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.

2493. Fact

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

2494. Fact

The penis of a barnacle may reach up to 20 times its body size!

2495. Fact

The perefect pickle should have 7 warts per square inch

2496. Fact

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

2497. Fact

The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

2498. Fact

The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally called the Pirates.

2499. Fact

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times.

2500. Fact

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

2501. Fact

The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.

2502. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : sir sarvepalli radhakrishnan
second president, first vice president, philosopher.
Year : 1954
Region : tamil nadu.

2503. Fact

The Prime Minister cannot speak in Th House of Commons without permission

2504. Fact

The Puritans forbade the singing of Christmas carols.

2505. Fact

The Queen Elizabeth ship burns a gallon of oil to move 1 foot

2506. Fact

The RAM required to run WordPerfect for Win95 is 8 times the amount needed aboard the space shuttle.

2507. Fact

The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.

2508. Fact

The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.

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