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.

10248. Fact

In 1992, approximately 750 deaths occurred in the United States due to workplace violence

10249. Alloy

Alloy : german silver
Composition : cu (60%), zn (25%), ni (15%)
Use : for making utencils.

Fact
The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as isnecessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the ste of Virginia stillhad segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks andwhites.      .. More >>