2052. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : lata mangeshkar
play back singer
Year : 2001
Region : maharashtra.

2053. Fact

One in three snake bite victims is drunk. One in five is tatooed.

2054. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : gopinath bordoloi
posthumous, freedom fighter
Year : 1999
Region : assam.

2055. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : amartya sen
nobel laureate (economics, 1998)
Year : 1999
Region : west bengal.

2056. Fact

One million people each year are bitten by animals in the United States.

2057. Fact

One of the many Tarzans, Karmuela Searlel, was mauled to death on the set by a raging elephant!

2058. Fact

One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers - they saw them as competitors.

2059. Fact

One out of 20 people have an extra rib.

2060. Fact

One out of every 11 workers in North Carolina depends on tobacco for their livelihood !

2061. Fact

One punishment for an adulterous wife in medieval France was to make her chase a chicken through town naked.

2062. Fact

One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!

2063. Fact

one year contains 31,557,600 seconds.

2064. Fact

Onions have no flavor, only a smell.

2065. Fact

Only 1 person in 2 billion will live to be 116.

2066. Fact

Only 1% of bacteria cause disease in humans!

2067. Fact

Only 1/3 of the people that can twitch their ears can twitch only one at a time.

2068. Fact

Only 10% of the population believe in the 10 Commandments.

2069. Fact

Only 2 people signed the declaration of independence on July 4. The Last person signed 2 years later.

2070. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : pandit ravi shankar
classical sitar player
Year : 1999
Region : uttar pradesh.

2071. Fact

Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.

Fact
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