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10343. Fact
Used in art the word sfumato refers to the subtle blending of an outline by gradually blending one tone into another
10344. Fact
A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
10346. Fact
In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?" It wasn't until 1895 that someone suggested answering the phone with the phrase "number please?"
10347. Fact
The common goldfish is the only animal that can see both infrared and ultra-violet light.
10348. Fact
The first lighthouse built in the USA was in Boston, MA in 1716
10350. Fact
In America, approximately 20% of children between the ages of 2 - 7 have televisions in their rooms
10351. Fact
India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century
10352. Fact
Trueman Capote the man who wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's had the middle name of Stucklefuss.
10353. Fact
Unprosperousness is the longest word in which every letter occurs at least twice.
10354. Fact
Chances of a women getting breast cancer are increased by excesseive use of alcohol
10355. Fact
There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun.
10356. Fact
In the 1960 movie Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock, chocolate syrup was used to show the blood in the shower scene
10357. Fact
French astronomer Adrien Auzout had once considered building a telescope that was 1,000 feet long in the 1600s. He thought the magnification would be so great, he would see animals on the moon
10358. Fact
Top corporate executives take separate planes in case one crashes.
10359. Fact
Battle Creek, Michigan is referred to as the Cereal Bowl of America. The city produces the most breakfast cereals than any other city in the world
10361. Fact
Americans write approximately 50 billion checks a year making it the second most frequent payment method used after cash
10362. Fact
A small drip from a faucet can waste up to 50 gallons of water daily, which is enough water to run a dishwasher twice on a full cycle
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Nobel Prize : Peace
Year : 1996
Name : bishop carlos ximenes belo
Country : timor.
Name : jose ramos-horta
Country : timor.
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