8740. Fact

Astronomers once believed a planet named Vulcan existed between Mercury and the Sun

8741. Fact

Pikeville, Kentucky consumes the most Pepsi per capita then any other American city

8742. Fact

John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President of the USA.

8743. Fact

A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.

8744. Fact

In the 1940s, the FCC assigned television's Channel 1 to mobile Services(two-way radios in taxicabs, for instance) but did not re-number theotherchannel assignments. That is why your TV set has channels 2 and up, butnochannel 1.

8745. Also known as

Original name : tushar kanti ghosh
Also known as : grand old man of indian journalism.

8746. Fact

As of 2006, 200 million blogs were left without updates

8747. Fact

There wasn't a single pony in the Pony Express, just horses.

8748. Fact

The largest US city in area is Juneau, Alaska, which covers 3,108 square miles. Los Angeles covers only 458.2 square miles.

8749. Also known as

Original name : tenzing norgay
Also known as : tiger of snows.

8750. Also known as

Original name : susruta
Also known as : father of modern plastic surgery.

8751. Fact

When Bob Marley died they found 19 different species of lice in his dreadlocks.

8752. Fact

In Denver, Colorado it is illegal for Barber's to give massages to nude customers unless it is for instructional purposes.

8753. Fact

Naked means to be unprotected. Nude means unclothed

8754. Fact

The giant squid is the largest animal without a backbone

8755. Also known as

Original name : sheikh mujibur rahman
Also known as : bangabandhu.

8756. Fact

In 1952, the first TV toy commercial aired. It was for Mr. Potato Head

8757. Fact

The word dude is the name for an infected elephant butt hair.

8758. Fact

Most household dust is made of dead skin cells.

8759. Fact

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.

8760. Fact

A healthy individual releases 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission, or about 17 oz. in a day.

8761. Fact

The most common street name in the United States is Second Street. First Street isn't first because many times the designation is replaced with the name Main Street.

8762. Fact

Dandelion root can be roasted and ground as a coffee substitute.

8763. Fact

On average, a strawberry has 200 seeds on it

8764. Also known as

Original name : sarojini naidu
Also known as : nightingale of india.

8765. Fact

The Pacific Ocean at the Isthmus of Panama is often 20 feet higher than the Atlantic Ocean.

8766. Fact

A hinny is the offspring of a female donkey.

8767. Fact

There are over one hundred billion galaxies with each galaxy having billions of stars

8768. Fact

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class

8769. Fact

The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year

8770. Also known as

Original name : samudragupta
Also known as : indian napoleon..

8771. Fact

Of the 25 highest mountains on earth, 19 are in the Himalayas.

8772. Fact

Bo Jackson set a Monday Night Football record by rushing for 222 yards in one game against the Seattle Seahawks, including a 91-yard TD run

8773. Fact

The longest punt return for a touchdown was 103 yards

8774. Fact

The U.S. Dow Jones' lowest figure was 41.22 was on July 8, 1932.

8775. Fact

There is a butterfly found in Brazil that has the smell and color of a chocolate.

8776. Fact

Women are 37% more likely to go to a psychiatrist than men are.

8777. Fact

Lovemaking is a good aerobic exercise that improves the circulation and works the heart.

8778. Fact

On September 3, 1970, a hailstone was found in Coffeyville, Kansas that was eight inches in diameter and weighed 1.67 pounds.

8779. Fact

The motto of the American people, In God We Trust, was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.

8780. Fact

A starfish can turn its stomach inside out

8781. Fact

The hump of a camel can weigh up to 35 kilograms

8782. Fact

The only animals that can naturally sleep on their backs are humans. No other animal actually does--apes usually sleep sitting up and leaning on something.

8783. Fact

Frisbee got its name from William Russel Frisbee, who was a pie baker. He used to sell his pies in a thin tin pan, which had Frisbee written on it. When Walter Frederick Morrison thought of the idea of making saucer like disks to play catch, he visited the campus of Yale and noticed people there were using the pie pan to play catch so he therefore renamed his invention to Frisbee

8784. Fact

In 1986, a drunk fan got into a pace car at Talladega Superspeedway, and started joyriding on the track in front of a nationwide audience. The police cruisers who had to chase him around the track were not amused when they caught and arrested him

8785. Fact

People whose mouth has a narrow roof are more likely to snore. This is because they have less oxygen going through their nose

8786. Fact

The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com

8787. Fact

Broccoli and cauliflower are the only vegetables that are flowers.

8788. Fact

The total surface area of a pair of human lungs is equal to that of a tennis court.

8789. Fact

The Eiffel Tower has 2,500,000 rivets in it.

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