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.

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

9349. Also known as

Original name : jawaharlal nehru
Also known as : chacha; panditji

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

9358. Fact

In Belgium, 172,000 tons of chocolate are produced in a year

9359. Fact

Fortune cookies were invented in 1916 by George Jung, a Los Angeles noodle maker.

9360. Fact

The name of the Taco Bell dog is Gidget

9361. Fact

Hydrogen solid is the most dense substance in the world, at 70.6g/cc

9362. Fact

Research has indicated that indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution

9363. Fact

Plant seeds that have been stored for more than 200 years can be coaxed into new life.

9364. Fact

If you were standing on Mercury, the Sun would appear 2.5 times larger than it appears from Earth

9365. Fact

The town of Tidikelt in the Sahara Desert once went ten years without rainfall.

9366. Fact

Slinkys were invented by an airplane mechanic; he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use of one of the springs

9367. Fact

Surveys indicate that the number one reason people play BINGO is for leisure

9368. Fact

The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.

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