9669. Fact

Coffee trees are evergreen and grow to heights above 15 feet but are normally pruned to around 8 feet in order to facilitate harvesting.

9670. Fact

You would need to travel at 6.95 miles per second to escape the Earth's gravitational pull. This is equivalent to traveling from New York to Philadelphia in about twenty seconds.

9671. Fact

On average, Americans consume eighteen acres of pizza daily

9672. Fact

The word Denim comes from the French phrase serge de Nimes which is a fabric made in a town located in southern France

9673. Fact

The Australian emu holds the land speed record for birds (31 mph).

9674. Fact

To go one lunar day, adjust your watch to lose two minutes and five seconds every hour.

9675. Fact

It is possible to get high by licking a toad. The Cane Toad produces a toxin called bufotenine to ward off predators. When licked, this toxin acts as a hallucinogen

9676. Fact

There is no tipping at restaurants in Japan.

9677. Fact

In Quebec, Canada, an old law states that margarine must be a different colour than butter

9678. Fact

The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop.

9679. Fact

Scientists with high-speed cameras have discovered that rain drops are not tear shaped but rather look like hamburger buns.

9680. Fact

On average, the American household consumes six pounds of peanut butter annually

9681. Fact

Blue and white are the most common school colors.

9682. Fact

Swiss Steak, Chop Suey, Russian Dressing, and a Hamburger all originated in the US.

9683. Fact

The U.S. army packs Tabasco pepper sauce in every ration kit that they give to soldiers

9684. Fact

The Soviet Caucasus mountain actually moved a mile in 1972. Heavy rains swelled an underground river and the whole mountain salied away over the course of eight days.

9685. Fact

People that smoke have 10 times as many wrinkles as a person that does not smoke

9686. Fact

In twins, there is a great chance that one will be left handed

9687. Fact

Of all the restaurants that are opened, 90% of them fail in the first year. Of the remaining ones that survive, 90% of those fail in the second year

9688. Fact

People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.

9689. Fact

The world's highest railway is in Peru. The Central Railway climbs to 15,694 feet in the Galera tunnel, 108 miles from Lima. Tourists take it to get to the ruins of Machu Picchu.

9690. Fact

Chef Boyardee is actually a real person. His real name is Hector Boiardi and he was born in northern Italy in 1898

9691. Also known as

Original name : s. sathyamurthi
Also known as : firebrand of south india

9692. Fact

Better wine can be produced by the soil being of poor quality. This is because the vines have to work harder

9693. Fact

Before the 17th century, carrots used to be the colour purple

9694. Fact

The human brain is about 85% water.

9695. Fact

The largest stamp was issued by China and measured 210 x 65 mm

9696. Fact

The beeswax that is produced by Honey bees comes from eight paired glands that are located on the underside of their stomach

9697. Fact

The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia

9698. Fact

The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century.

9699. Fact

75% of all raisins eaten by people in the United States are eaten at breakfast

9700. Fact

Twinkies have a shelf life of about 25 years.

9701. Fact

It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of Urbana, Illinois.

9702. Fact

Pearls can melt/dissolve in vineger.

9703. Fact

An elephant cannot jump

9704. Fact

Cocaine was sold to cure sore throat, neuralgia, nervousness, headache, colds and sleeplessness in the 1880s.

9705. Fact

Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark.

9706. Fact

95% of the entire lemon crop produced in the U.S. is from California and Arizona

9707. Fact

There are approximately one hundred million people in the United States that have a chronic illness

9708. Fact

The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.

9709. Fact

Eliminates odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper

9710. Fact

No evidence of man's evolutionary ancestors has so far been found in either North or South America. Fossils and other remains suggest that the first Americans crossed the Bering Straits (which at the time was dry land) from Asia between 20,000 and 40,000 years ago.

9711. Fact

The official state tree of Illinois is The White Oak

9712. Also known as

Original name : raja rammohan roy
Also known as : father of indian renaissance.

9713. Fact

The first television newscaster was Kolin Hager, who used to broadcast farm and weather reports in 1928

9714. Fact

The Professor on Gilligan's Island was named Roy Hinkley. The Skipper was named Jonas Grumby. Both names were used only once in the entire series, on the first episode.

9715. Also known as

Original name : queen elizabeth I
Also known as : maiden queen

9716. Fact

The oldest living thing in existence is not a giant redwood, but a bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of California, dated to be aged 4,600 years old.

9717. Fact

The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep

9718. Fact

It is illegal in Wisconsin to start a riot using a laser pointer.

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