10676. Fact

Second string, meaning replacement or backup, comes from the middle ages. An archer always carried a second string in case the one on his bow broke.

10677. Fact

It is believed that the Greek poet Aeschylus was killed when a bird flying overhead dropped a tortoise and struck him. Birds have been known to carry shellfish to great heights and drop them in order crack the shells.

10678. Fact

There is a city called Smackover located in Arkansas

10679. Fact

The word trivia comes from the Latin trivium which is the place where three roads meet, a public square. People would gather and talk about all sorts of matters, most of which were trivial.

10680. Fact

On a bottle of brandy VSOP stand for Very Special Old Pale.

10681. Fact

The Eiffel Tower has 1792 steps.

10682. Fact

The official state mammal of Texas is the armadillo

10683. Fact

A caterpillar grows roughly 27,000 times its size when it first emerges as an egg

10684. Fact

Canada has more inland waters and lakes than any other country in the world

10685. Fact

Each year there are approximately 20 billion coconuts produced worldwide

10686. Fact

Koalas sleep up to 19 hours a day

10687. Fact

The peanut is not a nut, it is actually a legume

10688. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
China : b

10689. Fact

The first pick (by Eagles) in the first NFL draft in 1935, was Jay Berwanger from the University of Chicago. He never played.

10690. Fact

The longest word in the Finnish language, that isn't a compound word, is 'epaejaerjestelmaellistyttaemaettoemyydellaensaekaeaen'. In English it means 'even with their lack of ability to disorganize'.

10691. Fact

An oyster can change its gender

10692. Fact

A newly hatched fish is called a fry.

10693. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Chile : cc

10694. Fact

The production of toilet paper in China began in 1391, which was used for the Emperors

10695. Fact

Pi has been calculated to over 2,260,321,363 digits.

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