9027. Fact

Using recycled aluminum cans and making news cans out of them saves 75% energy compared to making it from new material.

9028. Also known as

Original name : bal gangadhar tilak
Also known as : lokmanya; father of indian unrest.

9029. Fact

5% of the world population lives in the US but 22% of the world's prisons population are held in the US

9030. Fact

Coconuts kill more people in the world than sharks do

9031. Fact

Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century.

9032. Fact

¥ A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away.

9033. Fact

It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a certain church in Omaha, Nebraska.

9034. Fact

Over-roasted coffee beans are very flammable during the roasting process.

9035. Fact

According to the 1900 U.S. Census, there were: 596,000 carpenters, 280,000 laundresses, 220,000 blacksmiths, 134,000 tailors, 102,000 shoemakers, 42,000 porters, 37,000 stonecutters, 25,000 millers, 8,000 bootblacks, and 7,000 furriers

9036. Fact

The geographic center of the United States is Smith County, KS. The geographic center of North America is Pierre County, ND.

9037. Fact

Stage bows were originally devised as a way for actors to thank the audience. The audience would or would not acknowledge each of the actors in turn, depending on how much they enjoyed the performance.

9038. Fact

The Mona Lisa, by daVinci, is 2'6 by 1'9.

9039. Fact

The largest shopping mall in the world is the West Edmonton Mall located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

9040. Fact

John Wayne's real name was Marion Michael Morrison.

9041. Fact

Ballroom dancing is a major at Brigham Young University.

9042. Fact

A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana

9043. Fact

Hair and fingernails are made from the same substance, keratin

9044. Fact

More than three thousand people work on research in Antarctica each year

9045. Fact

You may not sell your oragns in Indiana to cover travel expenses.

9046. Also known as

Original name : adolf hitler
Also known as : fuhrer (also fuehrer).

9047. Fact

The single highest temperature ever recorded in U.S. history was 134 degrees Fahrenheit. It was recorded in Greenland Ranch, CA on July 10, 1913. The lowest recorded temperature was minus 80 degrees on January 23, 1971 in Prospect Creek, AK.

9048. Fact

No president of the United States was an only child

9049. Fact

Jim Henson first coined the word "Muppet". It is a combination of "marionette" and "puppet."

9050. Fact

Braces were first invented by Pierre Fauchard in 1728. The braces were made by a flat strip of metal, which was connected to the teeth by thread.

9051. Fact

The word Popcorn is derived from the middle English word poppe, which means explosive sound

9052. Fact

About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30.

9053. Fact

Truck driving is the most dangerous occupation by accidental deaths (799 in 2001).

9054. Fact

There are 54 bones in your hands including the wrists

9055. Fact

In October 1959 Elizabeth Taylor became the first Hollywood star to receive $1 million for a single picture. (for Cleopatra)

9056. Also known as

Original name : william ewart gladstone
Also known as : grand old man of british politics.

9057. Fact

Ants don't sleep.

9058. Fact

It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland.

9059. Fact

In a lifetime, the average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hours purring

9060. Fact

In the U.S, Frisbees outsell footballs, baseballs, and basketballs combined.

9061. Also known as

Original name : vinoba bhave
Also known as : acharya

9062. Fact

The University of Plymouth was the first university to offer a degree in surfing

9063. Fact

In Wisconsin you are allowed to marry your house.

9064. Fact

The scarlet tanager, a songbird native to Illinois, can eat as many as 2,100 gypsy-moth caterpillars in one hour

9065. Fact

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a dance.

9066. Fact

Swearing at someone over the phone in virginia is punishable by a $100 fine.

9067. Fact

There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.

9068. Fact

Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to aid in digestion, however, it is not known

9069. Fact

Cheese closes the stomach and should always be served at the end of a meal.

9070. Fact

Lizards can self-amputate their tails for protection. It grows back after a few months.

9071. Fact

Venus is the only planet in the solar system to spin backwards.

9072. Fact

The world s youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.

9073. Fact

The first president to ride in an airplane was Franklin Roosevelt

9074. Fact

The average mature oak tree sheds approximately 700,000 leaves in the fall.

9075. Fact

A woman's natural lubrication cannot be turned on like a tap; she needs desire, stimulation and a little time.

9076. Fact

The Sears Tower consists of nine framed tubes, which connects nine skyscrapers as one building

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