10475. Fact

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.

10476. Fact

Corn Flakes were invented after Will Keith Kellogg and his brother Dr. John Harvey Kellogg set about developing a nutritious cereal for the patients of a health resort in 1890

10477. Aircraft id

Aircraft id mark :
Israel : 4x

10478. Fact

In February 1878, the first telephone book was published in New Haven, Connecticut. The book was one page long and had fifty names in it.

10479. Fact

The most diners per capita in the world are located in the U.S. state New Jersey

10480. Fact

Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots

10481. Fact

The smallest fish in the world is the Trimattum Nanus of the Chagos Archipelago. It is only 0.33 long.

10482. Fact

After the U.S Civil War, about 33%-50% of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit

10483. Fact

The Burramundy, a fish, grows up as a male, but after 2 years or so, it turns into a female to breed.

10484. Fact

The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.

10485. Fact

The temperature of the earth's interior increases by one degree every 60 feet down.

10486. Fact

The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money.

10487. Fact

The heavy tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773, which caused the Boston Tea Party, resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. Drinking coffee was an expression of freedom.

10488. Fact

Jennifer Aniston's original name is Jennifer Anastassakis.

10489. Fact

Stalks of sugar cane can reach up to 30 feet

10490. Fact

The term devil's advocate comes from the Roman Catholic Church. When deciding if someone should be sainted, a devil's advocate is always appointed to give an alternative view.

10491. Fact

To make one raindrop of water, it takes approximately a million cloud droplets

10492. Fact

More than 99.9% of all the animal species that have ever lived on earth were extinct before the coming of man.

10493. Fact

You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider

10494. Fact

The stormtroopers in the original starwars are seen in many seen carrying long blasters. On closer inspection you can see that the blasters are actually WWII era German MG42 machine guns (modified slightly).

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