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10228. Fact
The loudest insect in the world is the male cicadas, which are like crickets. When they rub their abdomens, the sound made can be heard from 1300 feet

10229. Fact
Mexican jumping beans jump because of moth larvae inside the bean

10230. Fact
The heaviest United States President was William Howard Taft who weighed 332 pounds

10231. Fact
The greatest snowfall ever in a single storm was 189 inches at the Mount Shasta Ski Bowl in February, 1959.

10232. Fact
Jackrabbits can reach a speed of fifty miles per hour and can leap as far as twenty feet

10233. Fact
The largest diamond found in the United States was a 40.23 carat white diamond. It was found in 1924 and nicknamed the Uncle Sam.

10234. Fact
The first hot air balloon flight traveled for 5.5 miles over Paris and lasted for 23 minutes

10235. Alloy
Alloy : magnelium
Composition : mg (5%), al (95%)
Use : for making aircraft frame.

10236. Fact
On February 7, 1969 a meteorite weighing over 1 ton fell in Chihuahua, Mexico.

10237. Fact
Over 96% of American households purchase bananas at least once each month.

10238. Fact
Spotted skunks do handstands before they spray.

10239. Fact
Every person has a unique tongue print

10240. Fact
Tropical rainforests cover about 7% of the Earth and receive over 80 inches of rain every year

10241. Fact
Walt Disney provided the voice of Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie.

10242. Fact
Three consecutive strikes in bowling is called a turkey

10243. Fact
The longest town name in the world has 167 letters

10244. Fact
Worldwide only 30% of males aged 15 and up are circumcised.

10245. Fact
In 1991, during an attempted political coup on Russian President Boris Yelstin, food supplies had dwindled down at the parliament buildings so they ordered Pizza Hut to deliver pizzas

10246. Fact
On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

10247. Fact
The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint; no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.

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