10407. Fact

Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes

10408. Fact

There are no clocks or windows in any casino.

10409. Fact

Bees can communicate with other bees by dancing. Their dance can alert other bees as to which direction and the distance nectar and pollen is located

10410. Fact

The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are useable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

10411. Fact

In 1865 opium was grown in the state of Virginia and a product was distilled from it that yielded 4 percent morphine. In 1867 it was grown in Tennessee: six years later it was cultivated in Kentucky. During these years opium, marijuana, and cocaine could be purchased legally over the counter from any druggist.

10412. Fact

A Connecticut Toy maker, Herobuilders, sells action figures of President George W. Bush, Islamic militant Osama bin Laden, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, which are all major figures tied to the September 11, 2001 WTC attacks

10413. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Netherlands : ph

10414. Fact

The average person's hair will grow approximately 590 inches in a lifetime.

10415. Fact

When the Statue of Liberty was moved from France to the United States, 214 crates were used to transport it. The Statue was also reduced to 350 pieces

10416. Fact

In China, pancakes are generally served as side dishes. They are stuffed with meat, bean sprouts, and other vegetables

10417. Fact

Large kangaroos can cover more than 30 feet with each jump.

10418. Fact

The YKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the worlds largest zipper manufacturer

10419. Fact

A species of dolphin is born naturally blind in the Indus and Ganges rivers in South Asia. These dolphins have a highly sophisticated sonar system and swim on only one side of their body

10420. Fact

Coca-cola used to use the slogan Good to the last drop, in 1908. This slogan was later used by Maxwell House

10421. Fact

The largest living organism ever found is a honey mushroom, Armillaria ostoyae. It covers 3.4 square miles of land in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, and it's still growing.

10422. Fact

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

10423. Fact

Jacksonville, Florida has the largest total area of any city in the United States. It takes up 460 square miles, almost twice the area of Los Angeles.

10424. Fact

Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne.

10425. Fact

55,700 people in the US are injured by jewelry each year

10426. Fact

Canadians Scott Abbott and Chris Haney invented Trivial Pursuit. They were planning on playing Scrabble and realized that some of the pieces were missing so they came up with the idea of making their own game; Trivial Pursuit

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