up to 19 hours a day

10687. Fact

The peanut is not a nut, it is actually a legume

10688. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
China : b

10689. Fact

The first pick (by Eagles) in the first NFL draft in 1935, was Jay Berwanger from the University of Chicago. He never played.

10690. Fact

The longest word in the Finnish language, that isn't a compound word, is 'epaejaerjestelmaellistyttaemaettoemyydellaensaekaeaen'. In English it means 'even with their lack of ability to disorganize'.

10691. Fact

An oyster can change its gender

10692. Fact

A newly hatched fish is called a fry.

10693. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Chile : cc

10694. Fact

The production of toilet paper in China began in 1391, which was used for the Emperors

10695. Fact

Pi has been calculated to over 2,260,321,363 digits.

10696. Fact

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV.

10697. Fact

There is a certain type of Hawk Moth caterpillar from Brazil that inflates its thorax, which makes its head look like a head of a snake when it feels it is in danger or alarmed

10698. Fact

Taxi is spelled exactly the same in English, French, German, Swedish, Portuguese, and Dutch.

10699. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Canada : c, cf

10700. Fact

Tablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating.

10701. Fact

The Boeing 737 is nicknamed the Fat Albert

10702. Fact

Every year approximately 2,500 left-handed people are killed by using object or machinery designed for right-handed people

10703. Fact

The capital of Vermont, Montpelier is the only state capital in the United States that does not have a McDonalds

10704. Fact

The American Urological Association estimates that 10-12% of men in the United States are affected by erectile dysfunction.

10705. Fact

In a year, there are 60,000 trampoline injuries that occur in the U.S

10706. Fact

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes

10707. Fact

The Great Comet of 1843 had a tail that was over 300 kilometres long.

10708. Fact

96% of candles that are purchased are by women

10709. Fact

The most popular jelly belly jellybean flavour is buttered popcorn

10710. Fact

Blueballs refers to when a man has an erection for a long period of time without ejaculating.

10711. Fact

In 1963, Mister Rogers was ordained as a Presbyterian minister

10712. Fact

Approximately 87% of dog owners say that when they watch T.V. their dog curls up beside them or at their feet

10713. Fact

New Zealand is the only country that contains every type of climate in the world.

10714. Fact

Archeologists report that cannabis was most likely the first plant cultivated by humans. Cannabis was used for linen, paper, and garments

10715. Fact

In an average lifetime, people spend four years traveling in cars and six months waiting for red light to turn green

10716. Fact

The word dexterity, to do with skill is related to the right hand. The opposite of the word deter is sinister, to do with evil, it is related to the left hand

10717. Fact

The record for the longest Monopoly game played in a bathtub is ninety-nine hours

10718. Fact

The combination ough can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.

10719. Fact

On average, 90% of the people that have the disease Lupus are female

10720. Fact

The elephant is the only animal that has been taught to stand on its head.

10721. Fact

The first police car was an electric-powered vehicle used in Akron, OH in 1899.

10722. Fact

Only female mosquitoes bite humans. Male mosquitoes live on natural liquids from plants and other resources

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