10018. Fact

Only 1% of bacteria cause disease.

10019. Fact

The furthest point from any ocean would be in China.

10020. Fact

In Ontario, an average household income of a golfer is greater than $60,000

10021. Fact

Honorificabilitudinitatibus is the longest word consisting entirely of alternating vowels and consonants.

10022. Fact

The Bible is the best selling book of all time with approximately six billion books sold. The second-best selling book is Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-Tung with about 800 million sales.

10023. Fact

The human body makes anywhere from 1 to 3 pints of saliva every 24 hours

10024. Fact

The world's first roller coaster opened in 1884 at Coney Island, New York. It was designed by Lemarcus Thompson, a former Sunday school teacher.

10025. Fact

Billie Jean by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist.

10026. Fact

A human head remains conscious for about 15 to 20 seconds after it is been decapitated

10027. Fact

Oak trees can live 200 or more years

10028. Fact

A species of earthworm, Megascolides australis, in Australia can grow up to fifteen feet in length

10029. Fact

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite

10030. Fact

The Texas Rangers were the first U.S. state police force. They were established in 1835.

10031. Also known as

Original name : alfred hitchcock
Also known as : master of suspense

10032. Fact

Some species of fish have voices.

10033. Fact

The earth is roughly 4600 million years old.

10034. Fact

In 1932 James Markham obtained the 1st patent issued for a tree. The patent was for a peach tree.

10035. Fact

When you sneeze, all your bodily functions momentarily stop, including your heart

10036. Fact

The first commercial microwave oven was called the 1161 Radarange and was the size of a refrigerator

10037. Fact

In 1990, the largest watermelon ever grown was 262 pounds, by Bill Carson of Tennesse, USA

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