2157. Fact

Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.

2158. Fact

Researchers in Denmark found that beer tastes best when drunk to the accompaniment of a certain musical tone. The optimal frequency is different for each beer, they reported. The correct harmonious tone for Carlsberg Lager, for example, is 510-520 cycles

2159. Fact

Richest country in the world: Switzerland. Poorest: Mozambique.

2160. Fact

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny

2161. Fact

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.

2162. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : maulana abul kalam azad
posthumous, freedom fighter, first education minister of india
Year : 1992
Region : west bengal.

2163. Fact

Roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks.

2164. Fact

Roughly a quarter of the world's people live in China.

2165. Fact

Rubber is one of the ingredients in bubble gum.

2166. Fact

Rubberbands last longer when refrigerated.

2167. Fact

S.O.S. doesn't stand for "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls" -- It was just chosen by an 1908 international conference on Morse Code because the letters S and O were easy to remember and just about anyone could key it and read it, S = dot dot dot, O = dash dash dash..

2168. Fact

Sales of Rolaids, Alka-Seltzer, and Tums jump 20% in December

2169. Fact

Salmon can jump as high as 6 feet.

2170. Fact

Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain was born on a day in 1835 when Haley's Comet came into veiw. When He died in 1910, Haley's Comet came into view again.

2171. Fact

Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.

2172. Fact

Seaweed can grow up to 12 inches per day!

2173. Fact

'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth!

2174. Fact

'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth!

2175. Fact

Senegalese women spend an average of 17.5 hours a week just collecting water.

2176. Fact

September 16-21 is Farm Animal Awarness week

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