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.

10250. Fact

In 1967, the IMAX film system was invented by Canadian Ivan Grame Ferguson to premier at Expo 67.

10251. Fact

Houseflies hum in the key of F.

10252. Fact

Tapioca is made from the starch in the roots of a poisonous plant known as bitter cassava.

10253. Fact

The average snail moves at a rate of approximately 0.000362005 miles per hour.

10254. Fact

The average person makes about 1,140 telephone calls each year.

10255. Fact

Bubble gum contains rubber

10256. Fact

The spray WD-40 got its name because there were forty attempts needed before the creation of the water displacing substance

10257. Fact

Chameleons can move their eyes independently. One eye can be looking forward and one eye backward at the same time

10258. Fact

When telephone companies first began hiring telephone operators, they chose teenage boys for the job. They switched to women because the teenage boys were wrestling instead of working and pulling pranks on callers

10259. Fact

In Hong Kong, delivery times are primarily influenced by traffic conditions on elevators. It often takes drivers longer to travel vertically than horizontally, as access to elevators is so congested during high peak hours. This is due to the volume of people residing in high rises

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