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

10260. Fact

The last land battle of the U.S. Civil War was fought in Texas

10261. Fact

McDonald's Big Mac slogan, introduced in 1975, is: Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, and a sesame seed bun.

10262. Fact

Adolf Hitler wanted to be an architect, but he failed the entrance exam at the architectural school in Vienna

10263. Alloy

Alloy : bronze
Composition : cu (75 to 90%), sn (25 to 10%)
Use : for making coins, idols, utencils.

10264. Alloy

Alloy : brass
Composition : cu(60% to 80%), zn (40 to 20%)
Use : for making household utencils.

10265. Fact

In October 1973, Swedish sweet maker Roland Ohisson of Falkenberg was buried in a coffin made of nothing but chocolate

10266. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Zimbabwe : z

10267. Fact

There are over 2,000 different types of cheese in the world

10268. Fact

It takes about three hours for food to be broken down in the human stomach

10269. Fact

Most American women have their first baby when they are 24.3 years old

10270. Fact

It is illegal in Lafayette, Louisiana to play a musical instrument for the purpose of attracting attention, without a license.

10271. Fact

Approximately 18 billion disposable diapers end up in landfills each year. These diapers can takes as long as 500 years to finally decompose

10272. Fact

Most of a hog's sweat glands are in its snout.

10273. Fact

Every year Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes, 1,000 of which measure above 3.5 on the Richter scale

10274. Fact

The highest consumption of Pizza occurs during Super Bowl week

10275. Fact

Pope Adrian VI choked to death after a fly got stuck in his throat as he was taking a drink from a fountain

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