5088. Fact

Due to the deforestation of the forests in North China, over one million tons of sands blows into Beijing from the Gobi desert. It sometimes causes the sky to turn yellow.

5089. Fact

When Burger King introduced the Whopper Sandwich in 1957, it cost only thirty-seven cents

5090. Fact

The longest name in the Bible Mahershalalbaz (Isaiah 8:1).

5091. Fact

In WWII, when allied armies reached the Rhine River the first thing men did was pee in it. This was pretty universal from the lowest private to Winston Churchill (who made a big show of it). Gen. Patton had himself photographed in the act

5092. Fact

Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

5093. Fact

The name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box is Bingo.

5094. Fact

The Sears Tower in Chicago contains enough steel to build 50,000 automobiles

5095. Fact

The population of the American colonies in 1610 was 350.

5096. Fact

A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.

5097. Fact

Americans eat nearly 100 acres of pizza every day - that's approximately 350 slices per second..

5098. Fact

Dogs and humans are the only species that have prostates.

5099. Fact

The first brand of Wrigley's chewing gum was called Vassar, after the New England woman's college. Next were Lotta and Sweet Sixteen Orange.

5100. Fact

The zebra is basically a light-colored animal with black stripes.

5101. Fact

Natural pearls melt in vinegar

5102. Fact

Keeping your car tuned up is a good way to save on gas. A car that is tuned up is 9% more efficient on gasoline.

5103. Fact

The deepest cave in the world is the Lamprechtsofen-Vogelshacht cave which can be found in Salzburg, Austria. The cave is 5,354 feet deep

5104. Fact

It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times

5105. Fact

In Utah a husband is responsible for all criminal acts committed by his wife while she is in his presence.

5106. Fact

It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.

5107. Fact

Pucks hit by hockey sticks have reached speeds of up to 150 miles per hour

Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna : aruna asaf ali
posthumous, freedom fighter
Year : 1997
Region : west bengal.      .. More >>