3716. Fact

Elwood Edwards did the voice for the AOL sound files (i.e. "You've got Mail!"). He is heard about 27 million times a day. The recordings were done before Quantum changed its name to AOL and the program was known as "Q-Link."

3646. Fact

The most common injury caused by cosmetics is to the eye by a mascara wand

2320. Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna : k. kamaraj
posthumous, freedom fighter, chief minister-tamil nadu
Year : 1976
Region : tamil nadu.

7915. Fact

It is estimated that 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 snowflakes have fallen to the earth since it was formed.

4265. Fact

The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.

15128. Terminology

Terminology :
taxicology : the study of poisons.

2550. Fact

The toothbrush was invented in 1498

3831. Fact

In North Dakota it is illegal to keep an elk in a sandbox in your backyard.

11808. Book

Book : one-eyed uncle
Author : laxmikant mahapatra.

8785. Fact

People whose mouth has a narrow roof are more likely to snore. This is because they have less oxygen going through their nose

5734. Fact

Pigs have no sweat glands, which is why they stay in water or mud to keep cool

6975. Fact

On average, a hen lays 300 eggs per year

5405. Fact

Thomas Edison designed a helicopter that would work with gunpowder. It ended up blowing up and also blew up his factory.

9333. Fact

During the high feeding season, it has been estimated that an adult blue whale can eat up to 40 million krill in one day. (Krill are shrimp like creatures)

1600. Fact

Goldfish remember better in cold water than warm water.

2511. Fact

The real name of the "I've fallen and I can't get up" lady is Edith Fore.

15467. World Record Facts

Gordon Cates of the USA holds the record for kissing poisonous snakes. He kissed 11 cobras in 1999.

9832. Fact

Half of a cup of figs will give you just as much calcium as half a cup of milk

2522. Fact

The serial number of the first MAC ever produced was 2001

12405. Famous

Aswam dam
Famous for : a dam in egypt across the river nile.

Fact
Sunlight takes about 8 minutes & 20 seconds to reach the earth at 186,282 miles/sec (299,792 km/sec).      .. More >>