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.

9369. Fact

The popular name for the giant sequoia tree is Redwood.

9370. Fact

Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation

9371. Also known as

Original name : indira gandhi
Also known as : iron lady of india

9372. Fact

Over 4.5 billion sticks have Trident gum have been chewed. If the stick of gum were laid out end to end they could circle the globe approximately 1.8 times

9373. Fact

Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

9374. Fact

There are some species of snails that are extremely venomous.

9375. Fact

Tomato ketchup is a good conditioner for the hair. It also helps get the greenish tinge that some blonde haired people get after swimming in water with chlorine in it

9376. Fact

A famous bullfighter, Lagarijo, killed 4,867 bulls in the 19th century.

9377. Fact

Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.

9378. Fact

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room

9379. Fact

The dumbest dog in the world is the Afghan Hounds

9380. Fact

Some of the titles that were considered for the hit T.V. show Friends were Six Of One, Across the Hall, and Insomnia Cafe

9381. Fact

Manhattan Island of New York City was purchased for $24 from the Algonquian Indians in 1624.

9382. Fact

Native Americans used to use pumpkin seeds for medicine

9383. Fact

The first company to mass produce teddy bears was the Ideal Toy Company

9384. Fact

Washington State has the longest single beach in the United States.Long Beach, WA

9385. Fact

The first fruit eaten on the moon was a peach

9386. Fact

Most landfilled trash retains its original weight, volume, and form for 40 years.

9387. Fact

In the spring of 1975, a baby in Detroit fell 14 stories and landed on Joseph Figlock, who was walking below. A few years later it happened again. Figlock and both babies survived

9388. Fact

The Nike swoosh was invented by Caroline Davidson back in 1971. She received $35 for making the swoosh. The first shoe with the swoosh was introduced in 1972

9389. Fact

Following directions off the Internet and chemicals obtained from a mail order company, a team of U.S. scientists created an identical copy of the polio virus.

9390. Fact

The movie that grossed the most money that was adapted from a T.V. cartoon is Scooby-Doo

9391. Fact

The New York Yankees have won the most champoinships (26 times) in their respected sport (MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL) for any professional sports team.

9392. Fact

The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight, and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated

9393. Fact

In 1888, an Egyptian peasant discovered an estimated three hundred thousand mummified cats in Beni Hassan, Egypt. Of the cats that were not stolen once, the find was made public, the remaining mummified cats were shipped to Great Britain to be used as agricultural fertilizer

9394. Fact

There are more Barbie dolls in Italy than there are Canadians in Canada

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