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481. Fact
Varahamihira
An indian astronomer and astrologer of 6th century a.d. He was a mathematician and philosopher. He was one of the nine gems of vikramaditya.

482. Fact
The walkman was first introduced in 1979.

483. Fact
The first owner of the marlboro company died of lung cancer.

484. Fact
There are more than 500 given phobias. One of the rarest is hoplophobia - a fear of firearms.

485. Fact
There are more than 17,000 airplanes in the world, of which 4,000 are always airborne.

486. Fact
90 % of the cab drivers in new york are recently landed immigrants.

487. Fact
Madagascar, off the eastern coast of africa, is the fourth largest island in the world.

488. Fact
Charles bronson's given name at birth was charles buchinsky. Eric clapton's was patrick clapp.

489. Fact
The word "amateur" comes from the same spelled french word for "lover" and "is anyone interested?"

490. Fact
35% of all advertisers in personal ads are already married.

491. Fact
Until the beginning of the 20th century, pure cocaine was sold at harrod's in london, england.

492. Fact
If you order vikin-ryori in japan, you can pick food from a smorgasbord.

493. Fact
Rembrandt's grandfather was a baker.

494. Fact
The legendary classic film comedian harpo marx, along with his chatty brothers, became famous for not speaking a single word on screen. In real life, he had no trouble uttering the spoken word.

495. Fact
London england's clockwork is located on the clock tower of westminster bridge. It is also known as big ben and for keeping the exact time. In 1945, however, it slowed down by five minutes due to a flock of starlings sitting on the minute hand.

496. Fact
There are traffic lights on the canals in venice.

497. Fact
The word "school" comes from the greek word "skhol", which means leisure time, time for spiritual exercises.

498. Fact
In the american city of montpelier, a contest is held each year to determine who has the most worn out pair of sneakers. The contest is called the annual international rotten sneaker contest.

499. Fact
The metallic element gallium has a most peculiar property. If you put a piece of the metal in your hand, it will melt. The melting point of the metal is 29.76 degrees celsius, (85.312272f).

500. Fact
An elk has four stomachs.

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