10099. Alloy

Alloy : stainless steel
Composition : fe (82%) cr, ni (18%)
Use : for making cooking utencils, knives.

10100. Fact

Nothing rhymes with the word "month"

10101. Fact

Tug of war was an Olympic event from 1900-1920

10102. Fact

Truffles, or mushrooms that grow below the ground, are one of the world's most expensive foods. One variety, Tuber melanosporum, can cost between $800 and $1,500 a pound.

10103. Fact

In 1905, Chapman and Skinner in San Francisco invented the first portable electric vacuum.

10104. Fact

The Star Trek theme actually has lyrics.

10105. Fact

It's a diverse world we live in. In the U.S. football, basketball and baseball are the three most watched sports on TV. In England, the top three most viewed are soccer, Formula One auto racing, and boxing. In Russia it's soccer, ice hockey, and boxing. And in China it's soccer, table tennis, and swimming.

10106. Fact

Music can help reduce chronic pain by more than 20% and can alleviate depression by up to 25%.

10107. Fact

Ballroom dancing is a course at Brigham Young University in Utah

10108. Fact

In the Sahara Desert, there is a town named Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years

10109. Fact

Chameleon is derived from the Greek, meaning little lion.

10110. Alloy

Alloy : steel
Composition : fe (98%), c (2%)
Use : for making nails, screws, bridges.

10111. Fact

The official state song of Georgia since 1922 has been Georgia on My Mind.

10112. Fact

The most popular vacation destinations for Americans in 1956 was Niagara Falls

10113. Fact

A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere

10114. Fact

The horned owl is the only animal stupid enough to attack a skunk.

10115. Alloy

Alloy : duralium
Composition : al (95%), cu (4%), mg (0.5%), mn (0.5%)
Use : in aircraft manufacturing.

10116. Fact

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon

10117. Fact

Its impossible to smoke oneself to death with weed. You won't be able to retain enough motor control and consciousness to do so after such a large amount.

10118. Fact

The curvature of the earth is pretty close to eight inches every mile, or 66 feet every hundred miles.

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