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

9102. Fact

It is possible to drown and not die. Technically the term 'drowning' refers to the process of taking water into the lungs, not to death caused by that process.

9103. Fact

Pig vomit is used in perfume and cologne to hold the scent in.

9104. Fact

One American of every 16 will have one of the Top 12 most common last names.

9105. Fact

A language becomes extinct in this world every two weeks

9106. Fact

The first seeing-eye dog was presented to a blind person on April 25, 1938.

9107. Fact

The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards

9108. Fact

Some species of dolphin sleep with one eye open

9109. Fact

Albert Einstein was cremated and his ashes were spread over a river located in New Jersey

9110. Fact

Frosted Flakes mascot Tony the Tiger has a wife, son (Tony Jr.) and daughter (Antoinette) that were used in early advertising commercials

9111. Fact

The sentence The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. uses everyletter in the alphabet. (Developed by Western Union to Test telex/twxcommunications)

9112. Fact

Approximately one out of every 55 women from Canada give birth in their car on the way to the hospital or clinic

9113. Fact

The designated instrument for the city of Detroit is the accordion

9114. Fact

The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.

9115. Fact

People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared to paper

9116. Fact

Japan has approximately 200 volcanoes and is home to 10% of the active volcanoes in the world

9117. Fact

Eighty percent of 10 year old girls in the USA go on a diet

9118. Fact

The 1st Academy Awards were presented in 1927.

9119. Fact

It was believed by Ancient Hindus that the world was a sphere and rested on the back of four elephants, which stood on a turtle

9120. Fact

The life expectancy of a garbage disposal is about 5 to 10 years

9121. Fact

Two phone books with their pages interlaced require more than 8000 pounds of pressure to separte.

9122. Fact

Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught.

9123. Fact

The Butterfinger candy bar was first produced by Chicago's Curtiss Candy Co. in 1923. As an advertising ploy, candy bars were dropped from an airplane on cities in 40 states.

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