2632. Fact

There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half caused cancer in rats.

2633. Fact

There are no rental cars in Bermuda.

2634. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : aruna asaf ali
posthumous, freedom fighter
Year : 1997
Region : west bengal.

2635. Fact

There are no words in the English language that rhyme with 'orange'

2636. Fact

There are no words in the English language that rhyme with 'purple

2637. Fact

There are only 4 flavours of plain M&Ms

2638. Fact

There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

2639. Fact

There are three golf balls sitting on the moon.

2640. Fact

There have been 47 Charlie Chan Movies, with six actors playing the part. None were Chinese!

2641. Fact

There have been about a quarter of a million Elvis sightings since his death.

2642. Fact

There is a city called Rome on every continent.

2643. Fact

There is a law firm by the name of Lawless & Linch in Jamaica.

2644. Fact

There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, here, ere, therein, herein.

2645. Fact

There is a word in the English language with only one vowel, which occurs six times: Indivisibility.

2646. Fact

There is now an ATM at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, which has a winter population of two hundred people.

2647. Fact

There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.

2648. Fact

There is only ONE word in the English language with THREE CONSECUTIVE SETS OF DOUBLE LETTERS.... Bookkeeper

2649. Fact

There were 43,687 toilet related accidents in the United States in 1996.

2650. Fact

There's a systematic lull in conversation every 7 minutes.

2651. Fact

This one is deep...think about the cultural impact this could have: NO WAR HAS BEEN FOUGHT WHERE BOTH COUNTRIES HAD A McDonalds

2652. Fact

This year, more than 2.5 million books will be shipped with the wrong covers!

2653. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : gulzarilal nanda
freedom fighter, former prime minister
Year : 1997
Region : punjab.

2654. Fact

Those stars and colours you see when you close and rub your eyes are called phosphenes

2655. Fact

Those things on the end of shoelaces called Aglets

2656. Fact

Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.

2657. Fact

'Three dog night' (attributed to Australian Aborigines) came about because on especially cold nights these nomadic people needed three dogs to keep from freezing.

2658. Fact

Three Mile Island is only 2 1/2 miles long.

2659. Fact

Tibetans drink tea made of salt and rancid yak butter.

2660. Fact

TIME Magazine’s “Man of the Year” in 1938 was Adolf Hitler.

2661. Fact

TIME Magazine's Man of the Year in 1938 was Adolf Hitler.

2662. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : apj abdul kalam
former president, scientist
Year : 1997
Region : tamil nadu.

2663. Fact

To escape the jaws of a crocodile, push your thumbs into its eyes - it will release you instantly.

2664. Fact

To find out if a watermelon is ripe, knock it, and if it sounds hollow then it is ripe.

2665. Fact

To keep cool, Ostriches urinate on their legs; it then evaporates like sweat

2666. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : satyajit ray
film director, oscar winner
Year : 1992
Region : west bengal.

2667. Fact

To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles&that's where the word testimony comes from.

2668. Fact

To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles…that’s where the word “testimony” comes from.

2669. Fact

Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.

2670. Fact

Tomatoes were originally though to be poisonous.

2671. Fact

Tonsurphobia is the fear of haircuts

2672. Fact

Toronto, Ontario has approximately 7,000 eating establishments

2673. Fact

Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.

2674. Fact

Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.

2675. Fact

Turkey's often look up at the sky during a rainstorm. Unfortunately some have been known to drown as a result.

2676. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : j. r. d. tata
industrialist, philanthropist
Year : 1992
Region : maharashtra.

2677. Fact

Two thirds of 17 year olds have at least one wet dream per month.

2678. Fact

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge liked to eat breakfast while having his head rubbed with vaseline.

2679. Fact

UK boy's voices normally break between the ages of 13-15.

2680. Fact

Uma Thurman doesn't have a innie or an outie bellybutton, but a 'stretch'.

2681. Fact

Underground is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und"

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