8705. Fact

The 'vintage date'on a bottle of wine indicates the year the grapes were picked, not the year of bottling.

8706. Fact

The largest potato was grown in Lebanon by Khalil Semhat near Tyre. The spud was 11.3 kilos (24.9 pounds)

8707. Fact

The American Airlines Sports Center, in Dallas, has most toilets per capita than any other sports and entertainment venue in the USA

8708. Fact

The most expensive book or manuscript ever sold at an auction was The Codex Hammer, a notebook belonging to Leonardo da Vinci. It sold for $30.8 million.

8709. Also known as

Original name : william pitt
Also known as : the younger pitt, grand commoner

8710. Fact

The largest human organ is the skin, with a surface area of about 25 square feet.

8711. Fact

A man filed a lawsuit against his doctor because he survived longer than what the doctor had predicted

8712. Fact

The typical American eats 263 eggs a year.

8713. Fact

Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday. This is the festival that New Orleans, Louisiana is famous for having every year

8714. Fact

Japan is the largest exporter of frog's legs.

8715. Fact

Zero point energy is a source of energy which is released when atoms stop moving, at -273 Celcius.

8716. Fact

Sharks are so powerful that their bite can generate a force of up to 18 tons per square inch

8717. Fact

The brain of an ant has about 250,000 brain cells

8719. Fact

In its entire lifetime, the average worker bee produces 1/12th teaspoon of honey.

8720. Fact

The Queen termite can live up to 50 years and have 30,000 children every day.

8721. Also known as

Original name : v.m. basheer
Also known as : sultan of beypore.

8722. Fact

George Washington had to borrow money to go to his own inauguration

8723. Fact

In the United States, approximately 25,000 eye injuries occur that result in the person becoming totally blind

8724. Fact

The world's tallest mountains, the Himalayas, are also the fastest growing. Their growth about half an inch a year is caused by the pressure exerted by two of Earth's continental plates (the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate) pushing against one another.

8725. Fact

The stapler was invented in Spring Valley, Minnesota.

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