Fact Book

9724. Also known as

Original name : m.k. gandhi
Also known as : bapu; mahatma; father of the nation.

9725. Also known as

Original name : nandlal base
Also known as : father of modern painting in india.

9726. Fact

The only presidents buried together: John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams are in a basement crypt in Quincy, Mass.

9727. Fact

Harrods have three private wells to supply their water.

9728. Fact

Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes located entirely within the United States.

9729. Fact

In 1969 the US launched a male chimpanzee called Ham into space.

9730. Fact

The Himalayan gogi berry contains, weight for weight, more iron than steak, more beta carotene than carrots, more vitamin C than oranges.

9731. Fact

On average, Americans spend 33% of their life sleeping

9732. Fact

Pac-Man, Namco's 1979 arcade game, was originally called Puck Man. The name was changed when they realized that vandals could easily scratch out part of the letter P.

9733. Fact

A leech can gorge itself up to a maximum of five times its body weight

9734. Fact

Sheryl Crow's two front teeth are fake.

9735. Fact

Whispering is more wearing on your voice than a normal speaking tone.

9736. Fact

There are only four words in the English language which end in-dous: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous

9737. Fact

O.J. Simpson had a severe case of rickets and wore leg braces when he was a child

9738. Fact

Elvis Presley had a twin brother named Jesse Garon Presley who died at birth

9739. Fact

It's illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas in that state.

9740. Fact

Only three horses who had never previously won a race earned their first victories at the Kentucky Derby. They were Buchanan in 1884, Sir Barton in 1919 and Brokers Tip in 1933.

9741. Fact

Hippos can live up to 40 years in the wild

9742. Fact

The first words that Thomas A. Edison spoke into the phonograph were, Mary had a little lamb.

9743. Fact

Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands

9744. Fact

About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light

9745. Fact

Dead cells in the body ultimately go to the kidneys for excretion

9746. Fact

The heart of a mouse beats 650 times per minute.

9747. Fact

Pregnancy in humans lasts on average about 270 days (from conception to birth).

9748. Fact

The bulls-eye on a dartboard must be 5 feet 8 inches off the ground.

9749. Also known as

Original name : khan abdul ghaffar khan
Also known as : badshah khan; frantier gandhi; fakhre-e afghan,

9750. Fact

During the California gold rush of 1849, miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and pressing. Due to the extremely high costs in California during these boom years, it was deemed more feasible to send their shirts to Hawaii for servicing.

9751. Fact

In 1864, A Quebec farmer found a frog inside a hailstone

9752. Fact

The term 'hay fever' originated in England, where some people suffered allergic symptoms during hay pitching time when the symptoms became serve, workers often felt feverish.

9753. Fact

A peanut is not a nut. It is a legume.

9754. Fact

The world record for donut eating is held by John Haight, who ate 29 donuts (52 ounces) in a little over six minutes

9755. Fact

Penicillin was first produced synthetically in a laboratory in 1946.

9756. Also known as

Original name : k.v. puttappa
Also known as : kuvempu

9757. Fact

The poison arrow frog has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people.

9758. Fact

In a year, an average person uses the toilet 2500 times a year

9759. Fact

People who ride on roller coasters have a higher chance of having a blood clot in the brain

9760. Fact

Alfred Hitchcock had no belly button for it was eliminated during surgery.

9761. Fact

Before 1883, the three-cent U.S. stamp was also used for advertising. The advertisment was located on the back of the stamp for various products

9762. Fact

Spiral staircases in medieval castles are running clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the intruding army would climb the stairs they would not be able to use their right hand which was holding the sword because of the difficulties of climbing the stairs. Left-handed knights would have had no troubles, except left-handed people could never become knights because it was assumed that they were descendants of the devil

9763. Fact

By the time you turn 70, your heart will have beat two-and-a-half billion times (figuring on an average of 70 beats per minute.)

9764. Fact

MTV (Music Television) made its debut at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981 The first music-video shown on the rock-video cable channel was, appropriately, Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles.

9765. Fact

The term The Big Apple was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930s who used the slang expression apple for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple

9766. Fact

The deepest spot in any ocean is the Mariana Trench. It's 36,198 feet below sea level (about seven miles).

9767. Fact

Dogs and cats consume over $11 billion worth of pet food a year.

9768. Fact

When Queen Elizabeth I of England died she owned over 3,000 gowns

9769. Fact

Peanut butter is an effective way to to remove chewing gum from hair or clothes

9770. Fact

Nose prints are used to identify dogs, much like humans use fingerprints

9771. Fact

The average bra is designed to last for only 180 days of use.