2443. Fact

The most popular sport as a topic for a film is boxing.

2444. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : bhagwan das
literature, freedom fighter
Year : 1955
Region : uttar pradesh.

2445. Fact

The most pushups ever performed in one day was 46,001.

2446. Fact

The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV becuase one if its stars was a pig.

2447. Fact

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

2448. Fact

The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers. A jellyfish is 95% water.

2449. Fact

The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."

2450. Fact

The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.

2451. Fact

The name of the girl on the Statue of Liberty is Mother of Exiles

2452. Fact

The name Wendy was made up for the book -"Peter Pan".

2453. Fact

The name Wendy was made up for the book, Peter Pan

2454. Fact

The Neanderthal's brain was bigger than yours is.

2455. Fact

The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.

2456. Fact

The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts 3 naked men with their hands on each others shoulders.

2457. Fact

The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.

2458. Fact

The number of the trash compactor in Star Wars (20th Century Fox, 1977) is 3263827.

2459. Fact

The number one most popular cat name is kitty

2460. Fact

The number one most popular dog name is Brandy

2461. Fact

The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

2462. Fact

The nursery rhyme Ring Around the Rosy is a rhyme about the plague. Infected people with the plague would get red circular sores ("Ring around the rosy..."), these sores would smell very badly so common folks would put flowers on their bodies somewhere (i

2463. Fact

The octopus' testicles are located in its head.

2464. Fact

The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.

2465. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : sir c. v. raman
nobel-prize winning physicist
Year : 1954
Region : tamil nadu.

2466. Fact

The odds of getting a hole-in-one in golf are estimated at about 18,000-to-1.

2467. Fact

The official name of India is not India. It is Bharat.

2468. Fact

The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.

2469. Fact

The Old English word for "sneeze" is "fneosan."

2470. Fact

The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age. Its name was Fred.

2471. Fact

The oldest pig in the world lived to the age of 68.

2472. Fact

The Olympic flag pole at the Tokyo Olympics was 49 feet, 10 3/4 inches tall

2473. Fact

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!

2474. Fact

the only animal with four knees is the elephant.

2475. Fact

The only bird that can fly backwards is the Hummingbird.

2476. Fact

The only Dutch word to contain eight consecutive consonants is 'angstschreeuw'.

2477. Fact

The only insect that can turn it's head is a praying mantis.

2478. Fact

The only king without a moustache in a deck of cards is the king of hearts.

2479. Fact

The only manmade structure visible from space is the Great Wall of China.

2480. Fact

The only man-made structure visible from space is the Great Wall of China.

2481. Fact

The only nation whose name begins with an 'A', but doesn't end in an 'A' is Afghanistan.

2482. Fact

The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross.

2483. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : chakravarti rajagopalachari
last governor-general, freedom fighter.
Year : 1954
Region : tamil nadu.

2484. Fact

The opening day of the Montreal summer Olypics was only 21° celsius

2485. Fact

The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven.

2486. Fact

The original fifty cent piece in Australian decimal currency had around $2.00 worth of silver in it before it was replaced with a less expensive twelve sided coin.

2487. Fact

The original Ford vehicles had Dodge engines

2488. Fact

The Pacific island of Nauru’s economy is almost entirely based on bird droppings.

2489. Fact

The Pacific island of Nauru's economy is almost entirely based on bird droppings.

2490. Fact

The parents of Albert Einstein were worried that he was mentally slow because it took him a long time to learn how to speak.

2491. Fact

The parking meter was invented in Oklahoma City.

2492. Fact

The penguin is the only bird that can swim but not fly.

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