8685. Fact

When Sony introduced the walkman, it had a variety of different names in different countries. It was called Soundabout in the U.S., Stowaway in the U.K., and Freestyle in Australia

8686. Fact

Jergens Lotion was created by Andrew Jergens, a former lumberjack, in 1880.

8687. Fact

The naked recreation and travel industry has grown by 233% in the past decade

8688. Fact

Nearly 400 cocoa beans are required to make a pound of chocolate liquor, the semi-liquid mass produced by grinding the beans. A non-alcoholic substance, chocolate liquor is the basis of all chocolate and cocoa products.

8689. Fact

The tomato is not just a fruit, but it is a berry along with the cucumber, squash, and melon.

8690. Fact

One out of four American households own a cat

8691. Fact

Every year, 50,000,000 automobiles are produced in the world.

8692. Fact

The average elephant produces 50 pounds of dung each day.

8693. Fact

There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet.

8694. Fact

When Saigon fell, the signal for all Americans to evacuate was Bing Crosby's White Christmas being played on the radio.

8695. Fact

Ben Franklin invented crop insurance.

8696. Fact

The first owner of the Marlboro Company, Wayne McLaren, died of lung cancer

8697. Fact

On the old Canadian 2 dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is NOT an American flag.

8698. Fact

In 2000, there were 1,579,566 drug arrests in the United States. Of those, close to half were for marijuana

8699. Fact

There are 45 miles of nerves in the skin of a human being.

8700. Fact

Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays

8701. Fact

Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, was an ophthalmologist by profession.

8702. Also known as

Original name : william shakespeare
Also known as : bard of avon.

8703. Fact

The average litter of Mexican wolves is between four and seven pups.

8704. Fact

When the income tax first started in 1861, the maximum tax was 3%.

Terminology
Terminology :
astrology : the ancient art of predicting the course of human destinies with the help of indications deduced from the position and movement of the heavenly bodies.      .. More >>