7463. Fact

The word gymnasium comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means to exercise naked.

7464. Fact

The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million

7465. Fact

Tomatoes were originally thought to be poisonous.

7466. Fact

During his lifetime Paganini published only five compositions. He didn't expect anybody to be able to play them, and at that time nobody could.

7467. Fact

The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long

7468. Fact

If someone were to capture and bottle a comet's 10,000-mile vapor trail, the amount of vapor actually present in the bottle would take up less than one cubic inch of space.

7469. Fact

Special studies conducted about the human body revealed it will usually absorb up to about 300 milligrams of caffeine at a given time. About 4 normal cups. Additional amounts are just cast off, providing no further stimulation. Also, the human body dissipates 20% of the caffeine in the system each hour.

7470. Fact

Historically, a blue ribbon has been awarded for first prize

7471. Fact

98% of the weight of water is made up from oxygen.

7472. Animal Facts

If you're attacked by a moray eel, the only way to get it off is to kill it, cut the head off and break the jaws. It won't let go while it's alive.

7473. Fact

Coffee beans can be mixed into B type blood, changing it into O type blood.

7474. Fact

In the city of Carmel, where Clint Eastwood grew up, they dont have postmen, because they dont have street numbers. People go to the post office to collect their mail.

7475. Fact

Over 170,000 Indians from 210 tribes live in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest

7476. Fact

84% of a raw apple is water.

7477. Fact

Pineapple and celery can make semen taste sweet, while coffee and alcohol can make it taste bitter.

7478. Fact

In 1796, Napoleon was only 26 years old when he took command of the French Army of Italy

7479. Fact

Nevada was the first state to sanction the use of the gas chamber, and the first execution by lethal gas took place in February, 1924.

7480. Fact

A jellyfish is 95% water.

7481. Animal Facts

Aardvarks and anteaters enjoy nothing better than slurping up ants and termites with their long, sticky tongues.

7482. Fact

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted peoplewithout killing them used to burn their houses down - hence theexpression toget fired.

7483. Fact

Leonard da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

7484. Fact

Nobel, actually invented dynamite, (Dynamite no.1 and Ballistite) but when he saw the destruction it caused, he decided to do something benevolent with all the money he made. Hence the Nobel Prize.

7485. Fact

Crocodiles cannot stick their tongue out.

7486. Fact

According to scientific studies, a rat's performance in a maze can be improved by playing music written by Mozart.

7487. Fact

In the United States bacteria in foods cause 6.5 million to 33 million cases of human illness and 9,000 deaths annually.

7488. Fact

Parrots, most famous of all talking birds, rarely acquire a vocabulary of more than twenty words, however Tymhoney Greys and African Greys have been know to carry vocabularies in excess of 100 words.

7489. Fact

Dill seeds are so small that approximately 10,000 dill seeds would be required to make an ounce

7490. Fact

Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster

7491. Fact

Penguins can convert salt water into fresh water.

7492. Fact

Wood frogs can be frozen solid and then thawed, and continue living. They use the glucose in their body to protect their vital organs while they are in a frozen state

7493. Fact

The South Pole was reached for the first time on 14 December 1911 by a team of explorers led by Roald Amundsen.

7494. Fact

Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland.

7495. Fact

Your hair grows faster in the morning than at any other time of day.

7496. Fact

Flies jump backwards when they take off.

7497. Fact

The Kiwi, national bird of New Zealand, can't fly. It lives in a hole in the ground, is almost blind, and lays only one egg each year. Despite this, it has survived for more than 70 million years.

7498. Fact

In the U.S., the sport that causes the most injuries among the age group of 15-24 is basketball

7499. Fact

Carl Sagan was a pot smoker

7500. Fact

Many scientists believe that birds evolved from reptiles. Both species lay eggs, and they both have egg teeth that serve only one purpose: to help the babies break the egg and enter the world. Egg teeth fall off within hours of birth.

7501. Fact

Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscar nominations with sixty-four

7502. Fact

The Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island, NY opened in 1948 and is the world's largest landfill. It covers 3,000 acres and received 14,000 tons of garbage a day.

7503. Animal Facts

There are over 3,000 different types of mosquito and they live all over the world, even in the coldest places near the North and South Poles.

7504. Fact

American chocolate manufacturers use about 1.5 billion pounds of milk -only surpassed by the cheese and ice cream industries.

7505. Fact

While sleeping, one man in eight snores, and one in ten grinds his teeth.

7506. Fact

Ukrainian monk, Dionysius Exiguus, created the modern day Christian calendar

7507. Fact

The shrimp's heart is in its head

7508. Fact

The number of people alive on earth right now is higher than the number of all the people that have died. Ever.

7509. Fact

80% of 10 year old girls in the U.S. go on a diet.

7510. Fact

The universe is so vast in relation to the matter it contains that it can be compared in the following way: A building 20 miles long, 20 miles wide and 20 miles high that contains 1 grain of sand.

7511. Fact

Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world

7512. Fact

Found in Argentina, the ornate horned frog can eat an entire mouse with one swallow

Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize : Physics
Year : 1923
Name : robert a. millikan
Country : united states.      .. More >>