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

9077. Fact

The word 'news' did not come about because it was the plural of 'new.' It came from the first letters of the words North, East, West and South. This was because information was being gathered from all different directions.

9078. Fact

Semen is usually white or grey, but can occasionally appear yellowish.

9079. Fact

The Oscar award got its name from an actress who mentioned it looks like her uncle Oscar.

9080. Fact

The Oprah Winfrey Show started out as a local morning talk show called A.M. Chicago. The name was changed in September 1985 after Winfrey beat Donahue in the Chicago ratings. The show was expanded from a half an hour to an hour and went nationwide a year later.

9081. Also known as

Original name : thomas edward lawrence
Also known as : lawrence of arabia

9082. Fact

In proportion, if Jupiter were a basketball, then the sun would be the size of the Louisiana Super Dome

9083. Fact

David McConnell started the California Perfume Company (CPC) in 1886. Today the company is known as Avon, which he named after his favorite playwright William Shakespeare, and Stratford on Avon

9084. Fact

At one time the group Grateful Dead were called The Warlocks.

9085. Fact

People drank gold powder mixed in with water in medieval Europe to relieve pain from sore limbs

9086. Also known as

Original name : tanguturi prakasam
Also known as : andhra kesari

9087. Fact

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple

9088. Fact

Tacoma Narrows Bridge which was located in Washington was nicknamed Galloping Gertie because of the unusual way it twisted and swayed with even with the slightest winds when people would drive on it. The bridge collapsed on November 7, 1940, fortunately no humans died, except for a dog

9089. Fact

The United States has the highest proportion of males circumcised for non-religious reasons.

9090. Fact

The Bible is the most-shoplifted book in the world.

9091. Fact

In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose

9092. Fact

In one night, an adult hippopotamus eats approximately 150 pounds of grass

9093. Fact

There are 63,360 inches in a mile.

9094. Also known as

Original name : subhash chandra bose
Also known as : netaji

9095. Fact

The early occurrence of a fetus yawning is at eleven weeks after conception

9096. Fact

The phrase 'going bananas' was first recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary, and is linked to the fruit's 'comic' connections with monkeys.

9097. Fact

Worldwide, the most common environmental allergy is dust.

9098. Fact

The garfish has green bones

9099. Fact

In 1948 and 1950 the oldest ears of popping corn were discovered. They were located in the Bat Cave of west central New Mexico. They ranged in size from smaller than a penny to approximately two inches, and were about 4,000 years old

9100. Fact

Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of snot

9101. Fact

The first translation of the Bible into English was in 1382 A.D., by John Wycliff

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