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.

9124. Fact

The filming of the movie 'Titanic'cost more than the Titanic itself.

9125. Fact

Fathers tend to determine the height of their child, mothers their weight.

9126. Fact

A German World War II submarine was sunk due to malfunction of the toilet.

9127. Fact

Harley Proctor found the name Ivory for his soap in the Bible. He was in church reading the line, All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. The original name of the soap was P&G White Soap.

9128. Fact

The famous Revolutionary war general Lafayette had the same first name as his wife Mary.

9129. Fact

White-Out was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham, who is the mother of Michael Nesmith from the The Monkees.

9130. Fact

Negative emotions such as anxiety and depression can weaken your immune system.

9131. Fact

A hard-boiled egg will spin. An uncooked or soft-boiled egg will not.

9132. Fact

The only married couple to fly together in space were Jan Davis and Mark Lee, who flew aboard the Endeavor space shuttle from Sept 12-20, 1992

9133. Fact

Men sweat more than women. This is because women can better regulate the amount of water they lose

9134. Fact

The formula for Coca-cola has never been patented

9135. Fact

The first airline, DELAG, was established on October 16, 1909, to carry passengers between German cities by Zeppelin airships. Up to November 1913, more than 34,000 people had used the service.

9136. Fact

There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower.

9137. Fact

When baby sharks are born, they swim away from their mothers right away and are on there own. In fact, their mothers might see them as prey

9138. Fact

The highest bridge in the world is located in the Himalyan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army, in 1982, and is about 5,600 metres above sea level

9139. Fact

Vikings, after killing their enemies, used their skulls as drinking vessels

9140. Fact

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family's pot filled with coffee.

9141. Fact

Electrical stimulation of certain areas of the brain has been proven to revive long-lost memories.

9142. Fact

The drug thiopentone can kill a human being in one second if it's injected directly into the blood stream.

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