9285. Fact

The average American woman spends 55 minutes per day getting showered, dressed, and groomed.

9286. Fact

Women hearts beat faster than men

9287. Fact

In Eureka, Nevada men who have mustaches are forbidden from kissing women.

9288. Fact

The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth is called Arachibutyrophobia

9289. Also known as

Original name : lala lajpat rai
Also known as : punjab kesari (lion of the punjab or sher-e-punjab)

9290. Fact

After 8 months, babies are more likely to get a diaper rash

9291. Fact

The biggest hamburger that was served was 8,266 pounds. It was made at the Burger Fest in Seymour, Wisconsin

9292. Fact

The oldest works of art are pictures of animals found in caves in Spain and France. They have been dates as far back as 18,000 years ago.

9293. Fact

James Buchanan was certainly a good host. When England's Prince of Wales came to visit in the fall of 1860, so many guests came with him, it's said the president slept in the hallway.

9294. Fact

The worlds tallest free fall rollercoaster is The Giant Drop located in Australia. The drops is 120 meters which is equivalent to a 39 storey building

9295. Fact

A cow averages 40,000 jaw movements a day

9296. Fact

Beethoven used to take hay baths to remedy the swelling he used to get in his legs

9297. Fact

A dragonfly has a lifespan of for to seven weeks

9298. Fact

The U.S. standard railroad gauge (distance between rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches.

9299. Fact

In Saratoga, Florida it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.

9300. Fact

When the Black Death swept across England one theory was that cats caused the plague. Thousands were slaughtered. Ironically, those that kept their cats were less affected, because they kept their houses clear of the real culprits, rats.

9301. Fact

In 1771 the kingdom of Poland was larger in area than any other European country except Russia and had a bigger population than any other European country except France.

9302. Fact

Post-It Notes, which are adhesive notes, were invented while looking for a way to improve the acrylate adhesive found in tapes

9303. Fact

The Olympic torch weighs about 3 pounds

9304. Fact

The "spot" on the 7-Up logo comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was an albino.

9305. Fact

Of the 266 men who have been pope, 33 have died violently.

9306. Fact

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease caused by ticks

9307. Fact

Approximately 850 peanuts make a 18 oz jar of peanut butter

9308. Fact

In a lifetime, the average driver will honk 15,250 times

9309. Fact

Laws forbidding the sale of sodas on Sunday prompted William Garwood to invent the ice cream sundae in Evanston, IL, in 1875.

9310. Fact

Just by recycling one aluminum can, enough energy would be saved to have a TV run for three hours.

9311. Fact

The American Airlines Center in Dallas has more toilets per capita than any other sports and entertainment venue in the country

9312. Fact

World Tourist day is observed on September 27.

9313. Fact

The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat of Thailand, weighing less than a penny.

9314. Fact

In the US a pound of potato chips costs 200 times more than a pound of potatoes.

9315. Fact

The first drive-in movie theater was built in Camden, NJ in 1932-3. It cost 25 cents per car or $1 for three or more people to watch a movie.

9316. Fact

A cat's urine glows under a black light. (I wonder who was paid to figure that out.)

9317. Fact

Argentineans eat more meat than any other nation in the world an average of 10 ounces per person per day.

9318. Also known as

Original name : kalidas
Also known as : indian shakespeare, shakespeare of india

9319. Fact

New York's first St. Patrick's day parade was held on March 17, 1762.

9320. Fact

Stars come in different colors; hot stars give off blue light, and the cooler stars give off red light.

9321. Also known as

Original name : joseph priestley
Also known as : father of soda pop; father of modern chemistry

9322. Fact

Toilet paper was invented in 1857.

9323. Fact

In the United States, ice cream is sold the most on a Sunday

9324. Fact

On average, an American makes three pounds of garbage in a day

9325. Fact

It is illegal to hunt camels in Arizona.

9326. Fact

A surfer once sued another surfer for stealing his wave. The case was thrown out because the court was unable to put a price on pain and suffering endured by the surfer watching someone else ride his wave

9327. Fact

The fastest bird in the world is the Peregrine Falcon, which can reach speeds in excess of two hundred miles per hour

9328. Fact

Rice is thrown at weddings as a symbol of fertility

9329. Fact

The feet account for one quarter of all the human bodies bones.

9330. Fact

You will weigh less if you weigh yourself when the moon is full

9331. Fact

Everyday approximately 35 meters of hair fibre is produced on the scalp of an adult

9332. Fact

The blue whale is the loudest animal on the earth. Its whistle can reach up to 188 decibels

9333. Fact

During the high feeding season, it has been estimated that an adult blue whale can eat up to 40 million krill in one day. (Krill are shrimp like creatures)

9334. Fact

Cockroaches can live with no heads, they only die because of starvation.

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