12792. History Facts

In 1740, a cow found guilty of witchcraft was hanged.

2178. Fact

Sheep can recognize other sheep from pictures!

5784. Fact

The red kangaroo of Australia can jump 27 feet in one bound.

10243. Fact

The longest town name in the world has 167 letters

9221. Fact

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

1217. Fact

A signature is called a John Hancock because he signed the Declaration of Independce.

9451. Fact

Richard Henry and Francis Lightfoot Lee are the only brothers who signed the Declaration of Independence. Their cousin, Henry Lee, was a famous Revolutionary War commander and the father of General Robert E. Lee.

12778. History Facts

A common way of attacking a besieged castle or city in the Middle Ages was to catapult dead animals, corpses or even the heads of enemies over the walls.

3623. Fact

There have been close to 200 coups and counter-coups in the country of Bolivia

7457. Fact

Anise is the scent on the artificial rabbit that is used in greyhound races

11738. Book

Book : muslim law and the constitution
Author : a.m. bhattacharjea.

8719. Fact

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

7974. Fact

When glass breaks, it showers TOWARDS, not away from the force that broke it.

14833. Science Facts

It is so cold in space, that urine flushed out of a space craft instantly freezes into a stream of yellow crystals.

4508. Fact

In Spit Bergen, Norway, at one time of the year the sun shines continuously for three and a half months.

13048. Invention

Invention : clock, pendulum
Year : 1656
Inventor : christiaan huygens
Country : the netherlands.

6504. Fact

Crabs have very small hairs on their claws and other parts of their body to help detect water currents and vibrations

4152. Fact

250 to 300 million cell phones are being used in the U.S.

10390. Fact

The reason why bubble gum is pink is because the inventor only had pink colouring left. Ever since then, the colour of bubble gum has been predominantly pink

12785. History Facts

Anglo-Saxon peasants sometimes wove clothes made out of dried stinging nettles.

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