5466. Fact

During the baseball rivalries between the two major leagues in the 1890s, the Pittsburgh Nationals took advantage of a technicality and signed a player away from another club. The Nationals' president, J. Palmer O'Neill, was called J. Pirate O'Neill, and his club became the Pittsburgh Pirates.

4051. Fact

The Germans tried to copy Coca-Cola and came up with the drink Fanta.

14892. Scientific Instruments & Appliances

Scientific Instruments & Appliances
galvanometer
is an instrument for measuring electric current.

15462. World Record Facts

The biggest beetle in the world is the dung-eating Goliath beetle it's about the size of a hamster!

8148. Fact

In the year 2000, there were approximately 11,000 injuries that were treated in a hospital in the U.S. that resulted from fireworks

12627. Food Facts

Snake wine in China is a very potent alcoholic drink, spiced with juice from the gall bladder of a live snake.

9577. Fact

The first percussion instrument introduced to an orchestra was the kettledrums, then called the timpani, in the 1600s.

13058. Invention

Invention : computer, laptop
Year : 1983
Inventor : radio shack corp.
Country : us.

1887. Fact

Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

9674. Fact

To go one lunar day, adjust your watch to lose two minutes and five seconds every hour.

4987. Fact

Harrison Ford has a species of spider named after him.

4711. Fact

On average, falling asleep while driving results in 550 accidents per day in the United States

2773. Fact

You share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world.

11330. Book

Book : family moskat
Author : issac bashevis singer.

12687. History Facts

In Ancient Egypt, a flea-catcher would cover himself in milk and stand in the middle of the flea-infested room until all the fleas jumped onto him then he'd leave, taking them all with him.

1910. Fact

Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.

11237. Book

Book : deserted village
Author : oliver goldsmith.

3084. Fact

Heinz first started making ketchup in 1876 and the recipe has remained the same ever since

8584. Fact

Koala bears have fingerprints so similar to humans that they could be confused at a crime scene.

12659. Food Facts

In the UK, game – wild animals and birds shot in the fields – is often hung until it is ‘high', which means it is hung up on a hook until it is starting to go off.

Fact
The Nike swoosh was invented by Caroline Davidson back in 1971. She received $35 for making the swoosh. The first shoe with the swoosh was introduced in 1972      .. More >>