2338. Fact

The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

2339. Fact

The elephant is the only mammal that is unable to jump. (So...whales can? So why are they beached if they can just jump back in the sea? Weird...)

2340. Fact

The end of a hammer, oppostie the striking end, is called a peen

2341. Fact

The estimated number of M & M's sold each day in the United States is 200,000,000.

2342. Fact

The estimated number of M & M's sold each day in the United States is 200,000,000.

2343. Fact

The eyes of some birds weigh more than their brains

2344. Fact

The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.

2345. Fact

The famous aphrodisiac 'Spanish Fly' is made from dried beetle remains!

2346. Fact

The famous split-fingered Vulcan salute is actually intended to represent the first letter ("shin", pronounced "sheen") of the word "shalom". As a boy, Leonard Nimoy observed his rabbi using it in a benediction and never forgot it; he was eventually able

2347. Fact

The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.

2348. Fact

The first audio CD manufactured in the US was Bruce Springstean's 'Born in The USA'

2349. Fact

The first audio CD's appeared in the USA in 1984

2350. Fact

The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

2351. Fact

The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen’s 'Born in the USA'.

2352. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : indira gandhi
former prime minister
Year : 1971
Region : uttar pradesh.

2353. Fact

The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.

2354. Fact

The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.

2355. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : lal bahadur shastri
posthumous, second prime minister, freedom fighter
Year : 1966
Region : uttar pradesh.

2356. Fact

The first hard drive available for the Apple ][ had a capacity of 5megabytes.

2357. Fact

The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of 5 megabytes.

2358. Fact

The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!

2359. Fact

The first NFL team that plays its home games in a domed stadium to win a Superbowl was the St. Louis Rams in 1999.

2360. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : pandurang vaman kane
indologist, sanskrit scholar
Year : 1963
Region : maharashtra.

2361. Fact

The first recorded occurance of a Tornado was June 10, 1682

2362. Fact

The first song played on Armed Forces Radio during operation Desert Shield was "Rock the Casba" by the Clash.

2363. Fact

The first toilet ever seen on TV was on "Leave it to Beaver".

2364. Fact

The first TV commercial: a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.

2365. Fact

The first TV commercial: a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.

2366. Fact

The first two years of a dog's life are equal to 24 human years.

2367. Fact

The first umbrellas were used in Windsor, Connecticut, 1740

2368. Fact

The first word spoken by an ape in the movie Planet of the Apes was "Smile".

2369. Fact

The flea can jump 350 times its body length, that is like a human jumping the length of a football field.

2370. Fact

The G in 'g-string' stand for groin.

2371. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : dr. zakir hussain
former president, scholar
Year : 1963
Region : andhra pradesh.

2372. Fact

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

2373. Fact

The glue on Israeli stamps is certified kosher.

2374. Fact

The Grateful Dead were once called The Warlocks.

2375. Fact

The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.

2376. Fact

The guy in the Darth Vader suit didn't know that James Earl Jones was doing the voice until the screenplay.

2377. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : dr. rajendra prasad
first president, freedom fighter, jurist
Year : 1962
Region : bihar.

2378. Fact

The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.

2379. Fact

The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters.

2380. Fact

The higher the income, the more likely an American man will cheat on his wife.

2381. Fact

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado!

2382. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : purushottam das tandon
freedom fighter, educationist
Year : 1961
Region : uttar pradesh.

2383. Fact

The holes in fly swatters are used to lower air resistance

2384. Fact

The housefly hums in the middle octave, key of F.

2385. Fact

The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.

2386. Fact

The human brain is insensitive to pain.

2387. Fact

The human brain stops growing at the age of 18

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