4234. Fact

Devon, England has about 33,000 miles of hedgerows, more hedgerows than any other country

4235. Fact

In Alaska, it is illegal to look at a moose from a flying vehicle.

4236. Fact

On average, 35 meters of hair fibre is produced on the adult scalp

4237. Fact

In 1920, Eugene Debs, a Socialist, received 920,000 votes for president of the United States even though he ran his entire campaign from prison.

4238. Fact

56,000,000 people go to Major League baseball games each year.

4239. Fact

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

4240. Fact

Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation

4241. Fact

Barbies full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

4242. Fact

The only species of turtle that lives in the open ocean is the sea turtle

4243. Fact

Carrots have zero fat content.

4244. Fact

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one leg front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all 4 legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

4245. Fact

The word super to a beekeeper refers to the hive box where the honey is stored

4246. Fact

54% of men say that orgies are hot.

4247. Fact

Whale oil was used in some car transmissions until 1973

4248. Fact

A mother in Sydney, Australia, gave birth to twins 56 days apart and in different years; one was born in 17th December'1952 and the other on 10th February'1953.

4249. Fact

A diet high in fat is said to impede memory

4250. Fact

Mangos are valued for their reputation as an aphrodisiac in countries such as Guatemala and India

4251. Fact

Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States.

4252. Fact

It takes 35 to 65 minks to produce the average mink coat. The numbers for other types of fur coats are: beaver 15; fox 15 to 25; ermine 150; chinchilla 60 to 100.

4253. Fact

To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.

4254. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : jawaharlal nehru
first prime minister, freedom fighter, author.
Year : 1955
Region : uttar pradesh.

4255. Fact

What you find when you shave the striped fur off of a tiger? Striped skin.

4256. Fact

Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer

4257. Fact

China has more English speakers than the United States

4258. Fact

A peanut is not a nut or a pea, it's a legume.

4259. Fact

All of the proceeds from James Barrie's book Peter Pan were bequeathed to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London.

4260. Fact

Among older men, vanilla is the most erotic smell

4261. Fact

In Holland, you can be fined for not using a shopping basket at a grocery store.

4262. Fact

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag

4263. Fact

Gorilla gorilla gorilla is the scientific name for the animal gorilla

4264. Fact

Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from producing tears

4265. Fact

The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.

4266. Fact

When a giraffe is born, it has to fall around six feet to the ground.

4267. Fact

There are 400 species of bacteria in the human colon

4268. Fact

The first known heart medicine was discovered in an English garden. In 1799, physician John Ferriar noted the effect of dried leaves of the common foxglove plant, digitalis purpurea, on heart action. Still used in heart medications, digitalis slows the pulse and increases the force of heart contractions and the amount of b lood pumped per heartbeat.

4269. Fact

In 24 hrs. an average healthy human breathes 23,000 times.

4270. Fact

Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.

4271. Fact

There is enough concrete in the Hoover Dam to pave a two lane highway from San Francisco to New York

4272. Fact

President Eisenhower banished squirrels from the grounds because they were ruining the green.

4273. Fact

Forty percent of McDonald's profits comes from the sale of Happy Meals.

4274. Fact

The male platypus has poisonous spurs on its legs.

4275. Fact

It is only appropriate to fly the US flag upside down in emergencies. It means Help Me, I am in Trouble!

4276. Fact

The first American celebration of St. Patricks Day was at Boston in 1737

4277. Fact

One bushel of wheat can make enough sandwiches that you could eat three sandwiches a day for over six months

4278. Fact

Only 51% of South Carolina high school students will graduate, the lowest of any state.

4279. Fact

In English, four is the only digit that has the same number of letters as its value.

4280. Fact

The minarets of the Taj Mahal in India are angled at 88 degrees outwards so that they would not collapse into the structure should an earthquake occur

4281. Fact

A five and a half year old weighing 250 pounds was exhibited at a meeting of the Physical Society of Vienna on December 4, 1894. She ate a normal diet and was otherwise in good health. The problem: she wasn't able to sweat.

4282. Fact

During warm weather hippos secrete a reddish, oily fluid, called pink sweat, which acts as a skin conditioner to keep it moist.

4283. Fact

Texas is the only state that allows its residents to cast absentee ballots from space. This is because the Houston Space Center is home to most of the United States' astronauts;

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