Fact Book
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
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.
9335. Fact
Hummingbirds are the only animal that can fly backwards
9336. Fact
The average US male will spend 2,965 hours shaving during his lifetime.
9337. Fact
Mountain Dew reduces your sperm count significantly.
9338. Fact
Central Park located in New York has 125 drinking fountains
9339. Fact
In the first century, people used to drink goats milk to sweeten their breath
9340. Fact
The wettest spot in the world is located on the island of Kauai. Mt. Waialeale consistently records rainfall at the rate of nearly 500 inches per year.
9341. Fact
Sharks are capable of going at least 6 weeks without eating; the record observed in an aquarium is 15 months by a species of shark known as the swell sharks)
9342. Fact
It took eleven years to built the Taj Mahal, (1632-1643)
9343. Fact
One in every four Americans has appeared on television.
9344. Fact
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
9345. Fact
Almonds are members of the peach family
9346. Fact
In the 17th century, the number pi was known to 35 decimal places. Today, to 1.2411 trillion.
9347. Fact
The reason why your nose gets runny when you are crying is because the tears from the eyes drain into the nose
9348. Fact
In some parts of the Atacama Desert it has never rained
9350. Fact
For drinking, washing, etc., an average American uses 168 gallons of water per day. The average American residence uses 107,000 gallons per year.
9351. Fact
Sea turtles don't age. They wont die unless they get an infection or get eaten by a larger animal. This means there could be a thousand year old turtle swimming around somewhere.
9352. Fact
The first Life Saver flavour, which was peppermint, was invented in 1912 and it was called Pep-O-Mint
9353. Fact
Coffee beans were chewed for more than 400 years before the first cup of coffee was brewed
9354. Fact
President Lincoln proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day in 1863.
9355. Fact
St. Teresa of Avila is the patron saint of chess-players!!
9356. Fact
The Chihuahua was named after the Mexican state where they were discovered
9357. Fact
The only predator that polar bears have are humans
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It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
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