10304. Fact

Each year in America there are about 300,000 deaths that can be attributed to obesity.

10305. Fact

St. Patrick explained the Holy Trinity to King Laoghaire, using the shamrock to illustrate the trinity

10306. Fact

A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person.

10307. Fact

The airplane, Buddy Holly died in, was the American Pie, which is where Don McLarean got the song title from.

10308. Fact

The temperature of lightning bolts is sometimes hotter than the surface of the sun.

10309. Fact

Ever year, Americans spend close to $25 billion on beer

10310. Fact

The city of Venice stands on about 120 small islands.

10311. Fact

The largest diamond ever found was an astounding 3,106 carats.

10312. Fact

Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old.

10313. Fact

The Gregorian calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory in 1582 AD, and was adopted by Great Britain and the English colonies in 1752.

10314. Fact

Harley Proctor got the idea to name the soap Ivory while he was listening to a bible reading at a church in 1879

10315. Fact

For every human in the world there are one million ants

10316. Fact

By weight, the sun is 70% hydrogen, 28% helium, 1.5% carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, and 0.5% all other elements.

10317. Fact

Many years ago, a fish was caught that was 33 inches long and seemed to be heavier than it should. When they cut the fish, fishermen found a full of bottle of ale inside it

10318. Fact

Local calls using a coin-operated phone in the U.S. cost only 5 cents everywhere until 1951.

10319. Fact

The USSR set off the largest nuclear explosion in history, detonating a 50 megaton bomb (2600 times the Hiroshima bomb) in an atmospheric test over the Novaya Zemla Islands, October 30 1961.

10320. Fact

The longest freshwater shoreline in the world is located in the state of Michigan

10321. Fact

The fastest running bird is the Ostrich, which has been clocked at 97.5 kilometres per hour

10322. Fact

The Barbie doll has more than 80 careers

10323. Fact

Italians do not drink espresso during meals. It is considered to be a separate event and is given its own time.

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